Făgăraș County

Județul Făgăraș
County (Județ)

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Transylvania
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Făgăraș
Established 1925
Ceased to exist Administrative reform of 1950
Area
  Land 2,432 km2 (939 sq mi)
Population (1930)
  Total 86,461
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Făgăraș County is one of the historic counties of Transylvania, Romania. The county seat was Făgăraș.

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Mureș, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.

Geography

Făgăraș County covered 2,432 km2 and was located in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised Făgăraș County is now mostly included in the Brașov County, while its western part belongs now to Sibiu County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Târnava-Mare County to the north, Brașov County to the east, Muscel and Argeș counties to the south, and Sibiu County to the west.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Făgăraș County was divided into three districts (plăși):

  1. Plasa Arpașul-de-Jos
  2. Plasa Făgăraș
  3. Plasa Șercaia

References

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