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Country
  
Romania

Status
  
Town

Area
  
101.6 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:48 AM

County
  
Hunedoara County

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
11,279 (2011)

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 75% Humidity

Călan ([kəˈlan]; German: Klandorf; Hungarian: Pusztakalán or Kalán) is a town in Romania, in Hunedoara County, on the Strei river valley, at 230 m altitude.

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Map of C%C4%83lan, Romania

Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz (Batiz), Călanu Mic (Kiskalán), Grid, Nădăștia de Jos (Alsónádasd), Nădăștia de Sus (Felsőnádasd), Ohaba Streiului (Sztrigyohába), Sâncrai (Szentkirály), Sântămăria de Piatră (Kőboldogfalva), Strei (Zeikdorf; Zeykfalva), Strei-Săcel (Sztrigyszacsal), Streisângeorgiu (Sztrigyszentgyörgy) and Valea Sângeorgiului (Szentgyörgyválya).

Population

Census in 2011 - 11,279 inhabitants.

Sorted by nationality (respondents for whom data was available):

  • 9,716 Romanians (92.17%)
  • 525 Hungarians (4.98%)
  • 161 Romani (1.52%)
  • 99 Germans (0.93%)

    • Sorted by religion:

  • 10,788 Orthodox
  • 1,199 Roman Catholics
  • 399 Greek-catholic
  • 200 Reformed

    • History

  • There was a village in Dacia known as Aquae. Archaeological evidence shows that the place was inhabited for a long time.
  • 1387 - First mentioned in a document.
  • 1961 - Călan became a town.

    • Ponts of interest include the Călan steel works, the Strei Church and the Streisângeorgiu Church.

    References

    Călan Wikipedia
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