Călan (; ; ) is a town in

Hunedoara County Hunedoara County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. The county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion. Name In Hungarian, it is known as , in German as , and in Slovak as ...

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. Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz (''Batiz''), Călanu Mic (''Kiskalán''), Grid, Nădăștia de Jos (''Alsónádasd''), Nădăștia de Sus (''Felsőnádasd''), Ohaba Streiului (''Sztrigyohába''), Sâncrai (''Szentkirály''), Sântămăria de Piatră (''Kőboldogfalva''), Strei (''Zeikdorf''; ''Zeykfalva''), Strei-Săcel (''Sztrigyszacsal''), Streisângeorgiu (''Sztrigyszentgyörgy'') and Valea Sângeorgiului (''Szentgyörgyválya'').

Geography

The town is located in the central part of the county, in the historical

Țara Hațegului Țara Hațegului ("Hațeg Land"; german: Wallenthal, hu, Hátszegvidék, la, terra Harszoc) is a historical and ethnographical area in Hunedoara County, Romania, in the south-western corner of Transylvania. It is centered in the town of Hațeg. � ...

region. It lies in the

Strei River The Strei ( hu, Sztrigy) is a left tributary of the river Mureș in Transylvania, Romania. The upper reach of the river, upstream of the village of Baru, is also known as ''Râul Petros''. It flows through the town Călan and the villages Petr ...

valley, at altitude. Crossed by the DN66 national road, Călan is at a distance of from

Hunedoara Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a municipiu, city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș ...

, from

Simeria Simeria (; german: Fischdorf; hu, Piski) is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, and an important railway junction with hump yard. Six villages are administered by the town: Bârcea Mare (''Nagybarcsa''), Cărpiniș (''Gyertyános' ...

, and from the county seat,

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. The Călan railway station serves the CFR rail line connecting Simeria to

Petroșani Petroșani (; Hungarian: ''Petrozsény''; German: ''Petroschen'') is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, with a population of 34,331 (2011). The city has been associated with mining since the 19th century. History "Pietros" means ...

Population

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 11,279 people living in this town. *Sorted by nationality (respondents for whom data was available): **9,716

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(92.17%) **525

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(4.98%) **161

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(1.52%) **99

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(0.93%) *Sorted by religion: **10,788

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History

* There was a village in

Dacia Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...

known as Aquae. Archaeological evidence shows that the place was inhabited for a long time. * 1387 - First mentioned in a document. * 1961 - Călan became a town. Ponts of interest include the

Călan steel works The Călan steel works, formerly the Victoria Steel Works Călan ( ro, Combinatul Siderurgic "Victoria" Călan), were a steel mill in the Transylvanian town of Călan, Romania. Begun around 1870, when the area was part of Austria-Hungary, the wo ...

, the Strei Church and the Streisângeorgiu Church.

Natives

Gheorghe Barbu Gheorghe Barbu (born November 3, 1951) is a Romanian politician. A member of the Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L), he represented Hunedoara County in the Chamber of Deputies from 2000 to 2008, and served as Labor Minister in the Călin Popescu-T ...

(born 1951), Romanian politician *

István Szőts István Szőts (June 30, 1912 – November 6, 1998) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. He was born in Szentgyörgyválya (now Valea Sângeorgiului, Călan, Romania), and later moved with his father to Hungary. Szőts studied fine ...

(1912–1998), Hungarian movie director * , (1887-1940), Hungarian sculptor * (born 1968), Romanian politician * (born 1938), Romanian doctor, honorary member of the Romanian Academy * (1906–1962), Romanian politician

References

Towns in Romania Populated places in Hunedoara County Localities in Transylvania Monotowns in Romania {{Hunedoara-geo-stub