Roman County is one of the historic counties of
Moldavia,
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. The county seat was
Roman.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed
Ținutul Prut
Ținutul Prut was one of the ten Romanian ''ținuturi'' ("lands"), founded in 1938 after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration. It comprised parts of central Mo ...
,
but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of
Carol II
Carol II (4 April 1953) was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. The eldest son of Ferdinand I, he became crown prince upon the death of his grand-uncle, King Carol I in 1914. He was the first of th ...
's regime - only to be
abolished 10 years later by the
Communist regime
A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...
.
Geography
Roman County covered 1,880 km
2 and was located in the central-north-eastern part of
Greater Romania in the center of
Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Roman County is now mostly included in the
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
, with some parts in the
Iași.
Bacău, and
Vaslui
Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.
History
Archaeological surveys indicate ...
counties. In the
interwar period, the county neighbored
Baia County
Baia County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania. The county seat was Fălticeni.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Prut, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Ca ...
to the north,
Iași and
Vaslui
Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.
History
Archaeological surveys indicate ...
counties to the east,
Tutova County
Tutova County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania with the city of Bârlad as capital.
Geography
Tutova County covered 2,498 km2 and was located in the central-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the south-eastern part of Mol ...
to the southeast,
Bacău County to the south, and
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River.
Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
to the west.
Administrative organization
Administratively, in 1930, Roman County was divided into two districts (''
plăși''):
#Plasa Miron Costin
#Plasa Roman Vodă
Later, Plasa Miron Costin was divided into two districts:
#Plasa I.G. Duca
#Plasa Moldova
Population
According to the census data of 1930, the county numbered 151,550 inhabitants, ethnically 90.7% Romanians, 4.7% Jews, 2.3% Romanies, 1.4% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From a religious point of view, the population consisted of 73.2% Eastern Orthodox, 21.4% Roman Catholic, 4.9% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
The urban population consisted of 71.9% Romanians, 20.6% Jews, 2.1% Romanies, 1.4% Germans, 1.3% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From a religious point of view, the urban population consisted of 73.8% Eastern Orthodox, 20.9% Jewish, 3.7% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
References
External links
*
Roman County on memoria.ro
{{coord missing, Romania
Former counties of Romania
1950 disestablishments in Romania
1925 establishments in Romania
States and territories disestablished in 1950
States and territories established in 1925
1938 disestablishments in Romania
1940 establishments in Romania
States and territories disestablished in 1938
States and territories established in 1940