Agnita

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Agnita

Saxon Fortified Church in Agnita

Coat of arms

Agnita

Location of Agnita

Coordinates: 45°58′23″N 24°37′2″E / 45.97306, 24.61722

Romania

Sibiu County

Government

- Mayor

Radu Crucean (People's Action)

Area

- Total

96.2 km² (37.1 sq mi)

Population (2002)

- Total

10,886

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

- Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Website: http://www.primaria-agnita.ro/

Agnita (German: Agnetheln, Hungarian: Szentágota) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country. The population was 10,866 as of the 2002 census, of which 93.07% are Romanians, 3.48% Germans, 3.36% Hungarians.

[edit] History

First document mentioning it is a land sale contract signed in 1280 by a person, Henric from Sancta Agatha. In 1376, Louis I of Hungary granted to the village the right to hold a market. In 1466, Matthias Corvinus granted to the village the right to carry trials (jus gladi) and built a fortress to defend the Kingdom of Hungary from the Ottoman Empire.

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