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Avrig is a town in the Sibiu County, Romania. It has a population of 12,815 and the first documents attesting its existence date to 1346.DemographicsAt the 2011 census, 95.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma and 0.5% Germans.GeographyThe town administers four villages: Bradu, Glâmboaca, Mârșa and Săcădate . It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania.It lies on the left bank of the river Olt, close to the Făgăraş Mountains, at about 26km from Sibiu on the road towards Braşov. It is the main starting point for the trekking routes in the western part of the mountains, and also on access point at a great number of chalets in the mountains: Cabana Poiana Neamţului, Cabana Bârcaciu, Cabana Ghiocelul.TourismThe most important objective in the town is the Brukenthal Summer Palace built in 1771, a baroque summer residence of baron Samuel von Brukenthal, the governor of Transylvania. Also two old churches can be found there: the evangelical church, built in the 13th century and fortified in the 16th century and the orthodox church, built in the 18th century.Bradu village features a fortified church first attested in 1315, with the last major modification in 1804.