| County | Mureș |
|---|---|
| Leader name | Gabriel Mureșan[1] |
| Leader party | PNL |
| Leader term | 2020–2024 |
| Coordinates | 46°7′N 24°49′E |
| Elevation | 424 |
| Elevation max | 707 |
| Area total | 125.41 |
| Postal code | 547040 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
| 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.[2]
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:[3]
- 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).[3]
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% |
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.[4]
Natives
- Roland Gunnesch (born 1944), handball player
- Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach
See also
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Terra Saxonum | Via Transilvanica" (in Romanian). www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Despre Comuna Apold" (in Romanian). comunaapold.ro. 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.