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Avrig — Town — Location of Avrig Coordinates: 45°42′29″N 24°22′29″E / 45.70806°N 24.37472°ECoordinates: 45°42′29″N 24°22′29″E / 45.70806°N 24.37472°E Country Romania County Sibiu County Status Town Government – Mayor Arnold Günter Klingeis (FDGR) Area – Total 133.36 km2 (51.5 sq mi) Population (2000) – Total 15,677 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Website http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/avrig.php Avrig blog http://www.avrig.eu
Portal Avrig http://www.avrigul.roAvrig (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈvriɡ]; German: Freck, Hungarian: Felek) is a town in the Sibiu County, Romania. It has a population of 16,215 and the first documents attesting the village date to 1346.
The town administers four villages: Bradu (Gierelsau; Fenyőfalva), Glâmboaca (Hühnerbach; Glimboka), Mârşa and Săcădate (Sekadaten; Oltszakadát).
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Geography
It lies on the left bank of the river Olt (at the mouth of the Avrig River), close to the Făgăraş Mountains, at about 26 km (16 mi) from Sibiu on the road towards Braşov. 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 Neamţului, Cabana Bârcaciu, Cabana Ghiocelul.
Tourism
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: 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.
Personalities
- Gheorghe Lazăr, the founder of the first Romanian language school was born and died in Avrig.
- Vasile Stoica, diplomat
Gallery
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Avrig in the Grand Duchy of Transylvania, 1769-1773
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Avrig in Sibiu County
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Railway track Avrig-Făgăraş
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