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

Iacobeni Jakobsdorf
Commune
Iacobeni (Jakobsdorf)
Location in Sibiu County
Iacobeni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°3′N 24°43′E
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Population  (2011)[1]	2,757
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	SB

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
Iacobeni	Jakobsdorf	Jakabfalva
Movile	Hundertbücheln	Százhalom
Netuș	Neithausen	Netus
Noiștat	Neustadt	Újváros
Stejărișu	Probstdorf	Prépostfalva

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.

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  Overview of Iacobeni
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  St. Michael's Church in Movile
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  Fortified church of Iacobeni village
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  Fortified church of Movile
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  Fortified church of Movile
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  Fortified church of Netuș village

References

External links

• (in Romanian) "Movile" information and photographs

На других языках

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[de] Iacobeni (Sibiu)

Iacobeni (veraltet Iacășdorf; deutsch Jakobsdorf oder Jakeschdorf, ungarisch Jakabfalva)[3] ist eine Ortschaft im Kreis Sibiu in der Region Siebenbürgen in Rumänien.

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- [en] Iacobeni, Sibiu

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