Bod, Brașov
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Bod (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bod and Colonia Bod (Botfalusi Cukorgyártelep).
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, Script error: No such module "convert"., was measured in Bod on January 25, 1942.[1]
Demographics
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Natives
- Template:Ill (1537–1585), humanist
- Nicolae Oaidă (b. 1933), footballer and manager
- Reinhardt Schuster (b. 1936), painter
References
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