Ținutul Mureș

Ținutul Mureș
Ținutul Alba Iulia
Land (Ținut)

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Transylvania
Capital city (Reședință de ținut) Alba-Iulia
Established The administrative reform of 1938
Ceased to exist Territorial loss and new administrative law (30 August 1940)
Government
 • Type Rezident Regal
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ținutul Mureș (or Ținutul Alba Iulia) was one of the ten ținuturi ("lands") of Romania, founded in 1938 after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration. It comprised most of Transylvania, and included part of Székely Land. Its capital was the city of Alba-Iulia. Ținutul Mureș ceased to exist following the territorial losses of Romania to the Axis powers and the king's abdication in 1940.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms is party per cross in 9 equal squares, representing the former 9 counties (ținuturi) of Greater Romania (71 in total) which it had included. Four of the squares, forming the arms of a Greek cross, are of or. The four squares forming the corners of the shield are of azure. The square in the heart of the shield is gules, and bares an or Romanian Crown (in recollection of the 1922 Alba-Iulia coronation of Ferdinand I and Marie of Edinburgh as King and Queen of Greater Romania).

Former counties incorporated

After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, the previous 71 counties lost their authority.

In 1939 Năsăud County was ceded to Ținutul Crișuri in exchange for Turda County.

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