Vlașca County is a former first-order administrative division of the Kingdom of Romania, in southern

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, located between Bucharest and the Danube, which is now mostly the county of

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. The county seat was

. The county was located in the southern part of Greater Romania, in the southern part of the historical region of

. The county was bordered on the west by Teleorman County, on the northwest by

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, on the north by

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, on the east by Ilfov County, and to the south by the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Its surface coincides in large part with that of the present

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, but there are small parts of it that are included in today's Teleorman County.

Administrative organization

Administratively, until the 1930s, Vlașca County was divided into five districts ('' plăși''):Portretul României Interbelice - Județul Vlașca
/ref> #Plasa Călugăreni, headquartered at Călugăreni #Plasa Câlniștea, headquartered at

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#Plasa Dunărea, headquartered at

#Plasa Glavacioc, headquartered at

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#Plasa Neajlov, headquartered initially at Neajlovu, and later at

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. In 1938, the county was divided into seven districts: #Plasa Călugăreni, headquartered at Călugăreni #Plasa Câlniștea, headquartered at

#Plasa Dunărea, headquartered at

#Plasa Ghimpați, headquartered at

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#Plasa Glavacioc, headquartered at

#Plasa Neajlov, headquartered initially at Neajlovu, and later at

.Ghidul primăriilor
/ref> #Plasa Siliștea, headquartered at

Siliștea Gumești Siliștea Gumești is a communes of Romania, commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Siliștea Gumești. It was known as ''Siliștea Nouă'' from 1968 to 1996. Near Siliștea Gumești there is an aband ...

After 1938

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly-formed

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, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 296,412 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.1% Romanians, 2.2% Romanies, 0.2% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 99.4% Eastern Orthodox, 0.2% Roman Catholic, 0.1% Adventist, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 31,016 inhabitants, comprising 92.7% Romanians, 2.4% Romanies, 1.0% Hungarians, 0.7% Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 96.4% Eastern Orthodox, 1.3% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Jewish, as well as other minorities.

References

External links

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Vlașca County on memoria.ro
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