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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 24,160, 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).
Vulcan | |
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Municipality | |
 Mihai Viteazul Boulevard, the main street in Vulcan | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Vulcan Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′52″N 23°17′29″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian-Ion Merișanu[1] (PRO) |
| Area | 87.31 km2 (33.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 24,160 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
The city is named after the Vulcan Pass that connects the Jiu Valley to Oltenia, itself being derived from Slavic "vlk", meaning "wolf" (even if "vulcan" means "volcano" in Romanian).
The coal resources of the region were discovered in 1788 while the Austrian General Landau defended Vulcan from the Ottoman Turks. One night the soldiers could not put out the camp fire they made, as the piles of coal underneath had caught fire. General Landau thought that he could stop the Turks without a fight by setting piles of coal on fire. The Turks noted the large numbers of fires on the heights and thought that the Austrian army was much larger than theirs and retreated.
In 1850, the first mine was set up by the Hoffman brothers of Brașov.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 14,859 | — |
| 1966 | 21,979 | +47.9% |
| 1977 | 28,664 | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 34,524 | +20.4% |
| 2002 | 33,186 | −3.9% |
| 2011 | 24,160 | −27.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
- Romanians: 92.91%
- Hungarians: 5.13%
- Romani: 1.41%
- Germans: 0.2%
People
- Pius Brânzeu
- Ernő Csíki
- Andrej Prean Nagy
- Ștefan Onisie
- Leonard Wolf
Twin cities
List of Vulcan's sister and twin cities:[3]
Bor, Serbia
See also
- Jiu Valley
- CS Vulcan
- Vulcan Pass
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Grad Bor 3. oktobra slavi svoj dan. Dolaze gosti iz Ukrajine, Makedonije i Rumunije, ali ne i Francuzi, Crnogorci i Kinezi" (website). Istmedia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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- Jiu Valley Portal - the regional portal host of the official Jiu Valley municipal websites
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На других языках
[de] Vulcan (Hunedoara)
Vulcan (deutsch Wolkersdorf, ungarisch Zsilyvajdevulkán) ist eine Stadt im rumänischen Kreis Hunedoara.- [en] Vulcan, Hunedoara
[ru] Вулкан (Румыния)
Вулкан (рум. Vulcan, бывшее название Jiu-Vaidei-Vulcan) — город в Румынии, в жудеце Хунедоара. С населением в 22 906 человек (по состоянию на 2011 год) является вторым по величине городом в регионе Jiu Valleyruen. В декабре 2003 года получил статус муниципалитета. Административно к городу относятся два посёлка: Dealul Babii (рум. Hegyvulkán, «холм старой женщины») и Jiu-Paroșeni (Zsilymacesdparoseny). Назван по одноимённому перевалу, соединяющему Jiu Valley с областью Олтения, и является производным от «vlk», что означает «волк», несмотря на то, что «volcano» по-румынски означает «вулкан».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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