Calan
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- For the town in France, see Calan, Morbihan.
Călan (Hungarian: Kalán) is a town in Romania, Hunedoara county, on the Strei river valley, at 230 m altitude.
Population
Census in 2002 - 13,318 inhabitants. Sorted by nationality:
- 12,308 Romanians
- 774 Hungarians
- 115 Germans
- 57 Gypsies
Sorted by religion:
- 10,788 Ortodoxs
- 1,199 Roman-catholics
- 399 Greek-catholic
- 200 Reformed
History
- There was a village in Dacia. Archaeological evidences shows that the place was inhabited for a long time.
- 1387 - First mentioned in a document.
- 1961 - Calan became town.
External links
- Official site of Călan (http://www.calan.home.ro) (only in Romanian)