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Județul Baia
County (Județ)
Coat of arms of Județul Baia
Country Romania
Historic regionMoldavia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Fălticeni
Established1925
Ceased to existAdministrative reform of 1950
Area
 • Land3,353 km2 (1,295 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total155,915
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Baia County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania. The county seat was Fălticeni.[1]

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Prut,[2] but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.[2]

Geography

Baia County covered 3,353 km2[1] and was located in Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Baia County is now included in the Suceava County, Iași County and Neamț County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Câmpulung and Suceava counties to the north, Botoșani to the northeast, Iași to the east, Roman to the south, and Neamț counties to the west.[1]

Administrative organization

Administratively, Baia County was divided into four districts (plăși):[1]

  1. Plasa Boroaia
  2. Plasa Mălini
  3. Plasa Pașcani
  4. Plasa Siret

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Portretul României interbelice - Județul Baia" (in Romanian). memoria.ro. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Organizarea administrativ-teritorială a României 1864-1989" (in Romanian). bzf.ro. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.