Apața
Apața
Commune in Brașov, Romania
Apața (Hungarian: Apáca; German: Geist) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Apața. It is situated in the traditional region of Transylvania.
Apața
Apáca | |
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Lutheran church in Apața | |
Location within the county | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 25°31′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | György Drăgan[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 54.29 km2 (20.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,275 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 507005 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 68 |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | primaria-apata |
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The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, at the extreme north of the Burzenland. It sits on the left bank of the Olt River; the Valea Lungă River discharges into the Olt near Apața.
The Apața train station serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,995 | — |
| 2011 | 3,169 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 3,275 | +3.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Apața had a population of 3,275; of those, 36.82% were Romanians, 28.61% Hungarians, and 24.58% Roma.[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,169 inhabitants; of those, 45.1% were Romanians, 36.8% Hungarians, and 17.9% Roma. At the 2002 census, 37.8% were Evangelical Lutheran, 36.4% Pentecostal, 20.1% Romanian Orthodox and 2.4% had no religion.
- János Apáczai Csere (1625 – 1659), polyglot, pedagogist, philosopher, and theologian
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- Street in Apața
- Apața at night
- Church in Apața
- Bust of János Apáczai Csere
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