Moșna | |
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 Aerial view of the Saxon fortified church of Moșna | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Sibiu County | |
  Moșna Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:46°05′26″N24°23′58″E / 46.0906°N 24.3994°E /46.0906; 24.3994 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sibiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Dumitru-Gabriel Nuțu (PNL) |
Area | 59.33 km2 (22.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,939 |
| • Density | 49.54/km2 (128.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 557160 |
| Area code | (+40) 0269 |
| Vehicle reg. | SB |
| Website | comunamosna |
Moșna (German:Meschen;Hungarian:Muzsna) is acommune located inSibiu County,Transylvania,Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alma Vii (Almen;Szászalmád), Moșna, and Nemșa (Nimesch;Nemes). All three have fortified churches, although the fortifications in Nemșa are far less well-preserved.
The commune is situated on theTransylvanian Plateau, in the northern part of the county. It lies at a distance of 10 km (6.2 mi) fromMediaș and 73 km (45 mi) from the county seat,Sibiu. The riverCalva flows through Alma Vii.
The territory of the commune is the site of potentialshale gas reserves; protests against drilling erupted in Moșna and Alma Vii in 2012–2013.[2]
At the2011 census, the commune had 3,335 inhabitants, of which 84% wereRomanians, 12.6%Roma, 1.8% Hungarians, and 1.5% Germans. At the2021 census, Moșna had a population of 2,939; of those, 85.68% were Romanians and 1,53% Roma.[3]
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