Severin County

Județul Severin
County (Județ)

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Banat
Capital city (Reședință de județ) 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: județ) 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 Timiș County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Caraș and Timiș-Torontal counties to the west, Arad County to the north, Hunedoara County to the east, Mehedinți County to the southeast, and Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the south.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Severin County was divided into eight districts (plăși):

  1. Balinț
  2. Birchiș
  3. Caransebeș
  4. Făget
  5. Lugoj
  6. Orșova
  7. Sacu
  8. Teregova

External links

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