Ținutul Suceava was one of the
ten Romanian administrative regions (''ținuturi'') created on August 14, 1938, as a part of
King
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Carol II's administrative reform. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of
Bukovina, a county of
Bessarabia (
Hotin) and a county of
Moldavia
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(
Dorohoi). It was named after the river
Suceava. Its administrative capital was the city of
Cernăuți. After its northern part (the counties
Cernăuți,
Storojineț and
Hotin, as well as parts of the counties
Rădăuți and
Dorohoi) was ceded to the
USSR
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on June 28, 1940, ''Ținutul Suceava'' was restructured on September 16, 1940, when
Baia county became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days later, on September 22, 1940. ''Ținutul Suceava'' had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu (August 14, 1938 – February 1, 1939) and Gheorghe Flondor (February 1, 1939 – September 22, 1940). Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of seven
pallets, four of
gules and three of
azure, representing the former seven
counties
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(''județe'') of
Greater Romania which it included (of the total 71). Over the pallets there is a
castle
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, representing the medieval citadel in Suceava.
Constitutive counties
The administrative reform of August 14, 1938 kept the existing 71 counties, but transferred most of their responsibilities to the new regions. Ținutul Suceava included:
[Administrative Law published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938, p. 3779]
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Câmpulung County
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Cernăuți County
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Dorohoi County
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Hotin County
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Rădăuți County
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Suceava County
Suceava County () is a county (') of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the southern part of the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder forms part of Western Moldavia proper. The county seat and the ...
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Storojineț County
See also
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Bukovina Governorate
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Historical administrative divisions of Romania
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Chernivtsi Oblast
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Nord-Est (development region)
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History of Romania
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History of Ukraine
References
External links
Map
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Bessarabia
Bukovina
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1938 establishments in Romania
1940 disestablishments in Romania
States and territories established in 1938
States and territories disestablished in 1940