Vulcan, Brașov: Difference between revisions

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

Vulcan
Commune
Location of Vulcan, Braşov
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Claudiu Druia (PNL)
Population
• Total	5,640
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Main street of Vulcan village. See the tower of the local fortified church.

Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf, Hungarian: Szászvolkány) is a commune in the Braşov County in the centre of Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Braşov.

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.

According to 2002 census, the commune had a population of about 5,200 inhabitants, by then consisting of three villages:

• the main village of Vulcan
• Holbav
• Colonia 1 Mai

On February 12, 2004, the Holbav village became itself a separate commune.

External links

• Template:Ro icon County council's page about Vulcan
• Template:De icon Vulcan page at www.burzenland.de
• Template:En icon Mayor of Vulcan accused of Corruption