Historical Administrative Divisions of Romania - Before World War I

Before World War I

After independence, the Romanian Old Kingdom was divided into 33 counties, with the following seats:

  • Argeş County - Piteşti
  • Bacău County - Bacău
  • Botoşani County - Botoşani
  • Brăila County - Brăila
  • Buzău County - Buzău
  • Constanţa County - Constanţa
  • Covurlui County - Galaţi
  • Dâmboviţa County - Târgovişte
  • Dolj County - Craiova
  • Dorohoi County - Dorohoi
  • Fălciu County - Huşi
  • Gorj County - Târgu Jiu
  • Ialomiţa County - Călăraşi
  • Iaşi County - Iaşi
  • Ilfov County - Bucureşti
  • Mehedinţi County - Turnu Severin
  • Muscel County - Câmpulung
  • Neamţ County - Piatra Neamţ
  • Olt County - Slatina
  • Prahova County - Ploieşti
  • Putna County - Focşani
  • Râmnicu Sărat County - Râmnicu Sărat
  • Roman County - Roman
  • Romanaţi County - Caracal
  • Silistria County - Cernavodă / Medgidia (merged in 1879 into Constanţa)
  • Suceava County - Fălticeni
  • Tecuci County - Tecuci
  • Teleorman County - Turnu Măgurele
  • Tulcea County - Tulcea
  • Tutova County - Bârlad
  • Vaslui County - Vaslui
  • Vâlcea County - Râmnicu Vâlcea
  • Vlaşca County - Giurgiu

After the Second Balkan War, Romania was awarded the southern part of Dobrudja, between Danube, Beli Lom River, Kamchiya River and Black Sea, which was divided into two counties:

  • Durostor County - Silistra
  • Caliacra County - Bazargic

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