Vulcan
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city in Hunedoara County, Romania
Key facts
- Country
- Romania
- County
- Hunedoara
- Mayor 2024 2028
- Cristian-Ion Merișanu ( PSD )
- Area
- 87.31 km (33.71 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 603 m (1,978 ft)
- Population 2021 12 01
- 19,772
- Density
- 226.5/km (586.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
- Area code
- (+40) 02 54
- Vehicle reg
- HD
- Website
- www .e-vulcan .ro
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Romania
- Official name
- Vulcan
- Country
- Kingdom of Hungary
- Located in
- Hunedoara County
- Population
- 19772
- Area
- 87.310000
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- www.vulcan-vj.ro
- Image
- Spalatorii de carbuni la mina Vulcan.JPG
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- native label
- Vulcan
- Commons category
- Vulcan, Romania
- contains settlement
- Jiu-Paroșeni
- postal code
- 336200
- phone number
- +40-254570340
- street address
- Județul Hunedoara, Municipiul Vulcan, 336200, Bulevardul Mihai Viteazu, nr. 31
- P8168
- Margaret Furse
- population by native language
- 557
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- inception
- 1462-00-00
- historical region
- Transylvania
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Encyclopedic overview
Vulcan ( Romanian pronunciation: [vulˈkan]; formerly Jiu-Vaidei-Vulcan; Hungarian: Vulkán, Zsilyvajdejvulkán (Zsily-Vajdej-Vulkán); German: Wolkendorf, Wulkan) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. With a population of 19,772 as of 2021, it is the second-largest city in the Jiu Valley. It administers two villages, Dealul Babii ("Old Woman's Hill" in Romanian; Hegyvulkán) and Jiu-Paroșeni (Zsilymacesdparoseny).
Name
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