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Regiunea Bârlad (Bârlad Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the
Regiunea Bârlad (Bârlad Region) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania
The Socialist Republic of Romania ( ro, Republica Socialistă România, RSR) was a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state that existed officially in Romania from 1947 to 1989. From 1947 to 1965, the state was known as the Romanian Peop ...
, copied after the Soviet
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style of territorial organisation.
History
The capital of the region wasBârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting ...
, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Vaslui County
Vaslui County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 395,499 and the population density was 74/km².
* Romanians - over 98%
* ...
. After the 1952 reorganisation, the region merged with Putna Region
Putna can refer to the following places in Romania:
* Putna, Suceava, a commune in Suceava County
* Putna, a village in Prigor Commune, Caraș-Severin County
* Putna, a village in Bolotești Commune, Vrancea County
* Putna Seacă, a village in Gar ...
, keeping its name and losing raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
s Vaslui and Huși to Iași Region; raion Fălciu changed name and capital to Murgeni.
In 1956 the region was dissolved and its raions went either to Bacău Region
Bacău Region (Regiunea Bacău) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.
History
The capital of the region was Bacău, an ...
(Zeletin, Adjud), Galați Region
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part ...
(Tecuci, Focșani, Vrancea, Panciu), or Iași Region (Bârlad, Murgeni).
Neighbors
Bârlad Region had as neighbors: *1950–1952: East:Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...
; South: Galați Region
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part ...
and Putna Pegion
Putna can refer to the following places in Romania:
* Putna, Suceava, a commune in Suceava County
* Putna, a village in Prigor Commune, Caraș-Severin County
* Putna, a village in Bolotești Commune, Vrancea County
* Putna Seacă, a village in Ga ...
; West: Bacău Region
Bacău Region (Regiunea Bacău) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.
History
The capital of the region was Bacău, an ...
; North: Iași Region.
*1952–1956: East: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic ( ro, Republica Sovietică Socialistă Moldovenească, Moldovan Cyrillic: ) was one of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1940 to 1991. The republic was formed on 2 August 1940 ...
; South: Galați Region
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part ...
and Ploiești Region
Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest.
The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commune ...
; West: Magyar Autonomous Region
The Magyar Autonomous Region (1952–1960) (Romanian: ''Regiunea Autonomă Maghiară'', Hungarian: ''Magyar Autonóm Tartomány'') and Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region (1960–1968) were autonomous regions in the Romanian People's Republic (later ...
and Bacău Region
Bacău Region (Regiunea Bacău) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.
History
The capital of the region was Bacău, an ...
; North: Iași Region.
Raions
*1950–1952: Bârlad, Vaslui, Huși, Zeletin, Fălciu. *1952–1956: Bârlad, Vaslui, Huși, Zeletin, Murgeni, Tecuci, Focșani, Vrancea, Panciu. {{DEFAULTSORT:Barlad Region Regions of the People's Republic of Romania