Vălcani
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Vălcani (often spelled Valcani; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vălcani. An independent commune from 1877 to 1968, it was a village of Dudeștii Vechi commune from that year until 2005, when it again became independent. == Geography == Vălcani is located in the west of Timiș County, in the Aranca Plain, on the border with Serbia. It is comprised between Dudeștii Vechi commune in the east and north and Teremia Mare commune in the south. It is located from Timișoara and about from Sânnicolau Mare, the nearest town.
Key facts
- Romanian subdivision.type
- commune
- Romanian subdivision.county
- Timiș
- Romanian subdivision.population_total
- auto
- Romanian subdivision.map_caption
- Location in Timiș County
- Romanian subdivision.leader_name
- Dragoș-Ioan Buicu
- Romanian subdivision.leader_term
- 2008–
- Romanian subdivision.leader_party
- Independent
- Romanian subdivision.image_map
- Valcani jud Timis.svg
- Romanian subdivision.area_total_km2
- 62.43
- Romanian subdivision.postal_code
- 307153
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Vălcani
- Population
- 1225
- Area
- 110.000000
- Elevation
- 76.000000
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- phone number
- +40-256385205
- street address
- Valcani nr.222, cod poştal 307153
- postal code
- 307153
- native label
- Vălcani
- population by native language
- 6
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- Commons category
- Valcani commune, Timiș
- inception
- 1256-00-00
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Vălcani (often spelled Valcani; ; ; ) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vălcani. An independent commune from 1877 to 1968, it was a village of Dudeștii Vechi commune from that year until 2005, when it again became independent. == Geography == Vălcani is located in the west of Timiș County, in the Aranca Plain, on the border with Serbia. It is comprised between Dudeștii Vechi commune in the east and north and Teremia Mare commune in the south. It is located from Timișoara and about from Sânnicolau Mare, the nearest town.
The surface hydrographic network is represented by the Aranca River and the older branches of the Mureș River, Mureșan and Țiganca streams.
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