Calan : Romania

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.