Avrig (; , Transylvanian Saxon: Freck/Fraek, ) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. The first documents attesting its existence date to 1346. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
At the 2011 census, Avrig had 12,815 inhabitants, of whom 95.6% were Romanians, 2.1% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma, and 0.5% Germans (Transylvanian Saxons). At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 12,534; of those, 86.45% were Romanians.
The town's current local council has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections:
The town administers four villages: Bradu (Gierelsau; Fenyà Âfalva), Glâmboaca (Hühnerbach; Glimboka), MârÃÂa and SÃÂcÃÂdate (Sekadaten; Oltszakadát). It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania.
It lies on the left bank of the river Olt (at the mouth of the Avrig River), close to the FÃÂgÃÂraàMountains, at about from Sibiu on the road towards BraÃÂov. 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 NeamÃÂului, Cabana Bârcaciu, Cabana Ghiocelul.
Avrig SA Glass Factory, a company specialized in lime mouthblown glass, started its origins in Avrig in the 17th century.
MârÃÂa village is the site of the Mecanica MârÃÂa Works, which manufactures auto-trailers and military vehicles.
The 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.