Southern Bessarabia
| Southern Bessarabia Basarabia de sud | |||||||||
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| Territory of Moldavia (1856–1859), United Principalities/Romanian United Principalities/Romania (1859–1878) | |||||||||
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| • Type | Civil administration | ||||||||
| Historical era | 19th Century | ||||||||
• Treaty of Paris (1856) | 30 March 1856 | ||||||||
• Union of Moldavia and Wallachia (United Principalities) | 24 January 1859 (O.S.) (5 February N.S.) | ||||||||
• Treaty of Berlin (1878) | 13 July 1878 | ||||||||
• Russian takeover | 13–18 October 1878 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Counties | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Moldova Ukraine | ||||||||
South Bessarabia or Southern Bessarabia is a territory of Bessarabia which, as a result of the Crimean War, was returned to the Moldavian Principality in 1856. As a result of the unification of the latter with Wallachia, these lands became part of Romania.
In 1878, despite the opposition of Romania, the Berlin Treaty, which followed the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), transferred back this region to the Russian Empire (which reintegrated it into Bessarabia Governorate).
The transfer of the territory took place in October 1878. From 13 to 18 October, Russia took over South Bessarabia while the Romanian officials withdrew.[1]
Administrative divisions
The area of the region was 9,642 km2 (3,723 sq mi) and covered 3 counties:
Gallery
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Counties of Romania, 1864-1878 (including the 3 counties Cahul, Bolgrad and Ismail)
See also
- Romanian War of Independence
- Administrative divisions of Moldavia
- Administrative divisions of Romania
References
- ^ Frederick Kellogg, Purdue University Press, 1995, The Road to Romanian Independence, p. 191
- Ion Nistor, Istoria Basarabiei, edit. Humanitas, București, 1991
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