Vlașca County is a former first-order administrative division of the

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, in southern

Muntenia Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the rarely used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in Ro ...

, located between

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and the

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, which is now mostly the county of

Giurgiu Giurgiu (; ; ) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the op ...

. The county seat was

. The county was located in the southern part of

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, in the southern part of the historical region of

. The county was bordered on the west by

Teleorman County Teleorman County () is a county ( județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the historical region Muntenia, with its capital city at Alexandria. The name ''Teleorman'' is of Cumanic ( Turkic) origin. It literally means ''wild/crazy for ...

, on the northwest by

Argeș County Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Pitești. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was . At the 2011 Ro ...

, on the north by

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, on the east by

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, and to the south by the

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. Its surface coincides in large part with that of the present

Giurgiu County Giurgiu () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 265,494 and the population density was . * Romanians – 96% * Romani ...

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

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

Drăgănești-Vlașca Drăgănești-Vlașca () is a communes of Romania, commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Comoara, Drăgănești-Vlașca, and Văceni. The commune is situated in the central part of the Wallachian Plain, ...

#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

Ghimpați Ghimpați is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Copaciu, Ghimpați, Naipu, and Valea Plopilor. The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the river Câlniștea and its l ...

#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 commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hung ...

After 1938

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Argeș, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of

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's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the

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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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