Type: | commune |
County: | Sibiu |
Population Total: | auto |
Moșna | |
Leader Name: | Dumitru-Gabriel Nuțu |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.0906°N 24.3994°W |
Area Total: | 59.33 |
Postal Code: | 557160 |
Moșna (German: Meschen; Hungarian: Muzsna) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alma Vii, Moșna, and Nemșa. Moșna and Alma Vii have fortified churches.
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the northern part of the county. It lies at a distance of from Mediaș and from the county seat, Sibiu. The river Calva flows through Alma Vii.
The territory of the commune is the site of potential shale gas reserves; protests against drilling erupted in Moșna and Alma Vii in 2012–2013.[1]
At the 2011 census, 84% of inhabitants were Romanians, 12.6% Roma, 1.8% Hungarians and 1.5% Germans.
In German | In Hungarian | ||
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Alma Vii | Almen | Szászalmád | |
Moșna | Meschen | Muzsna | |
Nemșa | Nimesch | Nemes |