Vulcan, Brașov

There is also another Romanian town of the same name in Hunedoara County.

Vulcan
Commune
Main street of Vulcan with the fortified church in the background

Coordinates: 45°38′07″N 25°25′02″E / 45.63528°N 25.41722°E / 45.63528; 25.41722Coordinates: 45°38′07″N 25°25′02″E / 45.63528°N 25.41722°E / 45.63528; 25.41722
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Claudiu Druia (PNL)
Population
• Total	5,640
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf; Hungarian: Szászvolkány) is a commune in Braşov County in the centre of Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Braşov. It is composed of two villages, Colonia 1 Mai (Konkordiabányatelep) and Vulcan. It also included Holbav village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

Since its founding around the year 1377 it was one of the most important villages in the Burzenland area, where there was a strong Transylvanian Saxon community.

References

External links

(Romanian) County council's page about Vulcan
(German) Vulcan page at www.burzenland.de

Brașov County, Romania

Cities	Brașov (county seat) Codlea Făgăraș Săcele

Towns	Ghimbav Predeal Râșnov Rupea Victoria Zărnești

Communes	Apața Augustin Beclean Bod Bran Budila Bunești Cața Cincu Comăna Cristian Crizbav Drăguș Dumbrăvița Feldioara Fundata Hălchiu Hărman Hârseni Hoghiz Holbav Homorod Jibert Lisa Mândra Măieruș Moieciu Ormeniș Părău Poiana Mărului Prejmer Racoș Recea Șercaia Șinca Șinca Nouă Sâmbăta de Sus Sânpetru Șoarș Tărlungeni Teliu Ticușu Ucea Ungra Vama Buzăului Viștea Voila Vulcan

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