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.
Notable people Roland Gunnesch (born 1944), handball player Radu Voina (born 1950), handball player and head coach Gabriel Mureșan (1982–2026), footballer, mayor of Apold from 2020 until his death.Gabi Mureşan, fost fotbalist și primar al comunei Apold, a încetat din viaţă la doar 44 de ani, TVR Info, 9 July 2026
See also List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
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