Constanța Region
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Regiunea Constanța (1952–1960)
Regiunea Dobrogea (1960–1968) | |
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Region (Regiune) | |
Country | People's Republic of Romania |
Historic region | Dobruja |
Region seat (reședință de regiune) | Constanța |
Established | 1950 |
Ceased to exist | 1968 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Regiunea Constanța (Constanța Region) was one of the 1950 new administrative Soviet-style divisions of the People's Republic of Romania.
History[]
The seat of the region was Constanța, and at first, its territory comprised an area a bit larger than the nowadays Constanța County. In 1952, it included the Fetești raion of the dissolved , that was later (1960) incorporated into the București region. In 1960 it merged with the South-Eastern raions of the to form Dobrogea region, comprising the area of the nowadays Constanța and Tulcea counties (Northern Dobruja).
Neighbors[]
Constanța region had as neighbors:
- 1950–1952: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: ; North: ;
- 1952–1960: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: București region; North: ;
- 1960–1968: East: the Black Sea; South: People's Republic of Bulgaria; West: București and regions; North: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Raions[]
- 1950–1952: Constanța, Negru Vodă, Adamclisi, Medgidia, Hârșova, Istria;
- 1952–1960: Constanța, Negru Vodă, Adamclisi, Medgidia, Hârșova, Istria, Fetești;
- 1960–1968: Constanța, Negru Vodă, Adamclisi, Medgidia, Hârșova, Istria, Fetești, Măcin, Tulcea.
Categories:
- Regions of the People's Republic of Romania