Făgăraș County is one of the historic counties of

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. The county seat was

Făgăraș Făgăraș (; german: Fogarasch, Fugreschmarkt, hu, Fogaras) is a city in central Romania, located in Brașov County. It lies on the Olt River and has a population of 28,330 as of 2011. It is situated in the historical region of Transylvania, and ...

Geography

Făgăraș County covered and was located in the central part of

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, in the southeastern part of

, along the

Olt River The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; german: Alt; la, Aluta or ', tr, Oltu, grc, Ἄλυτος ''Alytos'') is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its average discha ...

. Currently, the territory that comprised Făgăraș County is now mostly included in

Brașov County Brașov County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania. Its capital city is Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" (''țări'') Burzenland and Făgăraș. Name In Hungarian, it is kno ...

, while its western part belongs now to

Sibiu County Sibiu County () is a county ( ro, județ) of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Its county seat ( ro, reședință de județ) is the namesake town of Sibiu (german: Hermannstadt). Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szeben m ...

History

After

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, as a result of the

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Fogaras County Fogaras was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The county's capital was Fogaras (present-day Făgăraș). Geography Fogaras county shared borders ...

along with most of Transylvania was transferred from the

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to Romania, Făgăraş County was created with an identical territory. Based on the

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and the Law of Administrative Unification of 1925, the name of the county remained as it was, but the territory was reorganized. Its capital remained Făgăraș. The new county divided into three administrative districts ( ro, plăși), it neighbored Târnava-Mare County to the north,

to the east, Muscel and Argeș counties to the south, and

to the west. In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed

Ținutul Mureș 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 ...

, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of

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's regime. In

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, the county was invaded and occupied by Soviet forces. As in other parts of the country in 1945, part of the Saxon population of Făgăraş County was deported to the Soviet Union, where some survivors returned after about five years. Following the administrative and territorial reform of 1950, made after the Soviet model, all counties were abolished and regions and districts established. The territory of the county then became part of

Țara Făgărașului Țara Făgărașului (also ''Țara Oltului''; german: Fogaraschland, hu, Fogarasföld, la, terra Fugaras or ''terra Alutus'') is a region is southern Transylvania, Romania. Its main city is Făgăraș. On the north, it is bordered by the Olt Ri ...

. On 17 February 1968 the administrative and territorial divisions were returned to counties, but Făgăraș County was not re-established. The territory Țara Făgărașului was divided between the counties of

Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a pop ...

and

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, 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 Ci ...

Administrative organization

Administratively, Făgăraș County was divided into three districts ('' plăși''):Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Făgăraș
/ref> #Plasa Arpașu de Jos, headquartered at

Arpașu de Jos Arpașu de Jos ( hu, Alsóárpás) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the sout ...

#Plasa Făgăraș, headquartered at

#Plasa Șercaia, headquartered at Șercaia

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 86,039 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 78.3% Romanians, 12.5% Germans, 5.5% Hungarians, 2.9% Romanies, as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pp. 192–195 From the religious point of view, the population was 55.2% Eastern Orthodox, 25.7% Greek Catholics, 12.9% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.Recensământul general al populației României din 29 decemvrie 1930, Vol. II, pp. 617–618

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 7,841 inhabitants, comprising 54.2% Romanians, 26.7% Hungarians, 12.4% Germans, 4.9% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 34.9% Eastern Orthodox, 19.7% Greek Catholic, 14.4% Reformed, 13.5% Roman Catholic, 9.9% Lutheran, 5.0% Jewish, 2.3% Unitarian, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

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