Apold
Apold | |
|---|---|
 Fortified Saxon Church | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Apold Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°7′N 24°49′E / 46.117°N 24.817°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriel Mureșan (PNL) |
| Area | 125.41 km2 (48.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 707 m (2,320 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,065 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547040 |
| 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 commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Brașov and Sibiu counties. Its neighbors are as follows:[2]
- 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 Șaeș River, a left tributary of the Târnava Mare. The highest elevation is attained on the Bironului Hill, at 707 m (2,320 ft).[2]
See also
Gallery
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Church in Daia -
Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Despre Comuna Apold". comunaapold.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2020.
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