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The judeţe (translated in English as "counties") are administrative units of Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Politics of Romania take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Romania is The 1991 Constitution of Romania is the fundamental law that establishes the structure of the government of Romania, the rights and obligations of the country's citizens and The President of Romania is the Head of state of Romania. The President is directly elected by a Two-round system for a five-year term (since 2004 Traian Băsescu (born November 4 1951) is a Romanian politician and former Merchant Navy officer The Government of Romania (Guvernul României is the executive branch of Romania. The Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. Călin-Constantin-Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu ( konstan'tin an'ton po'pes The current Cabinet of the Government of Romania is composed of 18 ministers listed below Călin-Constantin-Anton Popescu - Tăriceanu The Parliament of Romania is made up of two chambers The Chamber of Deputies The Senate Prior to The Senate of Romania ( romanian: "Senat" is the upper house in Romania 's Bicameral parliament. The President of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings Nicolae Văcăroiu (born on December 5, 1943 in Cetatea Albă now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in Ukraine) is a Romanian politician The Standing Bureau of the Senate consists of the President of the Senate, four vice-presidents four secretaries and four quaestors The Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaţilor is the lower house in Romania 's Bicameral parliament. The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings Bogdan Olteanu (born 29 October 1971) is a Romanian politician and lawyer currently the president of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower The Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies consists of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, four vice-presidents four secretaries and four quaestors The High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie is Romania 's Supreme court. Romania has a civil law system based on the French model, with various levels of court hierarchy Local courts (Judecătorii 40 county The Constitutional Court of Romania ( Curtea Constituţională in Romanian) is the institution which rules on whether the laws decrees or other bills enacted The Romanian Ombudsman ( Avocatul Poporului in Romanian, literally meaning "People's Advocate" is an independent institution of the Government Recent decades have seen a surge in the birth of "supraterritorial institutions and associations", that have been gathered by their enactment of Common law and practices The Supreme Council of National Defense ( Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării; acronym CSAT) is the autonomous administrative authority in Romania The Land Forces, Air Force and Naval Forces are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces ( Romanian: Forţele Armate Române The Romanian Air Force (Forţele Aeriene Române is the Air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces It has an air force headquarters an operational command The Romanian Land Forces ( Romanian: Forţele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and part of the overall Romanian Armed The Romanian Navy ( Romanian: Forţele Navale Române) is the Navy branch of the Romanian Armed Forces; it operates in the Black Sea Jandarmeria Română (ʒandarme'ria ro'mɨnə is the military branch of the two Romanian Police forces (the civil force being the Political parties in Romania lists political parties in Romania. The Partidul Naţional Liberal ( National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania, and the second largest party in parliament being edged out The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD is a major political party of Romania. The Democratic Liberal Party (Partidul Democrat-Liberal PD-L) is a centre-right party in Romania. The Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare PRM is a Romanian neo-fascist political party led by Corneliu Vadim Tudor. The Conservative Party of Romania ( Partidul Conservator) is a political party formed in 1991 after the fall of Communism, under the name of the The Romanian Constitution reserves a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the party and cultural association of each ethnic minority in Romania (with the limitation The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien DFDR; Forumul Democrat al Germanilor The Romanian Constitution reserves a seat in the Chamber of Deputies for the party and cultural association of each ethnic minority in Romania (with the limitation The Romanian Ecologist Party (Partidul Ecologist Român was founded by Petre Metanie a teacher in 1978 as a political organisation opposed to Nicolae Ceauşescu and the The Green Party (Partidul Verde often shortened to The Greens ( Verzii) is a Romanian political party centred on Green politics. The National Initiative Party is a small Romanian political party The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic ( Partidul Noua Generaţie - Creştin Democrat, PNGCD formerly Partidul Noua Generaţie, PNG is a nationalist The People's Action (Acţiunea Populară was a minor Romanian Right-wing Political party, founded and led by former President Emil Romania elects on a national level a Head of state - the President - and a Legislature. Local elections will be held in Romania in early summer (late May or early June 2012 with a Runoff for mayors two weeks later Presidential elections will be held in Romania at the end of 2009 The European Parliament election of 2009 in Romania will be the election of the delegation from Romania to the European Parliament in 2009 Legislative elections will be held in Romania on November 30, 2008. Local elections were held in Romania on June 1 2008, with a Runoff for mayors on June 15 2008. Romania elected its members of the European Parliament for the first time on 25 November 2007; the election was initially scheduled for 13 May, but A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004. The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. Romania 's administration is relatively centralised and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified The macroregions ('macroregiuni' of Romania are the four regional divisions created in Romania in 1998. The development regions of Romania (Romanian regiunile de dezvoltare României) refer to the eight regional divisions created in Romania in 1998 in order The current legislation in Romania regulates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance Rank 0 - Bucharest, the Capital County capitals of Romania A municipality ( municipiu in The Municipality of Bucharest (the capital of Romania) is divided into six administrative sectors ( sectoare in Romanian) each of which This is the list of cities in Romania ordered by population according to the 2002 census A commune ( comună in Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania Since December 1989 Romania has pursued a policy of strengthening relations with the West in general more specifically with the United States and the European Union Romania acceded to the European Union on January 1, 2007 along with Bulgaria. Romania joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO on March 29, 2004 following the decision taken at the Prague Summit, in November A movement for the unification of Romania and Moldova began in both countries after the 1989 Romanian Revolution and the Glasnost policy in the Soviet Union On June 26 1940, Romania received an Ultimatum from the Soviet Union, demanding the evacuation of the Romanian military and administration from The following is a list of diplomatic missions of Romania, excluding honorary consulates Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Alba ('alba Hungarian: Fehér) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia Arad (a'rad Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with Bacău (ba'kəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. Bihor (bi'hor in Hungarian: Bihar (bi'har is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea Bistriţa-Năsăud ('bistriʦa nə'səud Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, Botoşani (boto'ʃanʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani. Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Brăila (brə'ila is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Caraş-Severin ('karaʃ seve'rin Serbian: Караш Северин Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Călăraşi (cələ'raʃʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi. Cluj (kluʒ Hungarian: Kolozs) is a County ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca Constanţa (kon'stanʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanţa. Covasna (ko'vasna Kovászna is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe. Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa (deprecated and incorrect but tolerated 'dɨm Dolj (dolʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population 314437 Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi. Giurgiu (ʤjurʤju is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Gorj (gorʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu. Harghita (har'gita Judeţul Harghita Hargita megye is a county ( Judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat Hunedoara (hune'dwara Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (Judeţ of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. Ialomiţa (jalo'miʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Iaşi (jaʃʲ is a county (judeţ of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Iaşi. Maramureş (mara'mureʃ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the Maramureş region Mehedinţi (mehe'dinʦi is a county ( judeţ) of Romania, in the historical provinces of Oltenia (mostly and Banat (a little part in the Neamţ (neamʦ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamţ. Olt (olt is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Prahova ('prahova is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. Satu Mare County ('satu 'mare Judeţul Satu Mare Szatmár megye is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania. Sălaj (sə'laʒ Hungarian: Szilágy) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Teleorman redirects here For the river see Teleorman River. Teleorman (te Timiş ('timiʃ Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county ( Judeţ Tulcea (tulʧa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea; 'vɨlʧea is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Vrancea ('vranʧea is a county ( Judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. The following is a list of counties ( judeţe) in Romania, ordered by poulation Romania 's administration is relatively centralised and administrative subdivisions are therefore fairly simplified The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode The macroregions ('macroregiuni' of Romania are the four regional divisions created in Romania in 1998. The development regions of Romania (Romanian regiunile de dezvoltare României) refer to the eight regional divisions created in Romania in 1998 in order The current legislation in Romania regulates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance Rank 0 - Bucharest, the Capital County capitals of Romania A municipality ( municipiu in This is the list of cities in Romania ordered by population according to the 2002 census A commune ( comună in Romanian) is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania The Municipality of Bucharest (the capital of Romania) is divided into six administrative sectors ( sectoare in Romanian) each of which A judeţ /ʒu'deʦ/ is an Administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
As of 2008, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows:
History
The earliest organization into "judeţe" was in the 15th century and each judeţ was ruled by a "jude", a person who had administrative and judicial functions. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Alba ('alba Hungarian: Fehér) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia Alba Iulia ( Latin: Apulum, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, former Erdel Belgradı Arad (a'rad Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with Arad (pronunciation in Romanian: /a'rad/ Hungarian: Arad; Serbian: Арад Arad) is the capital city of Arad County Piteşti (/pi'teʃtʲ/ is a city in Romania, located on the Argeş River. Bacău (ba'kəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. Bacău (in Romanian: /ba'kəw/ is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. Bihor (bi'hor in Hungarian: Bihar (bi'har is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea Oradea (pronunciation in Romanian:, Hungarian: Nagyvárad, colloquially also Várad, German: Großwardein, former Bistriţa-Năsăud ('bistriʦa nə'səud Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, Bistriţa (Bistritz archaic Nösen; Beszterce is the capital City of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. Botoşani (boto'ʃanʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani. Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Braşov (braˈʃov Brassó Kronstadt Medieval Latin: Brassovia or Corona) is a city in Romania and the capital of Braşov County Brăila (brə'ila is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Brăila (pronunciation in Romanian: /brə'ila/ Браила Ibrail is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. The city of Buzău (bu'zəw is the county seat of Buzău County, Romania, in the historical region of Wallachia. Caraş-Severin ('karaʃ seve'rin Serbian: Караш Северин Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Reşiţa ( German: Reschitz, Hungarian: Resicabánya, Krashovani: Решица or Rešica, Czech: Rešice Călăraşi (cələ'raʃʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi. Călăraşi (/kələ'raʃʲ/ the capital of Călăraşi County is situated in south-east of Romania, in Wallachia, on the bank of Cluj (kluʒ Hungarian: Kolozs) is a County ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ Klausenburg Kolozsvár Napoca Castrum Clus Claudiopolis קלויזנבורג Kloiznburg until 1974 Cluj, is the third Constanţa (kon'stanʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanţa. Constanţa (pronunciation in Romanian: /kon'stanʦa/ historical names Tomis, Κωνστάντια or Constantia, Köstence Covasna (ko'vasna Kovászna is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe. This article is about the city in Covasna County Romania There are five other localities called Sfântu Gheorghe in Romania among them Sfântu Gheorghe Tulcea. Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa (deprecated and incorrect but tolerated 'dɨm Târgovişte (old spelling Tîrgovişte; tɨrˈgoviʃte is a city in the Dâmboviţa county of Romania. Dolj (dolʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population 314437 Craiova (kraˈjova the fifth largest Romanian city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi. Galaţi (gaˈlaʦʲ Kalas Galatz Gałacz is a city in eastern Romania ( Moldavia) the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube Giurgiu (ʤjurʤju is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. Gorj (gorʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu. Târgu Jiu (also spelled Tîrgu Jiu) is the capital of Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. Harghita (har'gita Judeţul Harghita Hargita megye is a county ( Judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat Miercurea-Ciuc (Csíkszereda Szeklerburg Castle of the Székely) is the county seat of Harghita county Romania, in the Transylvania Hunedoara (hune'dwara Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (Judeţ of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. Deva ( German: Diemrich, Hungarian: Déva) is a city situated in Transylvania (or Ardeal the popular name for Transylvania on the left bank Ialomiţa (jalo'miʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Slobozia is the capital city of the Ialomiţa county Romania. Iaşi (jaʃʲ is a county (judeţ of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Iaşi. Iaşi (pronunciation in Romanian: /jaʃʲ/ or Jassy, is a city and municipality in north-eastern Romania. Buftea is a town and the county seat of Ilfov county Romania, located 20 km north-west of Bucharest. Maramureş (mara'mureʃ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the Maramureş region Baia Mare (meaning Big Mine, pronunciation in Romanian: /'baya 'ma Mehedinţi (mehe'dinʦi is a county ( judeţ) of Romania, in the historical provinces of Oltenia (mostly and Banat (a little part in the Drobeta-Turnu Severin (pronunciation /dro'beta 'turnu seve'rin/ Hungarian: Szörényvár, Северин Serbian: Дробета-Турну Târgu Mureş (ˈtɨrgu ˈmureʃ in Romanian; Târgu Mureş Marosvásárhely (Székely-Vásárhely Neumarkt am Mieresch Novum Forum Siculorum is a city in Mureş Neamţ (neamʦ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamţ. Piatra Neamţ (pronunciation in Romanian: /'pjatra 'něamʦ/ (population over 110000 is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia Olt (olt is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Slatina is the capital city of Olt county Romania, on the river Olt. Prahova ('prahova is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. Ploieşti (ploˈjeʃtʲ older spelling Ploeşti) is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia, Romania Satu Mare County ('satu 'mare Judeţul Satu Mare Szatmár megye is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania. Sălaj (sə'laʒ Hungarian: Szilágy) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with Zalău ( Hungarian: Zilah, German: Zillenmarkt or Waltenberg) is the seat of Sălaj County, Romania. Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Sibiu (si'biw Hermannstadt Nagyszeben Сибињ/Sibinj הערמאנשטאדט ( Hermanshtadt) or סזעבען ( Szeben)) is one of the largest cities in Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Suceava (pronunciation in Romanian: /su'ʧava/ Suczawa Сучава שאַץ / Shats) is the capital city of the Suceava County, Bukovina Teleorman redirects here For the river see Teleorman River. Teleorman (te Alexandria is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Romania. Timiş ('timiʃ Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county ( Judeţ Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar Tulcea (tulʧa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. Tulcea ('tultʃe̯a Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Vaslui is a municipality in Vaslui County, Romania. History Archaeological surveys prove that the territory of Vaslui was Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea; 'vɨlʧea is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Râmnicu Vâlcea (also spelled Rîmnicu Vîlcea, pronunciation in Romanian: /'rɨm Vrancea ('vranʧea is a county ( Judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. Focşani (/fok'ʃanʲ/ Fokschan Foksány is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the shores the Milcov river. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. The modern administrative division into "judeţe" was done during the 19th century using the French departments system as an example: for each judeţ there exists a "prefect", who is the representative of the government to the county and the head of the local administration. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Until 1948 each "judeţ" was divided into a number of "plăşi" (singular "plasă"), with each administered by a "pretor" (from the Latin "praetor"), named by the "prefect". Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1938, King Carol II modified the Constitution, and after that the law of administration of the Romanian territory. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity It resulted ten "ţinuturi" (approx. translation: "lands"), ruled by "Rezidenţi Regali" (approx. translation "Royal Residents"), appointed directly by the King. Due to World War II, the Second Vienna Award, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact and the loss of territory that Romania suffered, this style of administration did not last long, the "judeţe" being reintroduced, until the rise of communism, in 1948. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Second Vienna Award was the second of two Vienna Awards Rendered on August 30, 1940, it assigned the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
| Name | Alternative Name | Capital |
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| Ţinutul Jiu | Ţinutul Olt | Craiova |
| Ţinutul Argeş | Ţinutul Bucegi | Bucharest |
| Ţinutul Mării | - | Constanţa |
| Ţinutul Dunării | Ţinutul Dunărea de Jos | Galaţi |
| Ţinutul Nistru | - | Chişinău |
| Ţinutul Prut | - | Iaşi |
| Ţinutul Suceava | - | Cernăuţi |
| Ţinutul Mureş | Ţinutul Alba-Iulia | Alba-Iulia |
| Ţinutul Crişuri | Ţinutul Someş | Cluj |
| Ţinutul Timiş | - | Timişoara |
The Communist party changed it to the Russian model (in raions), but it reverted to the current system (in 1968). Ţinutul Jiu (or Ţinutul Olt) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated Craiova (kraˈjova the fifth largest Romanian city and capital of Dolj County, is situated near the east bank of the river Jiu in central Ţinutul Argeş (or Ţinutul Bucegi) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated The Bucegi mountains are located in central Romania, south of the city Braşov. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Ţinutul Mării was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by Constanţa (pronunciation in Romanian: /kon'stanʦa/ historical names Tomis, Κωνστάντια or Constantia, Köstence Ţinutul Dunării (or Ţinutul Dunărea de Jos) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Galaţi (gaˈlaʦʲ Kalas Galatz Gałacz is a city in eastern Romania ( Moldavia) the capital city of Galaţi County on the banks of the Danube Ţinutul Nistru was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova. Ţinutul Prut was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by Iaşi (pronunciation in Romanian: /jaʃʲ/ or Jassy, is a city and municipality in north-eastern Romania. Ţinutul Suceava was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform Chernivtsi (Чернівці See #Name section) is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine Ţinutul Mureş (or Ţinutul Alba-Iulia) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II Ţinutul Mureş (or Ţinutul Alba-Iulia) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II Alba Iulia ( Latin: Apulum, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, former Erdel Belgradı Ţinutul Crişuri (or Ţinutul Someş) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated Ţinutul Crişuri (or Ţinutul Someş) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ Klausenburg Kolozsvár Napoca Castrum Clus Claudiopolis קלויזנבורג Kloiznburg until 1974 Cluj, is the third Ţinutul Timiş was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by Timişoara (pronunciation in Romanian: {{IPA|/timiˈʃo̯ara/}}; Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeschburg, Temeswar For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1981 the former counties of Ilfov and Ialomiţa were re-organised into the present-day counties of Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Ialomiţa and Ilfov. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Until 1995 Ilfov was not a proper county, but instead a dependency of Bucharest ("Sectorul Agricol Ilfov"). Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
Historical counties
Merged or renamed
Originally (1927-1938) there were 71 judeţe
- Baia – divided between Neamţ, Suceava and Iaşi
- Caraş – merged with Severin to form Caraş-Severin
- Câmpulung – merged with Suceava
- Ciuc – merged with Odorhei and renamed to Harghita
- Covurlui – merged into Galaţi
- Dorohoi – merged with Botoşani
- Făgăraş – divided between Braşov and Sibiu
- Fălciu – merged with Vaslui
- Ialomiţa – divided between Ialomiţa and Călăraşi
- Muscel – merged with Argeş
- Odorhei – merged with Ciuc and renamed to Harghita
- Putna – renamed to Vrancea
- Rădăuţi – merged with Suceava
- Râmnicu Sărat – divided between Vrancea, Buzău and Brăila
- Roman – merged with Neamţ
- Romanaţi – merged with Olt
- Severin – merged with Caraş to form Caraş-Severin
- Someş – divided between Maramureş, Cluj, Sălaj and Bistriţa-Năsăud
- Târnava Mică – divided between Alba, Sibiu and Mureş
- Târnava Mare – divided between Braşov, Sibiu and Mureş
- Tecuci – divided between Galaţi, Bacău and Vaslui
- Timiş-Torontal – renamed to Timiş
- Trei Scaune – renamed to Covasna
- Turda – divided between Cluj and Alba
- Tutova – merged with Vaslui
- Vlaşca – renamed to Giurgiu
Lost during World War II
To Bulgaria
- Caliacra (now Dobrich Province)
- Durostor (now Silistra Province)
To Ukraine
- Cernăuţi
- Cetatea Albă (present name Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)
- half of Hotin
- Ismail
- Strojineţ
To Moldova
In Transnistria occupied during World War II
Nowadays, they are dividied between the Republic of Moldova (in Transnistria) and Ukraine. Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Iaşi (jaʃʲ is a county (judeţ of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Iaşi. Caraş-Severin ('karaʃ seve'rin Serbian: Караш Северин Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Harghita (har'gita Judeţul Harghita Hargita megye is a county ( Judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi. Botoşani (boto'ʃanʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani. Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Ialomiţa (jalo'miʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Călăraşi (cələ'raʃʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi. Harghita (har'gita Judeţul Harghita Hargita megye is a county ( Judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat Vrancea ('vranʧea is a county ( Judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Vrancea ('vranʧea is a county ( Judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Brăila (brə'ila is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Olt (olt is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Caraş-Severin ('karaʃ seve'rin Serbian: Караш Северин Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Cluj (kluʒ Hungarian: Kolozs) is a County ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca Sălaj (sə'laʒ Hungarian: Szilágy) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with Bistriţa-Năsăud ('bistriʦa nə'səud Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, Alba ('alba Hungarian: Fehér) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi. Bacău (ba'kəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Timiş ('timiʃ Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county ( Judeţ Covasna (ko'vasna Kovászna is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe. Cluj (kluʒ Hungarian: Kolozs) is a County ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca Alba ('alba Hungarian: Fehér) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Giurgiu (ʤjurʤju is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Judeţul Caliacra was a county ( Judeţ) of Romania in the Intewar period, in Cadrilater, with the capital city at Bagarzic. Dobrich Province is a Province in northeastern Bulgaria. Municipalities and towns Dobrich Province is subdivided into the following municipalities Judeţul Durostor was a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Cadrilater, with the capital city at Durostor. Silistra Province is a province of Bulgaria, named for its main city Silistra. Chernivtsi (Чернівці See #Name section) is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine "Akkerman" redirects here For other uses see Akkerman (disambiguation. "Akkerman" redirects here For other uses see Akkerman (disambiguation. Khotyn (Хотин see other names) is a City in Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine, and is the administrative For the class of Russian warships see Izmail class battlecruiser. Storozhynets (Сторожинець translit Storozhynets’, see other names below is a Town located in the Chernivtsi Oblast Bălţi, (pronounced) also spelled Beltsy ( Бельцы, Бєльці, Bielce is a city in Moldova. Cahul ( Russian: Kagul/Кагул) (population 35481 is a city and an administrative region in the south of Moldova. Orhei ( Yiddish: Uriv - אוריװ Russian Orgeyev - Оргеев is a town and an administrative region of Moldova with a population Khotyn (Хотин see other names) is a City in Chernivtsi Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine, and is the administrative Lăpuşna was an administrative region of Moldova until February 2003 Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Dniester River about 160 km north of Chisinau. Bendery or Bender, also known as Tighina, is a city in Moldova. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
- Ananiev
- Balta
- Berezovca
- Dubăsari
- Golta
- Jugastru
- Movilău
- Oceacov
- Odesa
- Ovidiopol
- Râbniţa
- Tiraspol
- Tulcin
See also
- List of Romanian Cities
- Etymological list of counties of Romania
- Commune in Romania
- Municipality in Romania
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