Severin County
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| Judeţul Severin | ||
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| County (Judeţ) | ||
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| Country |
 Romania | |
| Historic region | Banat | |
| Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ) | Lugoj | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 6,422 km2 (2,480 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 240,715 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Severin was a county (Romanian: judeţ) in the Kingdom of Romania. Its capital was Lugoj.
Geography
Severin County covered 6,422 km2 and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in the Banat. Currently, the territory that comprised Severin County is now part of the Timiş County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Caraş and Timiş-Torontal counties to the west, Arad County to the north, Hunedoara County to the east, Mehedinţi County to the southeast, and Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the south.
Administrative organization
Administratively, Severin County was divided into eight districts (plăşi):
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