Severin County was a county (

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, in the historical region of the

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. Its capital was

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. Severin County was established in 1926, disbanded with the administrative reform of 1938, re-created in 1940, and finally disbanded with the administrative reform of 1950.

Geography

Severin County covered and was located in the south-western part of

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, in the eastern part of the

. Currently, the territory that comprised Severin County is divided between

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, Caraș-Severin, Arad, and Mehedinți counties. In the

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, the county neighbored Caraș and Timiș-Torontal counties to the west,

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to the north,

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to the east,

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to the southeast, and the

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to the south.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Severin County was originally divided into six districts ('' plăși''): Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Severin
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#Plasa Caransebeș, headquartered at

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#Plasa Făget, headquartered at Făget #Plasa Lugoj, headquartered at

#Plasa Orșova, headquartered at

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#Plasa Teregova, headquartered at Teregova Subsequently, two more districts were established.

Plasa Balinț, headquartered at
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Plasa Sacul, headquartered at Sacu

The county had three urban communes (cities):

(the county's headquarters),

, and

Population

According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 239,586, which were ethnically divided as follows: 76.6% Romanians, 9.6% Germans, 6.6% Hungarians, 2.2% Romanies, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the majority of the county population consisted of Eastern Orthodox (75.4%), followed by Roman Catholics (14.9%), Greek Catholics (3.9%), Reformed (3.1%), as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pp. 722–725

Urban environment

In 1930, the county's urban population was 40,456 inhabitants, ethnically 47.3% Romanians, 24.5% Germans, 16.8% Hungarians, 4.6% Jews, 3.1% Romanies, 1.2% Czechs and Slovaks, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population consisted of 46.4% Eastern Orthodox, 36.4% Roman Catholic, 4.9% Reformed, 4.8% Jewish, 4.1% Greek Catholic, 2.3% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

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Severin County on memoria.ro
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