Calan city is located in the central region of the country, in Hunedoara County, at an altitude of 230 m, is crossed by the river stream. Calan city population was approximately 13,000 inhabitants (2002 census). Distances to the nearest cities are: 15 km to Simeria (E79), 10 km to Hunedoara (county road 687) and 28 km to the Deva (E79). Road transport is carried out through national road 66 and 79 of the European road.
Calan city history begins during the Dacians, Dacia is a Romanian rural settlement in what was called Ydata. With the arrival of the Romans changed the name of the settlement Aquae because existing thermal waters in the area. Calan first appears in documents in 1387. By developing steel (in 1869 built the first blast furnace in 1874, second in 1876 Foundry) Calan increases its economic importance, and in 1961 became city.
Among the attractions that can be accessed from Calan are:
- Church "Assumption" at Stream
- "St. George "from Streisingeorgiu
- Monastery Prislop
- Church and Castle in Sintamaria Orlea
- Church Densus
- Corvin Castle
- Arboretum Simeria
- Reserve forest bison Slivut-Hateg
- Cave Cioclovina
- Red Stone
City Calan includes administrative territory localities: Streisangeorgiu, Batiz, Calanu Small Nadastia Lower Nadastia Upper Ohaba Streiului, Santamarie Stone Stream Sacel Sangeorgiului and Sancrai Valley.
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