Vulcan, Braşov

There is also another Romanian town of the same name in Hunedoara County.

Vulcan
—  Commune  —
Location of Vulcan, Braşov
Coordinates: 45°38′07″N 25°25′02″E / 45.63528°N 25.41722°E / 45.63528; 25.41722Coordinates: 45°38′07″N 25°25′02″E / 45.63528°N 25.41722°E / 45.63528; 25.41722
Country	Romania
County	Braşov County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Claudiu Druia (PNL)
Population
– Total	5,640
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Main street of Vulcan village. Note the tower of the local fortified church.

Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf; Hungarian: Szászvolkány) is a commune in Braşov County in the centre of Romania, 16 km west of the county capital Braşov. It is composed of two villages, Colonia 1 Mai and Vulcan. It also included Holbav village until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

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.

References

External links

• (Romanian) County council's page about Vulcan
• (German) Vulcan page at www.burzenland.de