Bod, Brașov

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Bod
Commune
Bod fortified church
Bod fortified church
Coat of arms of Bod
Coat of arms
Location within the county
Location within the county
Bod is located in Romania
Bod
Bod
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°46′N 25°39′E / 45.767°N 25.650°E / 45.767; 25.650Coordinates: 45°46′N 25°39′E / 45.767°N 25.650°E / 45.767; 25.650
CountryRomania
CountyBrașov
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sergiu Arsene[1] (Ind.)
Area
33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
3,994
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
507015
Vehicle reg.BV
Websitewww.primariabod.ro

Bod (German: Brenndorf; Hungarian: Botfalu) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bod and Colonia Bod (Botfalusi Cukorgyártelep).

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, in the northeastern corner of the Burzenland. It is situated on the left bank of the Olt River, which mostly follows the border with Covasna County. The Ghimbășel River flows through Bod; originally it discharged directly into the Olt, but much of its flow has been diverted into the Bârsa River (another tributary of the Olt), near Colonia Bod.

At Bod there is one of Romania's largest sugar factories and a broadcasting transmitter for long- and medium-wave radio, the Bod Transmitter. The lowest ever recorded temperature in Romania, −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F), was measured in Bod in January 1942.

At the 2011 census, 89.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 8.5% Hungarians and 1.1% Germans.

Natives[]

  •  [de; ro] (1537–1585), humanist
  • Nicolae Oaidă (b. 1933), footballer and manager
  • (b. 1936), painter

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

External links[]

Bod Transmitter
Heroes Monument in Bod
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