Country Romania Status Commune Local time Wednesday 12:12 PM | County Braşov County Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf; Hungarian: Szászvolkány) is a commune in Brașov County in the centre of Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Brașov. 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.
Map of Vulcan 507270, Romania
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.
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Vulcan, Brașov Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA