Vlașca County is a former first-order administrative division of the Kingdom of Romania, in southern Muntenia, located between Bucharest and the Danube, which is now mostly the county of Giurgiu. The county seat was Giurgiu.
Județul Vlașca
County (Județ)
The Vlaşca County Prefecture's building from the interwar period, now a museum.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Argeș, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.
Populationedit
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 296,412 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.1% Romanians, 2.2% Romanies, 0.2% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.2% Roman Catholic, 0.1% Adventist, as well as other minorities.
Urban populationedit
In 1930, the county's urban population was 31,016 inhabitants, comprising 92.7% Romanians, 2.4% Romanies, 1.0% Hungarians, 0.7% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 96.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Jewish, as well as other minorities.
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(in Romanian) Vlașca County on memoria.ro
January 01, 1970
vlașca, county, former, first, order, administrative, division, kingdom, romania, southern, muntenia, located, between, bucharest, danube, which, mostly, county, giurgiu, county, seat, giurgiu, județul, vlașcacounty, județ, vlaşca, county, prefecture, building. Vlașca County is a former first order administrative division of the Kingdom of Romania in southern Muntenia located between Bucharest and the Danube which is now mostly the county of Giurgiu The county seat was Giurgiu Județul VlașcaCounty Județ The Vlasca County Prefecture s building from the interwar period now a museum Coat of armsCountryRomaniaHistoric regionWallachiaCounty seat Reședință de județ GiurgiuEstablishedSometime before 1601Ceased to existAdministrative reform of 1950Area Total4 494 km2 1 735 sq mi Population 1930 Total296 412 Density66 km2 170 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST The county was located in the southern part of Greater Romania in the southern part of the historical region of Muntenia The county was bordered on the west by Teleorman County on the northwest by Argeș County on the north by Dambovița County on the east by Ilfov County and to the south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria Its surface coincides in large part with that of the present Giurgiu County but there are small parts of it that are included in today s Teleorman County Contents 1 Administrative organization 2 After 1938 2 1 Population 2 1 1 Urban population 3 References 4 External linksAdministrative organization edit nbsp The counties of Wallachia after 1601 including Vlașca nbsp Map of Vlașca County as constituted in 1938 Administratively until the 1930s Vlașca County was divided into five districts plăși 1 Plasa Călugăreni headquartered at Călugăreni Plasa Calniștea headquartered at Drăgănești Vlașca Plasa Dunărea headquartered at Giurgiu Plasa Glavacioc headquartered at Glavacioc Plasa Neajlov headquartered initially at Neajlovu and later at Corbii Mari 2 In 1938 the county was divided into seven districts Plasa Călugăreni headquartered at Călugăreni Plasa Calniștea headquartered at Drăgănești Vlașca Plasa Dunărea headquartered at Giurgiu Plasa Ghimpați headquartered at Ghimpați 3 4 Plasa Glavacioc headquartered at Glavacioc Plasa Neajlov headquartered initially at Neajlovu and later at Corbii Mari 5 Plasa Siliștea headquartered at Siliștea GumeștiAfter 1938 editIn 1938 the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Argeș but it was re established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II s regime only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime Population edit According to the 1930 census data the county population was 296 412 inhabitants ethnically divided as follows 97 1 Romanians 2 2 Romanies 0 2 Hungarians as well as other minorities From the religious point of view the population was 99 4 Eastern Orthodox 0 2 Roman Catholic 0 1 Adventist as well as other minorities Urban population edit In 1930 the county s urban population was 31 016 inhabitants comprising 92 7 Romanians 2 4 Romanies 1 0 Hungarians 0 7 Jews as well as other minorities From the religious point of view the urban population was composed of 96 4 Eastern Orthodox 1 3 Roman Catholic 0 8 Jewish as well as other minorities References edit Portretul Romaniei Interbelice Județul Vlașca Ghidul primăriilor Ghimpati ro commune s website Google Books Ghidul primăriilorExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interwar Vlașca County in Romanian Vlașca County on memoria ro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vlașca County amp oldid 1169146798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
