Apold
{{See also| Apold (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Mureș
|name = Apold
|image_skyline = Apoldkirche.jpg
|image_caption = Fortified Saxon Church, 2006
|image_map = Apold jud Mures.png
|map_caption = Location in Mureș County
|leader_name = Gabriel Mureșan{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PNL
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|7|N|24|49|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation =
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max = 707
|area_total = 125.41
|population_total = auto
|population_as_of =
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 547040
|area_code =
|website = {{URL|https://comunaapold.ro/}}
}}
Apold ({{langx|de|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.{{Cite web |title=Terra Saxonum {{!}} Via Transilvanica |url=https://www.viatransilvanica.com/ro/tinuturi/terra-saxonum/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=www.viatransilvanica.com |language=ro}}
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:{{cite web|url=https://comunaapold.ro/istorie-si-cultura/despre-comuna-apold/|title=Despre Comuna Apold|website=comunaapold.ro|
language=ro|access-date=December 6, 2020}}
- 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 {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} by the river Șaeș, a left tributary of the Târnava Mare. The highest elevation is attained on the Bironului Hill, at {{convert|707|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Natives
- Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach
See also
Gallery
File:Denndorf.jpg|Church in Daia
File:Saxon Fortified Church Saes.JPG|Fortified Saxon church in Șaeș
References
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{{Mureș County}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Communes in Mureș County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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