Apold

Apold () 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.

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:

• 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 by the river Șaeș, a left tributary of the Târnava Mare. The highest elevation is attained on the Bironului Hill, at .

Demographics

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.

Natives

• Roland Gunnesch (born 1944), handball player
• Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

Gallery

References