Axente Sever (until 1931 ''Frâua''; german: Frauendorf; hu, Asszonyfalva) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
located in
Sibiu County
Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt).
Name
In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben m ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, named after
Ioan Axente Sever
Ioan Axente Sever (born Ioan Axente; 15 April 1821–13 August 1906) was a Romanians, Romanian revolutionary in Austria-Hungary who participated in the Transylvanian Revolution of 1848.
Biography Early years
He was born in Frâua (called Ax ...
.
The commune is composed of three villages: Agârbiciu (''Arbegen''; ''Szászegerbegy''), Axente Sever and Șoala (''Schaal''; ''Sálya''). In each of these three villages there are
Saxon fortified churches erected in the 14th century and fortified till the 16th century.
Gallery
File:Biserica Fortificata din Axente Sever Sibiu Poza 4.JPG, Fortified Church of Axente Sever
File:Axente Sever IMG 5527.jpg, Fortified Church of Axente Sever
File:Biserica Fortificata din Axente Sever Sibiu Poza 2.JPG, Fortified Church of Axente Sever
File:ROM Axente Sever 01.jpg, Axente Sever
File:ROM Axente Sever Principala 01.jpg, The main street
References
Augustin Ioan and Hanna Derer. ''The Fortified Churches of the Transylvanian Saxons''. Noi Media Print, 2004
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Communes in Sibiu County
Localities in Transylvania