Apold | |
|---|---|
 Fortified Saxon Church, 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
Apold Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°7′N 24°49′E / 46.117°N 24.817°E / 46.117; 24.817 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Gabriel Mureșan2 (PNL) |
Area | 125.41 km2 (48.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424 m (1,391 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 707 m (2,320 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)1 | 3,065 |
| • Density | 24.44/km2 (63.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547040 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | comunaapold |
Apold (German: Trapold) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Apold, Daia (Denndorf; Dálya or Szászdálya), Șaeș (Schaas; Segesd), and Vulcan (Wolkendorf; Volkány). The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the village of Daia.3
Geography
The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Brașov and Sibiu counties. Its neighbors are as follows:4
- West: the commune Daneș.
- East: the commune Saschiz.
- North: the city of Sighișoara, and the communes Albești and Vânători.
- South: the commune Brădeni, in Sibiu County.
- South-East: the commune Bunești, in Brașov County.
Apold is traversed on a distance of 32 km (20 mi) by the river Șaeș, a left tributary of the Târnava Mare. The highest elevation is attained on the Bironului Hill, at 707 m (2,320 ft).4
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3,721 | — |
| 1880 | 3,873 | +4.1% |
| 1900 | 4,050 | +4.6% |
| 1910 | 3,896 | −3.8% |
| 1930 | 4,114 | +5.6% |
| 1956 | 3,835 | −6.8% |
| 1977 | 3,418 | −10.9% |
| 1992 | 2,471 | −27.7% |
| 2002 | 2,722 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2,892 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3,065 | +6.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,065; of those, 86.79% were Romanians, 5.51% Roma, 1.5% Hungarians, and 1.14% Germans.5
Natives
- Roland Gunnesch (born 1944), handball player
- Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach
Gallery
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Church in Daia -
Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș
References
References
- "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "Despre Comuna Apold". comunaapold.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.