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See also: Apold (river), Apoldu de Jos, and Apoldu de Sus Commune in Mureș, Romania

Apold
Commune
Fortified Saxon Church
Location in Mureș County
ApoldLocation in Romania
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 (PNL)
Area	125.41 km (48.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation	707 m (2,320 ft)
Population	3,065
• Density	24/km (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.

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 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).

Natives

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

Gallery

Church in Daia
Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș

References

"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.
^ "Despre Comuna Apold". comunaapold.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved December 6, 2020.

v t e Mureș County, Romania
Cities	Târgu Mureș (county seat) Reghin Sighișoara Târnăveni
Towns	Iernut Luduș Miercurea Nirajului Sângeorgiu de Pădure Sărmașu Sovata Ungheni
Communes	Acățari Adămuș Albești Aluniș Apold Ațintiș Băgaciu Bahnea Băla Bălăușeri Band Batoș Beica de Jos Bereni Bichiș Bogata Brâncovenești Breaza Ceuașu de Câmpie Chețani Chibed Chiheru de Jos Coroisânmărtin Corunca Cozma Crăciunești Crăiești Cristești Cucerdea Cuci Daneș Deda Eremitu Ernei Fântânele Fărăgău Gălești Gănești Gheorghe Doja Ghindari Glodeni Gornești Grebenișu de Câmpie Gurghiu Hodac Hodoșa Ibănești Iclănzel Ideciu de Jos Livezeni Lunca Lunca Bradului Mădăraș Măgherani Mica Miheșu de Câmpie Nadeș Neaua Ogra Pănet Papiu Ilarian Păsăreni Petelea Pogăceaua Râciu Răstolița Rușii-Munți Sâncraiu de Mureș Sângeorgiu de Mureș Sânger Sânpaul Sânpetru de Câmpie Sântana de Mureș Sărăteni Saschiz Șăulia Șincai Solovăstru Stânceni Suplac Suseni Tăureni Valea Largă Vânători Vărgata Vătava Vețca Viișoara Voivodeni Zagăr Zau de Câmpie

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