Regiunea Argeș (Argeș Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative
divisions of the
People's Republic of Romania
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, 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 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
* ...
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 had the following
raion
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s
*1950–1952: Pitești, Slatina, Costești, Muscel, Curtea de Argeș.
*1956–1968: Pitești, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina, Loviștea, Muscel, Curtea de Argeș, Costești, Topoloveni, Găești, Drăganești, Drăgășani, Băbeni-Bistrița, Horezu.
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Regions of the People's Republic of Romania