Type: | commune |
County: | Brașov |
Official Name: | Vulcan |
Leader Name: | Marius-Adrian Doda[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.6353°N 25.4172°W |
Elevation: | 606 |
Area Total: | 42.37 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 507270 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 68 |
Vulcan (de|Wolkendorf; hu|Szászvolkány) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, 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.
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.