Tecuci County was a county (

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: ''

județ A (, plural ) is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova. There are 41 in Romania, divided into municipii (municipalities), ''ora ...

'') in the

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, in the historical region

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. The county seat was

Tecuci Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești. ...

. The county was located in the central-eastern part of

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, in the south of

. The county bordered on the east with the counties of Tutova and

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, on the south with the county

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, and to the west with the counties Putna and

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. Because of its shape, its northern extreme was the meeting point of Bacău and Tutova counties.

Administrative organization

The capital of Tecuci County was the town of

. Tecuci County was initially divided administratively into three districts ('' plăși''):Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Tecuci
/ref> #Plasa Homocea, headquartered at Homocea #Plasa Ivești, headquartered at Ivești #Plasa Podu Turcului, headquartered at

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Subsequently, the territory was reorganized into five districts: #Plasa Găiceana, headquartered at Găiceana #Plasa Brăhășești, headquartered at

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#Plasa Ivești, headquartered at Ivești #Plasa Podu Turcului, headquartered at

#Plasa Tecuci, headquartered at

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 156,405 inhabitants, 94.9% were Romanians, 2.0% Gypsies, 1.8% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 96.3% were Eastern Orthodox, 1.9% were Jewish, 1.6% were Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 17,172 inhabitants, 86.5% Romanians, 8.9% Jews, 1.1% Hungarians, 1.0% Gypsies, 0.8% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 88.3% Eastern Orthodox, 9.2% Jewish, 1.3% Roman Catholic, 0.5% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.

Abolition

The county was disbanded following the fall of the monarchy in Romania and the coming of Communism. It was divided in September 1950 between Regiunea Putna and Regiunea Bârlad, and in 1952 after the merger of the two, it remained part of Regiunea Bârlad. In 1960, its territory was again divided between Regiunea Bârlad and Regiunea Galați, and since 1968, much of its old territory (including the capital) belonged to

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, some smaller areas belonging to today's

Vrancea County Vrancea () is a county (județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...

and

Bacău County Bacău County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. It has one commune, Ghimeș-Făget, in Transylvania. Geography This county has a total area of . In the western part of the county there a ...

References

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Tecuci County on memoria.ro
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