Type: | commune |
County: | Brașov |
Population Total: | auto |
Official Name: | Vulcan |
Leader Name: | Marius-Adrian Doda[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.6353°N 25.4172°W |
Vulcan (German: Wolkendorf; Hungarian: 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.