Câmpulung County is one of the historic counties of the

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, in the historical region of

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. The county seat was

Câmpulung Moldovenesc Câmpulung Moldovenesc (; formerly spelled ''Cîmpulung Moldovenesc'') is a municipiu, city in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Câmpulung Moldovenesc is the fourth largest urban settleme ...

Geography

Câmpulung County covered 2,349 km² and was located in the northern part of

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, in the southern part of

. Currently, the territory that comprised Câmpulung County is now included at present in

Suceava County Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...

. In the

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, the county was bordered by

Rădăuți County Rădăuți County was one of the historic counties of Bukovina, Romania. The county seat was Rădăuți. History Following the Union of Bukovina with Romania decided by the General Congress of Bukovina on 15/28 November 1918, the Rădăuți County ...

to the north,

to the east,

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 Caro ...

to the southeast, Neamț and Mureș Counties to the south, and

Năsăud County Năsăud County is one of the historic counties of Transylvania, Romania. The county seat was Bistrița. Geography Năsăud County was located in the north-central part of Greater Romania, in the north of Transylvania, covering . Currently, the te ...

to the west.

History

After

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, the territory of the county along with most of Transylvania was transferred from

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to Romania. This transfer was confirmed in the 1920

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. Based on the 1923 Romanian Constitution and the Law of Administrative Unification of 1925, Câmpulung County was established, with its capital at Câmpulung Moldovenesc. In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed

Ținutul Suceava Ținutul Suceava was one of the ten Romanian administrative regions (''ținuturi'') created on August 14, 1938, as a part of King Carol II's administrative reform. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of Bukovina, a coun ...

, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of

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's regime. In

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, the county was part of the

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and was later invaded and occupied by Soviet forces. Following the administrative and territorial reform of 1950, made after the Soviet model, all counties were abolished and regions and districts established. The territory of the county then became part of

Suceava Region Suceava Region () was an administrative-territorial division located in the northeastern part of the Romanian People's Republic, established in 1950, when the counties were abolished (by law no. 5 from 6 September 1950). It existed until 1968, ...

. On 17 February 1968 the administrative and territorial divisions were returned to counties, but Câmpulung County was not re-established.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Câmpulung County was originally divided into three districts ('' plăși''): #Plasa Dorna, headquartered at

Vatra Dornei Vatra Dornei (; ; ; ) is a city in Suceava County, north-eastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Bukovina. Vatra Dornei is the fifth largest urban settlement in the county, with a population of 12,578 inhabitants, according to ...

#Plasa Humor, headquartered at

Gura Humorului Gura Humorului (; Hebrew and Yiddish: גורה חומורולוי - ''Gure Humuruluei'' or גורא הומאָרא - ''Gura Humora''; German and Polish: ''Gura Humora'') is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the hi ...

#Plasa Moldova, headquartered at

Later, a fourth district was carved out from Plasa Moldova:

Plasa Moldovița, headquartered at Vama

There were four urban localities in the county:

, and Vama.

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 94,816, ethnically divided among Romanians (61.3%), Germans (20.2%), Jews (8.2%), Ukrainians (6.7%), Poles (1.8%), as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 114-115 From the religious point of view, the population consisted of Eastern Orthodox (68.2%), Roman Catholic (16.9%), Jewish (8.2%), Lutheran (5.5%), as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pag. 578

Urban population

The four urban localities of the county as of the 1930 census were:

(population 10,071),

(9,826),

(6,042), and Vama (5,315). In 1930, the county's urban population was 31,254, ethnically divided among Romanians (56.3%), Germans (22.6%), Jews (17.9%), Poles (1.5%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population consisted of 55.6% Eastern Orthodox, 19.4% Roman Catholic, 17.9% Jewish, 5.2% Lutheran, 1.6% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

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