Moșna, Sibiu


Moșna is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alma Vii, Moșna, and Nemșa. All three have fortified churches, although the fortifications in Nemșa are far less well-preserved.
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.
At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,335 inhabitants, of which 84% were Romanians, 12.6% Roma, 1.8% Hungarians, and 1.5% Germans. At the 2021 census, Moșna had a population of 2,939; of those, 85.68% were Romanians and 1,53% Roma.

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