Tutova County

Judeţul Tutova
—  County (Judeţ)  —

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Moldavia
Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ) Bârlad
Established 1925
Ceased to exist Administrative reform of 1950
Government
 • Prefect
Area
 • Land 2,498 km2 (964.5 sq mi)
Population (1930)
 • Total 144,267
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Tutova County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania with the city of Bârlad as capital.

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Geography

Tutova County covered 2,498 km2 and was located in the eastern of Greater Romania, in Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Tutova County is now included at present in Bacău County, Galaţi County and Vaslui County [1]. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Vaslui County to the north, Fălciu County to the northeast, Cahul County to the east, Covurlui County to the south, and Tecuci and Bacău counties to the west.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Tutova County was divided into four districts (plăşi):

  1. Alexandru Vlahuṭă
  2. I.G.Duca
  3. M. K. Epureanu
  4. Vasile Pârvan

References

  1. ^ Enciclopedia Romaniei. Vol. I-IV, Bucharest 1938, 1938 1943

External links

Historical counties of Romania