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City Facts

Vulcan is located in Southern Hunedoara County at the bottom of Valcan Mountains. The National Road DN 66A (Petrosani - Valea de Pesti) crosses it. It has to be mentioned that the national road passes through the Jiu Gorj and it is renowned for its spectacular beauty.

Vulcan is about 10 km from Petrosani and about 108 km from Deva, the country seat.

The city owes its name from the Valcan Pass (which is belonging to the Godeanu Mountains Area) and connects the Jiu Valley with North Oltenia.

Vulcan is bordered by Aninoasa to the East, Lupeni to the West, Banita 1 km to the North, and by Gorj County to the South.

In terms of size, Vulcan is the second largest city in the Jiu Valley after Petrosani. The West Jiu River cuts through the city from West to East.

The descendants of the early Transylvania settlers inhabit Jiu - Paroºeni, a section of the city 1 km further to the West towards Lupeni. These colonists came from the cities of Paros and Matesti, after which the small villages of Paroseni and Matesti in Vulcan are named after today.

Vulcan is part of the administrative region of Hunedoara County, and it is included as one of the western regions chosen for development by "Regiunea de Dezvoltare 5 Vest România" a Romanian development association.

The West Jiu River and its tributaries, Crivadia, Morisoara, Baleia, Valea Lupului, and Valea Arsului are the main water sources in the area. The rivers mentioned above have a highly irregular path and a torrential character therefore some measures have been taken to regulate their flow. The effort to regulate the river's course continues today with some unique engineering projects.

The weather in the Jiu Valley and Vulcan is characteristic of mountainous regions. The average temperatures for January are between -6 and -3 C and for August between 14 and 20 C.

The monthly average for relative humidity is higher in winter (84/88%) and lower during the summer (72/82%).

The predominant direction of the wind is to the south, and there is usually a light breeze blowing through the valley.

However, this air depression creates the risk of thermal inversions.