Moșna (; ) is a commune located in

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. It is composed of three villages: Alma Vii (''Almen''; ''Szászalmád''), Moșna, and Nemșa (''Nimesch''; ''Nemes''). Moșna and Alma Vii have fortified churches. The commune is situated on the

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, in the northern part of the county. It lies at a distance of from

Mediaș Mediaș (; , , Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Medwesch''/''Medveš''/''Medwisch'', ) is the second largest municipiu, town and municipality in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. Geography Mediaș is located in ...

and from the county seat,

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. The river Calva flows through Alma Vii. The territory of the commune is the site of potential

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reserves; protests against drilling erupted in Moșna and Alma Vii in 2012–2013. At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,335 inhabitants, of which 84% were

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 12.6%

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, 1.8%

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, and 1.5%

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. At the 2021 census, Moșna had a population of 2,939; of those, 85.68% were Romanians and 1,53% Roma.

Natives

* Mircea Tutovan-Codoi (1952–2024), volleyball player

References

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fortified church A fortified church is a church that is built to serve a defensive role in times of war. Such church (building), churches were specially designed to incorporate military features, such as thick walls, battlements, and embrasures. Others, such as t ...

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