Vulcan

Vulcan is a commune in Brașov County, , . It is composed of two villages, Colonia 1 Mai and Vulcan. It also included village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,490 residents
  • Description: commune in Braşov County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Szászvolkány”, “Vulcan, Brașov”, and “Wolkendorf”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castra Cumidava.

Photo: Saturnian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cumidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia Apulensis. is situated 2½ km southeast of Vulcan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vulcan and Holbav.

Village
Photo: L.Kenzel, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Vulcan.

Village
Photo: L.Kenzel, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Vulcan.

Vulcan

Latitude
45.63333° or 45° 38′ north
Longitude
25.41667° or 25° 25′ east
Population
5,490
Elevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)
Open location code
8GQ7JCM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
662431
Wiki­data ID
Q1097267
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Volapük—“Vulcan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Comuna Vulcan”
  • Chechen: “Вулкан (коммуна)”
  • Chechen: “Вулкан”
  • Chinese: “武爾坎鄉”
  • Dutch: “Vulcan”
  • Esperanto: “Vulcan”
  • French: “Vulcan”
  • German: “Vulcan”
  • Hungarian: “Szászvolkány község”
  • Irish: “Vulcan”
  • Italian: “Vulcan”
  • Japanese: “ヴルカン”
  • Lithuanian: “Vulcan”
  • Malay: “Vulcan, Braşov”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Vulcan”
  • Polish: “Vulcan (gmina)”
  • Polish: “Vulcan”
  • Portuguese: “Vulcan”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Vulcan, Brașov”
  • Romanian: “Vulcan”
  • Serbian: “Општина Вулкан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Vulcan, Brașov”
  • Spanish: “Vulcan”
  • Tatar: “Вулкан (коммуна)”
  • Tatar: “Вулкан”
  • Turkish: “Vulcan (Braşov)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вулкан”
  • Vietnamese: “Vulcan, Brașov”
  • Vietnamese: “Vulcan”
  • Volapük: “Vulcan”
  • “Vulcan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Colonia 1 Mai and Cristian.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dealul Cotului and Dealul Viilor.

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Worth a closer look: Brașov and Făgăraș.

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