Vulcan, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania

🇷🇴 Vulcan (Jiu-Vaidei-Vulcan; Vulkán, Zsilyvajdejvulkán (Zsily-Vajdej-Vulkán); Wolkendorf, Wulkan) is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. 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).

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.

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Vulcan has a population of over 24,160 people. Vulcan also forms part of the wider Hunedoara County which has a population of over 396,253 people. Vulcan is situated near Deva.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Vulcan has links with:

🇷🇸 Bor, Serbia

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See Also: 🇷🇴 Vulcan, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania

North of: 45.367

🇨🇦 Saint-Constant 45.371

🇨🇦 Châteauguay 45.38

🇺🇸 Center City 45.383

🇷🇴 Busteni 45.39

🇯🇵 Wakkanai 45.4

🇷🇴 Petroșani 45.4

🇨🇦 Vaudreuil-Dorion 45.402

🇨🇦 Sherbrooke 45.403

🇮🇹 Padua 45.409

🇮🇹 Padova 45.41

South of: 45.367

🇷🇸 Zrenjanin 45.366

🇺🇦 Kerch 45.36

🇺🇸 Oregon City 45.359

🇫🇷 Corrèze 45.358

🇭🇷 Vukovar 45.352

🇺🇦 Izmail 45.352

🇨🇦 Truro 45.35

🇮🇹 Vercelli 45.334

🇨🇦 Kanata 45.33

🇭🇷 Rijeka 45.327

East of: 23.283

🇺🇦 Khust 23.307

🇱🇹 Šiauliai 23.316

🇧🇬 Sofia 23.324

🇱🇹 Marijampolė 23.35

🇷🇴 Petroșani 23.367

🇺🇦 Yavoriv 23.383

🇬🇷 Polygyros 23.433

🇵🇱 Chełm 23.496

🇬🇷 Chalkidiki 23.5

🇬🇷 Salamina 23.5

West of: 23.283

🇳🇴 Alta 23.272

🇷🇴 Târgu Jiu 23.267

🇧🇬 Montana 23.237

🇺🇦 Sambir 23.2

🇵🇱 Bielsk Podlaski 23.189

🇵🇱 Krasnystaw 23.167

🇵🇱 Białystok 23.156

🇵🇱 Zamość 23.151

🇫🇮 Kokkola 23.131

🇵🇱 Biała Podlaska 23.126

Antipodal to Vulcan is: -156.717,-45.367

Locations Near: Vulcan 23.2833,45.3667

🇷🇴 Petroșani 23.367,45.4 d: 7.5  

🇷🇴 Târgu Jiu 23.267,45.033 d: 37.1  

🇷🇴 Hunedoara 22.921,45.766 d: 52.7  

🇷🇴 Alba Iulia 23.581,46.067 d: 81.3  

🇷🇴 Sibiu 24.146,45.802 d: 82.7  

🇷🇴 Râmnicu Vâlcea 24.367,45.1 d: 89.9  

🇷🇴 Craiova 23.814,44.325 d: 123.2  

🇷🇴 Mediaș 24.352,46.164 d: 121.4  

🇷🇴 Reşiţa 21.883,45.3 d: 109.7  

🇧🇬 Vidin 22.885,43.997 d: 155.5  

Antipodal to: Vulcan -156.717,-45.367

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16850.2  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16835.7  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16316.9  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16233.5  

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12775.3  

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12666.5  

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12650.2  

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 12647.5  

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12647.2  

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 12601.2  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 45.3667 23.2833

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