Iacobeni (; ) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania.
At the 1930 census, 59% of inhabitants were Germans (more specifically Transylvanian Saxons), 40.1% Romanians, and 0.9% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Iacobeni had a population of 2,757; of those, 60.2% were Romanians, 35.8% Roma, and 1.3% Germans. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,780; of those, 59.5% were Romanians and 30.79% Roma.
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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External links "Movile" information and photographs