Agnetheln

Agnita
Town
Saxon Fortified Church in Agnita
Coat of arms
Location of Agnita
Agnita Location of Agnita
Coordinates: 45°58′23″N 24°37′2″E / 45.97306°N 24.61722°E / 45.97306; 24.61722Coordinates: 45°58′23″N 24°37′2″E / 45.97306°N 24.61722°E / 45.97306; 24.61722
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Radu Crucean (People's Action)
Area
• Total	96.2 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	8,300
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-agnita.ro/

Agnita (Romanian pronunciation: [aɡˈnita] ( listen); German: Agnetheln; Hungarian: Szentágota; Transylvanian Saxon dialect: Ongenîtlen) is a town on the Hârtibaciu river in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania. It is considered the locality in the center of the country. The town administers two villages, Coveș (Käbisch; Ágotakövesd) and Ruja (Roseln; Rozsonda).

The population was 8,300 at the 2011 census, of which 94.2% were Romanians, 2.9% Hungarians, 1.5% Roma and 1% Germans.

The first document mentioning it is a land sale contract signed in 1280 by one Henric from Sancta Agatha. In 1376, Louis I of Hungary granted to the village the right to hold a market. In 1466, Matthias Corvinus granted to the village the right to carry trials (jus gladi) and built a fortress to defend the Kingdom of Hungary from the Ottoman Empire.