Marpod (german: Marpod; hu, Márpod) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

located in

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. It is composed of two villages, Ilimbav (''Eulenbach''; ''Illenbák'') and Marpod. The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, from the county seat,

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

, and from

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a municipiu, city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt (river), Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical regi ...

. The river

Marpod Marpod (german: Marpod; hu, Márpod) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ilimbav (''Eulenbach''; ''Illenbák'') and Marpod. The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, from ...

flows through both Ilimbav and Marpod villages. The first underground gas storage facility in Romania was built in 1958 at Ilimbav.

References

Marpod - Ansamblul bisericii evanghelice fortificate

Communes in Sibiu County Localities in Transylvania {{Sibiu-geo-stub