Bălți County neighboured the counties of Soroca to the east, Orhei to the south-east, Lăpușna and Iași to the south-west, Botoșani to the north-east, and Hotin to the north.
Later, Bălți County was reorganized from the administrative point of view. The number of districts increased to six, by abolishing Plasa Slobozia and creating four new districts:
According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 386,721, of which 70.1% were ethnic Romanians, 12.0% Russians, 8.2% Jews, 7.6% Ukrainians, as well as other minorities.[2] From the religious point of view 89.3% of the population was Eastern Orthodox, 8.3% Jewish, 0.8% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
In the year 1930, the county's urban population was 30,570, of which 46.5% were ethnic Jews, 29.0% Romanians, 17.7% Russians, 3.2% Poles, as well as other minorities.[2] In the urban area the mother tongues were divided as follows: Yiddish (45.5%), followed by Romanian (28.1%), Russian (21.7%), Polish (2.0%), Ukrainian (1.1%), as well as other minorities. From a religious point of view, the urban population consisted of 47.1% Eastern Orthodox, 46.6% Jewish, 4.1% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
Census data of 1941 - during World War II - indicate the county's population was 407,930, of which 80.44% were ethnic Romanians, 14.38% Ukrainians, 3.11% Russians, 0.78% Poles, 0.72% Jews, as well as other minorities.
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Bălți County was a county Romanian județ in the Kingdom of Romania between 1925 and 1938 and between 1941 and 1944 with the seat at Bălți Județul BălțiCounty Județ The Prefecture of Bălți County building from the interwar period Coat of armsCountryRomaniaHistoric regionBessarabiaCapital city Reședință de județ BălțiEstablished1925 first time 1941 second time Ceased to exist1938 first time 1944 second time Area Total4 246 km2 1 639 sq mi Population 1930 Total386 476 Density91 km2 240 sq mi Time zoneUTC 2 EET Summer DST UTC 3 EEST The county was located in the eastern part of Greater Romania in the northern part of Bessarabia Its territory now belongs to the Republic of Moldova covering almost the territory of Moldova s Bălți County which existed between 1998 and 2003 Bălți County neighboured the counties of Soroca to the east Orhei to the south east Lăpușna and Iași to the south west Botoșani to the north east and Hotin to the north Contents 1 Administration 2 Population 2 1 Urban population 3 After 1938 4 References 5 External linksAdministration Edit Map of Bălți County as constituted in 1938 The county was originally administratively subdivided into three districts plăși 1 Plasa Fălești headquartered at Fălești Plasa Rașcani headquartered at Rașcani Plasa Slobozia headquartered at SloboziaLater Bălți County was reorganized from the administrative point of view The number of districts increased to six by abolishing Plasa Slobozia and creating four new districts Plasa Bălți headquartered at Bălți Plasa Cornești headquartered at Cornești Plasa Glodeni headquartered at Glodeni Plasa Sangerei headquartered at SangereiAt the census of Autumn 1941 the county had the following administrative organization Municipality of Bălți Plasa Bălți headquartered at Bălți Plasa Cornești headquartered at Cornești Plasa Fălești headquartered at Fălești Plasa Glodeni headquartered at Glodeni Plasa Rașcani headquartered at RașcaniPopulation EditAccording to the census data of 1930 the county s population was 386 721 of which 70 1 were ethnic Romanians 12 0 Russians 8 2 Jews 7 6 Ukrainians as well as other minorities 2 From the religious point of view 89 3 of the population was Eastern Orthodox 8 3 Jewish 0 8 Roman Catholic as well as other minorities Urban population Edit In the year 1930 the county s urban population was 30 570 of which 46 5 were ethnic Jews 29 0 Romanians 17 7 Russians 3 2 Poles as well as other minorities 2 In the urban area the mother tongues were divided as follows Yiddish 45 5 followed by Romanian 28 1 Russian 21 7 Polish 2 0 Ukrainian 1 1 as well as other minorities From a religious point of view the urban population consisted of 47 1 Eastern Orthodox 46 6 Jewish 4 1 Roman Catholic as well as other minorities Census data of 1941 during World War II indicate the county s population was 407 930 of which 80 44 were ethnic Romanians 14 38 Ukrainians 3 11 Russians 0 78 Poles 0 72 Jews as well as other minorities After 1938 EditAfter the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform Bălți County merged with the counties of Bacău Baia Botoșani Iași Neamț Roman Soroca and Vaslui to form Ținutul Prut In June 1940 as a consequence of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina including Bălți County to the Soviet Union leading to the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldavian SSR The area returned to Romanian administration as the Bessarabia Governorate following the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1941 A military administration was established and the region s Jewish population was either executed on the spot or deported to the Transnistria Governorate where further numbers were killed 3 As the Soviet Union s offensive pushed the Axis powers back the area fell again under Soviet control On September 12 1944 Romania signed the Moscow Armistice with the Allies The Armistice as well as the subsequent Paris Peace Treaty of 1947 confirmed the Soviet Romanian border as it was on January 1 1941 4 5 The area of the county along with the rest of the Moldavian SSR became part of the independent country of Moldova in 1991 References Edit Portretul Romaniei Interbelice Județul Bălți a b Recensămantul general al populației Romaniei din 29 decemvrie 1930 Vol II pag 48 49 James Stuart Olson Lee Brigance Pappas Nicholas Charles Pappas 1994 An Ethnohistorical dictionary of the Russian and Soviet empires Greenwood Publishing Group p 484 ISBN 9780313274978 The Avalon Project The Armistice Agreement with Rumania September 12 1944 avalon law yale edu Retrieved 17 March 2018 United States Department of State Foreign relations of the United States 1946 Paris Peace Conference documents Volume IV 1946 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interwar Bălți County in Romanian Bălți County on memoria ro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bălți County Romania amp oldid 1092404865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
