Bod, Brașov Explained

Type:commune
County:Brașov
Bod
Leader Name:Sergiu Arsene[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:Independent
Coordinates:45.7667°N 64°W
Elevation:506
Area Total:33.56
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:507015
Area Code:(+40) 02 68

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 Colonia Bod there is one of Romania's largest sugar factories, which is now defunct, and a broadcasting transmitter for long- and medium-wave radio, the Bod Transmitter. The lowest ever recorded temperature in Romania, -38.5C, was measured in Bod on January 25, 1942.[2]

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

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  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 9 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. News: Pe urmele frigului, la Bod, comuna din Brașov pusă pe harta Europei de părintele radioului modern. Mihai. Nica. ro. Radio Free Europe. romania.europalibera.org. January 25, 2022. January 29, 2022.