Avrig

Avrig
Panoramic view of Avrig/Freck
Panoramic view of Avrig/Freck
Coat of arms of Avrig
Location in Sibiu County
Location in Sibiu County
Avrig is located in Romania
Avrig
Avrig
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°42′29″N 24°22′29″E / 45.70806°N 24.37472°E / 45.70806; 24.37472
CountryRomania
CountySibiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Adrian-Dumitru David[1] (PNL)
Area
133.36 km2 (51.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
12,534
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SB
Websiteprimaria-avrig.ro

Avrig (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈvriɡ]; German: Freck/Fryck, Transylvanian Saxon: Freck/Fraek, Hungarian: Felek) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.