Someș County
| Județul Someș | ||
|---|---|---|
| County (Județ) | ||
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| Country |
 Romania | |
| Historic region | Transylvania | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Dej | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 3,965 km2 (1,531 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 220,353 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Someș County is one of the historic counties of Transylvania, Romania. The county seat was Dej.[1]
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Crișuri,[2] 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.[2]
Geography
Someș County covered 3,965 km2[1] and was located in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised Someș County is now located in the Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, Cluj and Sălaj counties. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Satu Mare and Maramureș counties to the north, Năsăud County to the east, Cluj County to the south, and Sălaj County to the west.[1]
Administrative organization
Administratively, Someș County was divided into seven districts (plăși):[1]
- Plasa Beclean
- Plasa Chiochiş
- Plasa Dej
- Plasa Gârbou
- Plasa Gherla
- Plasa Ileanda
- Plasa Lăpuş
Gallery
Map of Someș County (1938)
Someș County Prefecture in Dej (nowadays the Dej City Hall)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Portretul României interbelice - Județul Someș" (in Romanian). memoria.ro. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Organizarea administrativ-teritorială a României 1864-1989" (in Romanian). bzf.ro. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interwar Someș County. |
- (Romanian) Someș County on memoria.ro
