Axente Sever

History

Archeological remains from the Neolithic, early Bronze Age, early Iron Age, and Roman period have all been found in the area around the village. In the 12th century, Saxons settled the area, and constructed a gothic fortified church on the ruins of an older church. Documents attest that this church was standing by at least 1330. After 1570, the settlement became part of the Principality of Transylvania. In 1876, it fell within the Nagy-Küküllő County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the aftermath of World War I, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the locality passed under Romanian administration; after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania. In 1925, it fell within Plasa Șeica Mare of Târnava-Mare County. After the establishment of the Romanian People's Republic in 1947 and the subsequent administrative reform of 1950, Axente Sever became part of the , and from 1952, the Stalin Region (renamed Brașov Region in 1960). In 1968, the old administrative division of județ was reinstated, and the commune became part of Sibiu County.

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Vișa. Located in the northern part of Sibiu County, just south of the town of Copșa Mică, it is crossed by national road . The closest city is Mediaș, to the northeast; the county seat, Sibiu, is to the south. The Axente Sever halt serves the CFR rail line 208, which runs north from Sibiu to Copșa Mică. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Axente Sever and Agârbiciu.

Most-observed species

• False-acacia

  Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
  52
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  29
• Canadian Goldenrod

  Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
  26
• Common Milkweed

  Asclepias syriaca L. · Magnoliopsida
  22
• Ashleaf Maple

  Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
  17
• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12
• Honey-Locust

  Gleditsia triacanthos L. · Magnoliopsida
  11

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2015-12-29
  7 km WNW of Brezoi, Romania
• M 2.5 — 2006-06-08
  4 km NE of C?p??ânenii P?mânteni, Romania