Bod, Brașov
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).
Bod | |
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 Bod fortified church | |
 Coat of arms | |
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  Bod Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′N 25°39′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergiu Arsene (Ind.) |
| Area | 33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 3,994 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 507015 |
| Vehicle reg. | BV |
| Website | www |
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
- Damasus Dürr (1537–1585), humanist
- Nicolae Oaidă (b. 1933), footballer and manager
- Reinhardt Schuster (b. 1936), painter
References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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