Calan

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 (only in Romanian)