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Commune in Mureș, Romania
| Apold | |
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| Commune | |
 Fortified Saxon Church, 2006 |
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 Location in Mureș County |
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  ApoldLocation in Romania |
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| 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 Mureșan[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 125.41 km2 (48.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 707 m (2,320 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,065 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547040 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | comunaapold.ro |
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]
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]
- Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
Church in Daia
Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "Despre Comuna Apold". comunaapold.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2020.