Iacobeni, Sibiu
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Sibiu County |
| Population (2011)[1] | 2,692 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Iacobeni (German: Jakobsdorf; Hungarian: Jakabfalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Romania.
At the 2011 census, 60.2% of inhabitants were Romanians, 35.8% Roma and 1.3% Germans.
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Villages
The commune is composed of five villages: Iacobeni, Movile (Hundertbücheln; Százhalom), Netuş (Neithausen; Netus), Noiştat (Neustadt; Újváros) and Stejărişu (Probstdorf; Prépostfalva). Each of them has a fortified church.
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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Jakobsdorf Torturm.jpg
Fortified church of Iacobeni village
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Hundertbuecheln 2.jpg
Fortified church of Movile
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Hundertbuecheln 1.jpg
Fortified church of Movile
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SaxonFortifiedChurchNetus.JPG
Fortified church of Netuş village
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- (Romanian)"Movile" information and photographs
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- ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on March 17, 2012
