Argeș Region

	Argeș Region Regiunea Argeș (Argeș Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1952, when its territory merged with Vâlcea Region to form Pitești Region. After the 1956 reorganisation, Pitești Region changed its name back to Argeș. History The capital of the region was Pitești, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Argeș County, before the 1956 reorganisation. After the reorganisation it also comprised some of the area of the current Vâlcea and Argeș counties. Neighbors Argeș Region had as neighbors: 1950–1952: East: Prahova Region and București Region; South: Teleorman Region and Dolj Region; West: Vâlcea Region; North: Sibiu Region and Stalin Region. 1956–1968: East: Ploiești Region; South: București Region; West: Oltenia Region; North: Stalin Region/ Brașov Region. Raions Argeș Region h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Regions Of The RPR The regions represented the result of a Soviet Union, Soviet-inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the Romanian People's Republic (later Socialist Republic of Romania) between 1950 and 1968. See also: Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. Regions of 1950 Regiunea Arad (Ar.) Regiunea Argeș (Ptș.) Regiunea Bacău (Bc.) Regiunea Baia Mare (B.Mr.) Regiunea Bârlad (Bd.) Regiunea Bihor (Ord.) Regiunea Botoșani (Bt.) Regiunea București (R.B.) Regiunea Buzău (Bz.) Regiunea Cluj (Clj.) Regiunea Constanța (Cța.) Regiunea Dolj (Cv.) Regiunea Galați (Gl.) Regiunea Gorj (Tg.J.) Regiunea Hunedoara (Dv.) Regiunea Ialomița (Cl.) Regiunea Iași (Iș.) Regiunea Mureș (Tg.M.) Regiunea Ploiești, Regiunea Prahova (Pl.) Regiunea Putna (Fș.) Regiunea Rodna (Btr.) Regiunea Satu Mare (St.M.) Regiunea Severin (Lgș.) Regiunea Sibiu (Sb.) Regiunea Stalin (O.S.) Regiunea Suceava (Sv.) Regiunea Teleorman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Communist Romania The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist One-party state, one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian People's Republic (, RPR). The country was an Eastern Bloc state and a member of the Warsaw Pact with a dominant role for the Romanian Communist Party enshrined in :Template:RomanianConstitutions, its constitutions. Geographically, RSR was bordered by the Black Sea to the east, the Soviet Union (via the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukrainian and Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSRs) to the north and east, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungary and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia (via Socialist Republic of Serbia, SR Serbia) to the west, and People's Republic of Bulgaria, Bulgaria to the south. As World War II ended, Kingdom of Romania, Romania, a former Axis powers, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. It lies on the A1 freeway connecting the city directly to the national capital Bucharest, being an important railway junction, with a classification yard in nearby Bălilești. The city houses the Arpechim oil refinery, and is a marketing center for the automotive industry, in particular, Automobile Dacia. Inhabited since prehistoric times but first mentioned in the 14th century, it developed as a trading town in northern Wallachia, serving as an informal residence for various Wallachian Princes until the 18th century. From the 19th century and until the interwar period, it was an important political center for the National Liberal Party and the main residence of the Brătianu family of politicians. During the early s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Argeș County Argeș County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești. Demographics On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2. * Romanians – 97% * Roma (Gypsies) and other ethnic groups – 3% Geography This county has a total area of 6,862 km2. The landforms can be split into 3 distinctive parts. In the north side there are the mountains, from the Southern Carpathians group – the Făgăraș Mountains with Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m), Negoiu Peak (2,535 m) and Vânătoarea lui Buteanu peak (2,508 m) towering the region, and in the North-East part the Leaotă Mountains. Between them there is a pass towards Brașov, the Rucăr-Bran Passage. The heights decrease, and in the center there are the sub-carpathian hills, with heights around 800 m, crossed with very deep valleys. In the south there is the northern part of the Romanian Plain. The main river that crosses the county is the Arge� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vâlcea County Vâlcea County (also spelt ''Vîlcea''; ) is a county ( județ) of Romania. Located in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (which are separated by the Olt River), it is also part of the wider Wallachia region. Its capital city is Râmnicu Vâlcea. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 355,320 and the population density was 61.63/km2. * Romanians - over 98% * Roma, others - 2% Geography This county has a total area of . The North side of the county is occupied by the mountains from the Southern Carpathians group - The Făgăraș Mountains in the east with heights over , and the Lotru Mountains in the west with heights over . They are separated by the Olt River valley - the most accessible passage between Transylvania and Muntenia. Along the Olt River Valley there are smaller groups of mountains, the most spectacular being the . Towards the South, the heights decrease, passing through the sub-carpathian hills to a high plain in the West side of the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Prahova Region Prahova may refer to: * Prahova (river), Romania * Prahova Valley, Romania * Prahova County, named after the river Prahova, Romania Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti, Romania Stadionul Prahova Prahova Stadium was a football-only stadium in Ploieşti, Romania. It was the home ground of Prahova Ploieşti. It was used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of the reserve and youth teams of football teams of Astra Ploieşti. T ..., a football-only stadium in Ploieşti, Romania See also * Prahovo, a village in the municipality of Negotin, Serbia {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	București Region Regiunea București (București/Bucharest region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative Regions of the RPR, divisions of the Communist Romania, People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Oblast#Soviet Union, Soviet style of territorial organization. History The capital of the region was Bucharest, and at first, its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Ilfov County, Ilfov and Giurgiu County, Giurgiu counties. In 1952 it assimilated the dissolved Ialomița Region (without raions Fetești, to Constanța Region, and Urziceni, to Prahova Region, Ploiești Region; both taken in 1960) and Regiunea Teleorman, Teleorman regions, reaching an area slightly smaller than nowadays Ialomița County, Ialomița, Călărași County, Călărași, Ilfov County, Ilfov, Giurgiu County, Giurgiu, and Teleorman County, Teleorman counties. Neighbors București region had as neighbors: 1950–1952: East: Ialomița Region; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Teleorman Region Teleorman may refer to: * Teleorman County, a county of Romania * Teleorman (river), a river in southern Romania * The ''Teleorman'', a Romanian navy longboat lost in the Sinking of the Teleorman See also * Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman * Teleormanu, a village in Mârzănești Mârzănești is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hun ... , Romania {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dolj Region ''Regiunea'' Dolj (Dolj Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. History The capital of the region was Craiova, and its territory comprised what is today Dolj County. In 1952 it merged with Gorj Region to form the Craiova Region. Neighbours Dolj Region had as neighbours: East: Teleorman Region and Argeș Region. South: People's Republic of Bulgaria. West: People's Republic of Bulgaria and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia North: Gorj Region and Vâlcea Region. Raions Dolj Region comprised the following raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...s: Craiova, Cujmir, Plenița, Calfat, Băilești, Segarcea, Gura Jiului, Corabia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sibiu Region Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt River, Olt. Now the capital of the Sibiu County, between 1692 and 1791 and 1849–65 Sibiu was also the capital of the Principality of Transylvania (other), Principality of Transylvania. Nicknamed ''The City with Eyes'', the city is a well-known tourist destination for both domestic and foreign visitors. Known for its culture, history, gastronomy and diverse architecture, which includes the iconic Eyes of Sibiu, houses with eyes that gave Sibiu its nickname, the city has garnered significant attention since the beginning of the 21st century. In 2004, its historical center began the process of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sibiu was designated the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Stalin Region Regiunea Stalin (Stalin Region) was one of the administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania. It was established in 1950, in the Soviet style of territorial organization, and was named after Joseph Stalin. Its name was changed to Brașov Region in 1960, and it was disestablished in 1968. History In 1950, the capital of the region was Orașul Stalin (''Stalin City'', now Brașov) and its territory comprised an area similar to what are nowadays the eastern part of Brașov County, together with Covasna County and part of Harghita County. Initially, the Stalin Region comprised 6 raions: Ciuc, Odorhei, Racoș, Sfântu Gheorghe, Stalin, and Târgu Secuiesc. In 1952, the Ciuc, Odorhei, Sfântu Gheorghe, and Târgu Secuiesc raions were transferred to the newly established Magyar Autonomous Region, while the raions Sibiu, Făgăraș, Mediaș, Agnita, Sighișoara, and Târnăveni were included in the Stalin Region. In 1960, the region was renamed Brașov Region, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]