Putna County was a county (

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: ''

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'') in the

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, in southern

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. The county seat was

Focșani Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Curv ...

. The county was located in the central-eastern part of

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, in the south of

. Today, most of the territory of the former county is part of

Vrancea County Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...

. The county was bordered on the north by

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, to the east by

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, to the south by the counties of

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and Buzău, and to the west by

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Administrative organization

The capital of Putna County was the town of Focşani. The county had five cities (

, Adjud,

Mărășești Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and Tișița. Geography The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on the ...

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, and

Panciu Panciu () is a town in Vrancea County, Romania. It lies on the river Șușița, in the southern part of Western Moldavia, northwest of Focșani. It has a population of approximately 7,600. It administers five villages: Crucea de Jos, Crucea de Su ...

) and 265 villages. In 1930, Putna County was administratively divided into three districts ('' plăși''):Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Putna
/ref> #Plasa Mărășești, with 36 villages #Plasa Trotuș, with 46 villages #Plasa Vrancea, with 48 villages Subsequently three more districts were established:

Plasa Zăbala, with 59 villages
Plasa Gârlele, with 42 villages
Plasa Biliești, with 34 villages

Judicial organization

Putna County had a court with two sections, fourteen magistrates, one chief prosecutor and two prosecutors in the Galați Court of Appeal and nine judges in Focșani, Adjud, Mărășești, Panciu,

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Tulnici Tulnici is a commune in Vrancea County, Romania, located in the northwestern part of the county. It is one of the largest administrative areas in Vrancea County, situated at an altitude of 480 m above sea level at the foothills of the Vrancea Mount ...

, and Vidra, with a total of eighteen magistrates.

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 194,105 inhabitants, 93.3% Romanians, 3.5% Jews, 1.2% Romanies, 1.1% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 94.2% were Eastern Orthodox, 3.6% were Jewish, 1.6% were Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 58,683 inhabitants, 84.6% Romanians, 10.9% Jews, 1.5% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 85.1% Eastern Orthodox, 11.1% Jewish, 2.2% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Religion

The county contained 199 Orthodox churches, a Roman Catholic church, a Roman Catholic chapel, two Armenian churches and twelve synagogues. There were two Orthodox monasteries in

Vizantea Vizantea-Livezi is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Livezile (the commune center), Mesteacănu, Piscu Radului, Vizantea Mănăstirească and Vizantea Răzășească. It was formed in 1968 by merging the ...

and

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and seven Orthodox hermitages: Valea Neagră,

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, Trotușanu, Mușunoaiele, Buluc, , and Lepșa. The county had three Orthodox

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s residing in Focșani, Drăgușeni, and Vrancea and was in the eparchy (bishopric) of Roman (in the metropolitanate of Moldavia and Suceava).

References

External links

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Putna County on memoria.ro
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