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
Commune
Bod fortified church
Coat of arms
Location within the county
Bod Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°46′N 25°39′E
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sergiu Arsene[1] (Ind.)
Area	33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	5,097
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507015
Area code	(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	www.primariabod.ro

Geography

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.

Economy

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, −38.5 °C (−37.3 °F), was measured in Bod on January 25, 1942.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,933	—
1920	2,393	+23.8%
1956	3,892	+62.6%
1977	5,082	+30.6%
2002	3,927	−22.7%
2011	3,994	+1.7%
2021	5,097	+27.6%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 89.6% of the 3,994 inhabitants were Romanians, 8.5% Hungarians, and 1.1% Germans. At the 2021 census, Bod had a population of 5,097; of those, 85,46% were Romanians and 3.85% Hungarians.^[4]

Natives

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