page_title: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Romania (1941–44)
hierarchical_section_title: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Romania (1941–44)
caption_attribution_description: English: Romania, june 1941-march 1944 Français&#160;: Roumanie, juin 1941-mars 1944
context_page_description: As a result of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, Second Vienna Award and the Treaty of Craiova, territories that had previously been part of Romania were lost to the Soviet Union, Hungary and Bulgaria respectively. By September 1940 the administrative system set up in 1938 based on 'ținuturi' was disbanded and the former counties were reintroduced.
  In 1941, the Romanian participation in the invasion of the Soviet Union led to the recovery of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina. Transnistria, with the major Black Sea port of Odessa, was occupied by the Romanian army in the autumn of 1941 and was kept under Romanian administration without being formally annexed.
  As in the 1926-1938 period, Romania had two levels of administrative sub-divisions. The first level division was the County and the City with Municipal Status. Counties were divided into Districts and Urban Districts, which constituted the second level. The Government of Romania was represented at County level and in Bucharest municipality by a prefect and at District level by a pretor. Between 1941 and 1944 these positions were usually occupied by middle-ranking officers of the Romanian army.
context_section_description: This article discusses the administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Romania between 1941 and 1944. As a result of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina (28 June-4 July 1940), Second Vienna Award (30 August 1940) and the Treaty of Craiova (7 September 1940), territories that had previously been part of Romania were lost to the Soviet Union, Hungary and Bulgaria respectively. By September 1940 the administrative system set up in 1938 based on 'ținuturi' (regions) was disbanded and the former counties (județe) were reintroduced.
  In 1941, the Romanian participation in the invasion of the Soviet Union led to the recovery of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina. Transnistria, with the major Black Sea port of Odessa, was occupied by the Romanian army in the autumn of 1941 and was kept under Romanian administration without being formally annexed.
  As in the 1926-1938 period, Romania had two levels of administrative sub-divisions. The first level division was the County (Judeţ) and the City with Municipal Status (Municipiu). Counties were divided into Districts (Plasa) and Urban Districts (Oraş), which constituted the second level. The Government of Romania was represented at County level and in Bucharest municipality by a prefect and at District level by a pretor. Between 1941 and 1944 these positions were usually occupied by middle-ranking officers of the Romanian army.
  The City of Bucharest had the unique status of being both a City with Municipal Status and the Capital of Romania (Capitala României) and was legally distinct from the other Counties and Cities.
  In addition, the territories regained from the Soviet Union were organized into 2 large Governorates (Guvernăminte) led by high-ranking officers of the Romanian army: the Governorate of Bukovina (capital at Cernăuți) and the Governorate of Bessarabia (capital at Chișinău). 
  Another Governorate was created in Transnistria with the capital established firstly at Tiraspol (1941–42), then moved to Odessa (1942–44). Unlike Bessarabia and Bukovina, Transnistria was not considered to be an integral part of Romania in 1941-44 and the Soviet second-level administrative divisions, the 'raions', were kept intact.
  Listed below are the administrative sub-divisions of Romania in May 1942. Capitals of Counties are shown in parentheses. Note: District names coincide with the names of their capitals if not otherwise specified (e.g.:Plasa Ștefan Vodă-Rădăuţi)
  I. Romania proper
  Județul Bihor (Beiuș)
  Orașul Beiuș
  Plasa Beiuș
  Plasa Beliu
  Plasa Ceica
  Plasa Ciumeghiu
  Plasa Tinca
  Plasa Vașcău
  Județul Arad (Arad)
  Municipiul Arad
  Plasa Aradu Nou
  Plasa Curtici
  Plasa Chișineu-Criș
  Plasa Gurahonț
  Plasa Hălmagiu
  Plasa Ineu
  Plasa Pecica
  Plasa Radna
  Plasa Săvârșin
  Plasa Sfânta Ana
  Plasa Sebiș
  Plasa Șiria
  Plasa Târnova
  Județul Timiș-Torontal (Timișoara)
  Municipiul Timișoara
  Orașul Lipova
  Plasa Buziaș
  Plasa Chizătău
  Plasa Ciacova
  Plasa Deta
  Plasa Gătaia
  Plasa Giulvăz
  Plasa Jimbolia
  Plasa Lipova
  Plasa Periam
  Plasa Recaș
  Plasa Sânnicolau Mare
  Plasa Timișoara
  Plasa Vinga
  Județul Caraș (Oravița)
  Orașul Oravița
  Orașul Reșița
  Plasa Bocșa Vasiova
  Plasa Bozovici
  Plasa Moldova Nouă
  Plasa Oravița
  Plasa Reșița
  Plasa Sasca Montană
  Județul Severin (Lugoj)
  Orașul Lugoj
  Orașul Caransebeș
  Orașul Orșova
  Plasa Balint
  Plasa Birchiș
  Plasa Caransebeș
  Plasa Făget
  Plasa Lugoj
  Plasa Margina
  Plasa Orșova
  Plasa Sacu
  Plasa Teregova
  Județul Cluj-Turda (Turda)
  Orașul Turda
  Plasa Baia de Arieș
  Plasa Câmpeni
  Plasa Câmpia Turzii
  Plasa Călata
  Plasa Căpuș
  Plasa Iara
  Plasa Luduș
  Plasa Mihai Viteazu
  Plasa Mociu
  Plasa Sărmaș
  Plasa Săvădisla
  Plasa Turda
  Județul Hunedoara (Deva)
  Orașul Deva
  Orașul Brad
  Orașul Hunedoara
  Orașul Hațeg
  Orașul Orăștie
  Orașul Petroșani
  Plasa Baia de Criș
  Plasa Brad
  Plasa Deva
  Plasa Dobra
  Plasa Geoagiu
  Plasa Hațeg
  Plasa Hunedoara
  Plasa Ilia
  Plasa Orăștie
  Plasa Petroșani
  Plasa Pui
  Plasa Sarmisegetuza
  Județul Alba (Alba Iulia)
  Municipiul Alba Iulia
  Orașul Abrud
  Orașul Aiud
  Orașul Sebeș
  Plasa Abrud
  Plasa Aiud
  Plasa Alba Iulia
  Plasa Ocna Mureș
  Plasa Sebeș
  Plasa Teiuș
  Plasa Vințu de Jos
  Plasa Zlatna
  Jude
caption: Kingdom of Romania in 1941–44
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