For the band, see Calan

Calan

Călan is a town in Romania, in Hunedoara County, on the Strei river valley, at 230 m altitude.Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz , Călanu Mic , Grid, Nădăştia de Jos , Nădăştia de Sus , Ohaba Streiului , Sâncrai , Sântămăria de Piatră , Strei Călan is a town in Romania, in...

. For the town in France, see Calan, Morbihan

Calan, Morbihan

Calan is a small town in the commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * -References:* *...

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Călan (kəˈlan; ; or Kalán) is a town in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, in Hunedoara County

Hunedoara County

Hunedoara is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 485,712 and the population density was 69/km².*Romanians - 92%*Hungarians - 5%*Romas - 2%*Germans under 1%....

, on the Strei river valley, at 230 m altitude.

Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz (Batiz), Călanu Mic (Kiskalán), Grid, Nădăştia de Jos (Alsónádasd), Nădăştia de Sus (Felsőnádasd), Ohaba Streiului (Sztrigyohába), Sâncrai (Szentkirály), Sântămăria de Piatră (Kőboldogfalva), Strei (Zeikdorf; Zeykfalva), Strei-Săcel (Sztrigyszacsal), Streisângeorgiu (Sztrigyszentgyörgy) and Valea Sângeorgiului (Szentgyörgyválya).

Population

Census in 2002 - 13,318 inhabitants.

Sorted by nationality:

• 12,308 Romanians
  Romanians
  The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
  
  
• 774 Hungarians
• 115 Germans
• 57 Romas

Sorted by religion:

• 10,788 Orthodox
• 1,199 Roman Catholics
  Roman Catholic Church
  The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
  
  
• 399 Greek-catholic
  Greek Catholic Church
  The Greek Catholic Church consists of the Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine liturgical tradition and are thus in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, the Pope.-List of Greek Catholic Churches:...
  
  
• 200 Reformed

History

• There was a village in Dacia
  Dacia
  In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
  
   known as Aquae. Archaeological evidence shows that the place was inhabited for a long time.
• 1387 - First mentioned in a document.
• 1961 - Călan became a town.