Apața

This article is about the Romanian commune. For the LGBT equality advocate, see Aderonke Apata.

Apața (Hungarian: Apáca; German: Geist) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Apața. It is situated in the traditional region of Transylvania.

Apața Apáca
Commune
Lutheran church in Apața
Coat of arms
Location within the county
Apața Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°57′N 25°31′E
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	György Drăgan[1] (PNL)
Area	54.29 km2 (20.96 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,275
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507005
Area code	(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	primaria-apata.ro

Geography

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, at the extreme north of the Burzenland. It sits on the left bank of the Olt River; the Valea Lungă River discharges into the Olt near Apața.

The Apața train station serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,995	—
2011	3,169	+5.8%
2021	3,275	+3.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Apața had a population of 3,275; of those, 36.82% were Romanians, 28.61% Hungarians, and 24.58% Roma.^[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,169 inhabitants; of those, 45.1% were Romanians, 36.8% Hungarians, and 17.9% Roma. At the 2002 census, 37.8% were Evangelical Lutheran, 36.4% Pentecostal, 20.1% Romanian Orthodox and 2.4% had no religion.

Natives

• János Apáczai Csere (1625 – 1659), polyglot, pedagogist, philosopher, and theologian

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

External links

• The cemetery with pillars in Apața on YouTube

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  Street in Apața
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  Apața at night
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  Church in Apața
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  Bust of János Apáczai Csere