Avrig

Avrig
Freck
Felek

Basic data

State :

Romania

Historical region :

Transylvania

Circle :

Sibiu

Coordinates :

45 ° 44 ' N , 24 ° 23' E Coordinates: 45 ° 43 '45 " N , 24 ° 22' 50" E

Time zone :

EET ( UTC +2)

Height :

390 m

Area :

133.36 km²

Residents :

12,815 (October 20, 2011)

Population density :

96 inhabitants per km²

Postal code :

555200

Telephone code :

(+40) 02 69

License plate :

SB

Structure and administration (as of 2016)

Community type :

city

Structure :

4 districts / cadastral communities: Bradu , Glâmboaca , Mârșa , Săcădate

Mayor :

Adrian-Dumitru David ( PNL )

Postal address :

St. Gheorghe Lazar, no. 10
loc. Avrig, jud. Sibiu, RO-555200

Website :

www.primaria-avrig.ro

Avrig ( German Freck , Hungarian Felek ) is a city in the Sibiu district in Transylvania ( Romania ).

Location of the village

Location of Avrig in Sibiu County

Avrig is located on the Olt (dt. Alt ) - which is dammed near the place - on the European route 68 , 27 km southeast of Hermannstadt ( Sibiu ) in the direction of Brașov ( Kronstadt ).

The place is located at the foot of the Fagaras Mountains ( Fogaras Mountains ).

history

The town of Freck , which was probably founded by Transylvanian Saxons in the 12th century , was first mentioned in a document in 1364. However, under the notable name Affrica . The Latin name Affrica then appears in the following documents: In 1375 a "comes Michael de Affrica" is mentioned. In 1380 a "Heyncze They" is called "villicus de Affrica". In 1384 the Archbishop Demetrius von Gran Nicolaus confirmed the pastor of Freck (Nicolaus de Affrica plebanus) as dean of the Sibiu chapter. In 1387 there is evidence of a Hatter dispute between Freck (villa Affrica) and Szakadat / Sǎcǎdate (villa Czectat). The Romanian name "Avrig" probably goes back to the Latin "Affrica" and the German "Freck" to the Hungarian "Felek".

Freck belonged to the Sibiu Chair until 1878 , then to the Sibiu County.

In the middle of the 18th century, the construction of a baroque castle began, which later became known as the Brukenthal summer residence .

Due to the glass processing industry, the place grew strongly from the 19th century and in 1989 achieved the rank of a city.

traffic

Avrig has rail connections to Făgăraş and Sibiu . However, this has been interrupted since a flood near Porumbacu de Jos. Since 2004, the place has had a bypass road, which leads the transit traffic of the heavily traveled DN 1 north of the populated area past.

Attractions

Protestant church: Romanesque basilica , opposite the Brukenthal Castle, from the time the town was founded
Romanian Orthodox Church: striking building in the center of the village, from the 18th century
Brukenthal'sche summer residence : baroque property with gardens in historical style
Roman Catholic Church on the southern outskirts of the settlement area

Avrig viewed from the north
View of Avrig (the Evangelical Church in the background)
The Brukenthal summer residence
French garden of the Brukenthal summer residence
The Roman Catholic Church

Personalities

Samuel von Brukenthal (1721–1803), governor of Transylvania, owner of the summer residence

Gheorghe Lazăr (1779-1823), Romanian educator , was born in Freck

Emil Porsche (1834–1898), Bohemian glass manufacturer from Reichenberg, numerous inventions, owner of Freck Castle and glass factory from around 1880–1888

Rudolf Porsche (1885–1965), professor of Romanian subjects (language, grammar, history and literary history) and German in the Evangelical-theological regional church seminar in Sibiu , author of many textbooks

Franz-Oskar Porsche (1889–1954), neurosurgeon in Cluj-Napoca , author of specialist medical books

literature

Marianne Seidler: Freck. Places of remembrance. A local monograph. Stekovics, Dößel, 2004, ISBN 3-89923-041-8 .
Arne Franke: The defensive Sachsenland. Fortified churches in southern Transylvania. With a historical introduction by Harald Roth. German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe, Potsdam 2007, ISBN 978-3-936168-27-3 .
Harald Roth (Hrsg.): Handbook of historical places . Volume: Transylvania (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 330). Kröner, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-520-33001-6 .

Web links

Commons : Avrig - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de
↑ Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 813 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1036 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1131 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1195 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1211 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Emil Porsche at the rapid change of ownership of the Brukenthal summer residence in Avrig

[1] 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de

[2] Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 813 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1036 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[4] Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1131 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[5] Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1195 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Document book on the history of the Germans in Transylvania Online, document No. 1211 from Volume II ( Memento from January 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive )

[7] Emil Porsche at the rapid change of ownership of the Brukenthal summer residence in Avrig