Vălcani (often spelled Valcani; Hungarian: Valkány; German: Walkan; Serbian: Валкањ, romanized: Valkanj) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania.

[2] The first data about Valcani appear in documents from 1256, when it was called Kyuolkan, being inhabited by blaci (Romanians) and biseni (probably Pechenegs).

It was first owned by the Csanád clan [hu], in 1647 it was donated to János Horváth-Kissevics, and in 1717 it became the property of the Habsburg emperor.

After the annexation of Banat by Hungary, the estate was sold to the Batthyány family, and in 1850 Simon Sinas became the owner.

Later, as a result of the increase in the number of inhabitants, the population expanded downstream on Aranca, in the area known today as Șuștreni, being called Vălcaniul de Jos ("Lower Vălcani").