Vulcan is a city located in central Romania with a population of around 31,000 people. Archaeological findings show the region has been inhabited since ancient times by Dacians and Romans, though the first documentary evidence of the small hamlet dates from 1462 under King Matei Corvin. Vulcan began experiencing rapid urban development in the 1950s after being named a city in 1952, with the expansion of mines and factories in the area. Today Vulcan has modern infrastructure and institutions as a municipality, utilizing its economic, human, and natural resources as well as tourism potential for development.

1. My city Vulcan between
legend and modern

2. ROMANIAROMANIA

3. ROMANIA

4. VULCAN
Vulcan is a city of Hunedoara county (Romania) with a
population of about 31,000 inhabitants. It is located in the center of
the intermountain depression of the Jiu Valley. The region is
surrounded by mountains Parang, Retezat Valcan, Surianu whose
summits rise above 2500 m, renowned for their beauty, for the
richness of flora and fauna.

6. History
Archaeological findings show that social life has
existed here since ancient Dacians and Romans but
the first documentary attestation dates from 1462
years by King Matei Corvin : the small hamlet which
had few hundred people was an important customs
point between Wallachia and Transylvania.

9. Development
But Vulcan was named "city" only in 1952
when it began to know an amazing urban
development Apart from the Vulcan Mine
were designed: Paroseni Mine (1963), Factory
Preparation Coroiesti, the Central Electric
Paroseni ,the Vulcan manufactures hydraulic
pillars, the factory Confections Vulcan and
many private companies.

11. Municipality
The 20th
December , 2003, Vulcan was said
municipality. Institutions, infrastructure, economic
activities that exist, human and natural resources,
tourism potential are all the towers of modern
development, the European context of the young
municipality.

14. Vulcan presented by
VII B
SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NR.6 VULCAN