The regions represented the result of a
Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
-inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the
Romanian People's Republic
The Socialist Republic of Romania (, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989 (see Revolutions of 1989). From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Repu ...
(later Socialist Republic of Romania) between 1950 and 1968.
See also:
Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania
A new territorial division of the Socialist Republic of Romania#Romanian People's Republic, Romanian People's Republic was introduced in 1950. Following the USSR, Soviet model, a structure of Regions of the People's Republic of Romania, regions an ...
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Regions of 1950
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Regiunea Arad (Ar.)
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Regiunea Argeș (Ptș.)
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Regiunea Bacău (Bc.)
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Regiunea Baia Mare (B.Mr.)
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Regiunea Bârlad (Bd.)
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Regiunea Bihor (Ord.)
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Regiunea Botoșani (Bt.)
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Regiunea București (R.B.)
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Regiunea Buzău (Bz.)
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Regiunea Cluj (Clj.)
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Regiunea Constanța (Cța.)
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Regiunea Dolj (Cv.)
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Regiunea Galați (Gl.)
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Regiunea Gorj (Tg.J.)
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Regiunea Hunedoara (Dv.)
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Regiunea Ialomița (Cl.)
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Regiunea Iași (Iș.)
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Regiunea Mureș (Tg.M.)
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Regiunea Prahova (Pl.)
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Regiunea Putna (Fș.)
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Regiunea Rodna (Btr.)
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Regiunea Satu Mare (St.M.)
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Regiunea Severin (Lgș.)
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Regiunea Sibiu (Sb.)
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Regiunea Stalin
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 t ...
(O.S.)
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Regiunea Suceava
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, ...
(Sv.)
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Regiunea Teleorman (R.Vd.)
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Regiunea Timișoara (Tmş.)
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Regiunea Vâlcea (Rm.V.)
Regions of 1952
September 19, 1952 – Decree nr.331. By merging, the number of regions was reduced to 18.
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Regiunea Arad (Ar.)
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Regiunea Bacău (Bc.)
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Regiunea Baia Mare (B.Mr.)
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Regiunea Bârlad (Bd.)
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Regiunea București (R.B.) (
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
City–B.)
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Regiunea Cluj (Clj.)
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Regiunea Constanța (Cţa.)
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Regiunea Craiova (Cv.)
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Regiunea Galați (Gl.)
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Regiunea Hunedoara (Dv.)
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Regiunea Iași (Iș.)
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Regiunea Autonomă Maghiară (Magyar Autonomous Region) (Tg.M.)
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Regiunea Oradea (Ord.)
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Regiunea Pitești (Ptș.)
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Regiunea Ploiești (Pl.)
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Regiunea Stalin
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 t ...
(O.S.)
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Regiunea Suceava
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, ...
(Sv.)
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Regiunea Timișoara (Tmș.)
Regions of 1956
1956 – An intermediary step in which the regions Arad and Bârlad were absorbed by their neighbours.
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Regiunea Argeș (Ptș.)
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Regiunea Bacău (Bc.)
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Regiunea Baia Mare (B. Mr.)
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Regiunea București (B., Bucharest City–O.B.)
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Regiunea Cluj (Clj.)
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Regiunea Constanța (Cta.)
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Regiunea Craiova (Cv.)
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Regiunea Galați (Gl.)
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Regiunea Hunedoara (Dv.)
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Regiunea Iași (Iș.)
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Regiunea Autonomă Maghiară (Magyar Autonomous Region) (Tg.M.)
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Regiunea Oradea (Ord.)
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Regiunea Ploiești (Pl.)
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Regiunea Stalin
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 t ...
(Brașov City/Orașul Stalin–O.S.)
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Regiunea Suceava
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, ...
(Sv.)
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Regiunea Timișoara (Tmș.)
Regions of 1960
1960 – As of 24 December, the final step, with territory redistribution and some regions renamed. The Magyar administrative entity was renamed ''Regiunea Mureș-Autonomă Maghiară'' (Mureș Region – Magyar Autonomous), also modifying its territory. By the end, the number of regions was reduced to 16.
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Regiunea Argeș (AG)
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Regiunea Bacău (BC)
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Regiunea Banat (BT)
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Regiunea Brașov (BV; very briefly Br. after the name reverted to Brașov)
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Regiunea București (B, including Bucharest City)
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Regiunea Cluj (CJ)
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Regiunea Crișana (CR)
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Regiunea Dobrogea (DB)
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Regiunea Galați (GL)
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Regiunea Hunedoara (HD)
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Regiunea Iași (IS)
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Regiunea Maramureș (MR)
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Regiunea Mureș-Autonomă Maghiară (Mureș Region-Magyar Autonomous) (MS)
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Regiunea Oltenia (OL)
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Regiunea Ploiești (PL)
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Regiunea Suceava
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, ...
(SV)
See also
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Former administrative divisions of Romania The 41 județe () and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official administrative divisions of Romania. They also represent the European Union' s NUTS-3 geocode statistical subdivision scheme of Romania.
Overview
The earliest organizatio ...
References
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