Avrig ( Romanian pronunciation: [aˈvriɡ] ; German : Freck/Fryck , Transylvanian Saxon : Freck/Fraek , Hungarian : Felek ) is a town in Sibiu County , Transylvania , central Romania . It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program .
7-467: At the 2011 census , 95.6% of inhabitants were Romanians , 2.1% Hungarians , 1.5% Roma , and 0.5% Germans ( Transylvanian Saxons ). The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections : The town administers four villages: Bradu ( Gierelsau ; Fenyőfalva ), Glâmboaca ( Hühnerbach ; Glimboka ), Mârșa and Săcădate ( Sekadaten ; Oltszakadát ). It
14-614: A company specialized in lime mouthblown glass, started its origins in Avrig in the 17th century. Mârșa village is the site of the Mecanica Mârșa Works , which manufactures auto-trailers and military vehicles. The most important objective in the town is the Brukenthal Summer Palace built in 1771, a baroque summer residence of baron Samuel von Brukenthal , the governor of Transylvania . Also two old churches can be found there:
21-616: Is situated in the historical region of Transylvania . It lies on the left bank of the river Olt (at the mouth of the Avrig River ), close to the Făgăraș Mountains , at about 26 km (16 mi) from Sibiu on the road towards Brașov . It is the main starting point for the trekking routes in the western part of the mountains, and also on access point at a great number of chalets in the mountains: Cabana Poiana Neamțului , Cabana Bârcaciu , Cabana Ghiocelul . Avrig SA Glass Factory,
28-484: The 100 questions related to the respondent's ethnicity, mother language, religion, and possible disabilities were not mandatory. Preliminary results were released once on 2 February 2012 and again on 20 August 2012. The final definitive result of the census came out on 4 July 2013, showing that, among other things, Romania had lost 1,559,300 people since the 2002 census , consequently having 20,121,641 inhabitants. Some people like sociologist Vasile Ghețău, director of
35-566: The Center of Demographic Studies of the Romanian Academy and professor at the University of Bucharest , criticized the way the 2011 census was conducted. He mentioned problems such as people confusing the census taker, the use of old maps of the statistical sectors, some people giving incorrect data or no data at all, the "anti-census" attitude of the press and others, concluding that the "failure" of
42-407: The evangelical church, built in the 13th century and fortified in the 16th century and the orthodox church, built in the 18th century. Bradu village features a fortified church first attested in 1315, with the last major modification in 1804. This Sibiu County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2011 Romanian census The 2011 Romanian census
49-587: Was a census held in Romania between 20 and 31 October 2011. It was performed by some 120,000 census takers in around 101,000 statistic sectors throughout the country established by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Romania. Preparations started already in 2009, and it was announced that the process would not end until 2014. Anyone who did not answer questions in the census questionnaire would be fined between 1,500 and 4,500 Romanian lei , although 4 of
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