Bacău Region (Regiunea Bacău) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative

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of the

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, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.

History

The capital of the region was

Bacău Bacău ( ; , ; ; ) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. With a population of 136,087 (as of 2021 census), Bacău is the 14th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the ...

, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays

and Neamț counties. In 1956 the region included the Zeletin and Adjud

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...

s from the dissolved

Bârlad Region Regiunea Bârlad (Bârlad Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative Regions of the People's Republic of Romania, divisions of the Socialist Republic of Romania, People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet Union, S ...

and the Roman Raion from Iași Region. In 1960 the Zeletin Raion was dissolved, most of the component communes passing to Adjud Raion, and in 1964 Buhuși Raion was dissolved, and all its communes were included into Bacău and Piatra Neamț raions.

Neighbors

Bacău Region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East: Iași Region and

; South: Putna Region and

Stalin Region Regiunea Stalin (Stalin Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin. Its name was changed to ...

; West: Mureș Region; North: Suceava Region. *1952–1956: East: Iași Region; South:

; West:

Magyar Autonomous Region The Magyar Autonomous Region (1952–1960) (; ) and Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region (1960–1968) were autonomous Regions of the People's Republic of Romania, regions in the Romanian People's Republic (later the Socialist Republic of Romania). H ...

; North: Suceava Region. *1956–1968: East: Iași Region; South:

Galați Region Galați ( , , ; also known by other #Etymology and names, alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the river Danube. and the sixth-larges ...

; West:

Brașov Region Brașov (, , ; , also ''Brasau''; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the county seat (i.e. administrative centre) of Brașov County. According to the 2021 census, with 237,589 inhabitants, Brașov is ...

and

; North: Suceava Region.

Rayons

*1950–1952: Bacău, Moinești, Târgu Ocna, Buhuși, Piatra Neamț, Târgu Neamț. *1952–1956: Bacău, Moinești, Târgu Ocna, Buhuși, Piatra Neamț, Târgu Neamț, Ceahlău. *1956–1960: Bacău, Moinești, Târgu Ocna, Buhuși, Piatra Neamț, Târgu Neamț, Zeletin (centered on

Podu Turcului Podu Turcului is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Bălănești, Căbești, Fichitești, Giurgioana, Hanța, Lehancea, Plopu, Podu Turcului, Răcușana, and Sârbi. The commune is situated on t ...

), Adjud, Roman. *1960–1964: Bacău, Moinești, Târgu Ocna, Buhuși, Piatra Neamț, Târgu Neamț, Adjud, Roman. *1964–1968: Bacău, Moinești, Târgu Ocna, Piatra Neamț, Târgu Neamț, Adjud, Roman. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacau Region Regions of the People's Republic of Romania