Apold

Apold

Apold

Commune in Mureș, Romania

See also: Apold (river), Apoldu de Jos, and Apoldu de Sus

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]

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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]

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]

Natives

  • Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach

See also

  • Church in Daia
  • Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș

References

  1. [1]
    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. [4]
    "Despre Comuna Apold". comunaapold.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2020.


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