Apold

Apold is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Apold, Daia, Șaeș, and Vulcan. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the village of Daia.

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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:

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