Regiunea Dolj

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Regiunea Dolj (Dolj region) was one of the 1950 newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, set after the soviet style.

[edit] History

The capital of the region was Craiova, and its territory comprised ⅔ of the nowadays Dolj County. In 1952 it merged with Gorj region to form Craiova region.

[edit] Neighbours

Dolj region had as neighbours: East: Teleorman and Argeş regions; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: People's Republic of Bulgaria and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; North: Gorj and Vâlcea regions.

[edit] Rayons

Craiova, Cujmir, Pleniţa, Calfat, Băileşti, Segarcea, Gura Jiului, Corabia, Caracal, Balş.