Iacobeni, Sibiu

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Iacobeni
Jakobsdorf
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Iacobeni (Jakobsdorf)
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Location in Sibiu County
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Iacobeni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N24°43′E / 46.050°N 24.717°E / 46.050; 24.717
CountryRomania
County Sibiu
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Ioan Maca (PSD)
Area
103.45 km2 (39.94 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01) [1]
2,780
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
557105
Area code (+40) 02 69
Vehicle reg. SB
Website comuna-iacobeni.ro/primaria

Iacobeni (German : Jakobsdorf; Hungarian : Jakabfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.

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At the 2011 Romanian census, 60.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 35.8% Roma, and 1.3% Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons). At the 1930 census, 59% were Germans, 40.1% Romanians, and 0.9% Hungarians.

Villages

The commune is composed of five villages: Iacobeni, Movile (formerly Hundrubechiu), Netuș, Noiștat, and Stejărișu (formerly Proștea). Each of them has a fortified church.

In Romanian In German In Hungarian
IacobeniJakobsdorfJakabfalva
MovileHundertbüchelnSzázhalom
NetușNeithausenNetus
NoiștatNeustadtÚjváros
StejărișuProbstdorfPrépostfalva

Movile

Movile is a village noted for its medieval fortifications constructed by German immigrants at the behest of the Hungarian King in the 12th and 13th centuries.

In 1910 the population was 247 Saxons. Movile was part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, when it was transferred to Romania. By 1992, all of the Germans had left and the population was made up of 347 ethnic Romanians.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.