Fălciu County

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official_name = Fălciu
settlement_type = Former County ("Judet")


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Fălciu County was a territorial entity in Moldavia (until 1859), then in Romania between 1859 and 1948. Its capital was the town of Huşi. Another important town was Fălciu.

History

Fălciu was a land (ṭară) of the principality of Moldavia. After the formation of the Kingdom of Romania, it was integrated in the new administrative system as a county (judeţ). It covered 2,120 km². It was one of the most rural counties of Romania and one of the poorest. The communist regime disbanded the Fălciu county in the late 1940s, when all counties were replaced with Soviet-style raions.

Fălciu County comprehended the western part of the current Vaslui County and the extreme southeast of the current Iaşi County, and a small eastern part of the county now lies in Moldova. It bordered Vaslui County on the west, Iaşi county to the north, Lăpuşna County and Cahul County to the east, and Tutova County to the south.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Fălciu County was divided into three parts ("plăşi", singular "plasa"): I. Plasa D. Cantemir with its seat at Fălciu, II. Plasa Mihail Kogălniceanu with its seat at Huşi, and III. Plasa Răducăneni with its seat at Răducăneni. Plasa Răducăneni was only established later.

Population

According to the Romanian census of 1930 the population of Fălciu County was 115,055, of which 94.4% were ethnic Romanians, 3.1% Jews, 1.6% Roma, and 0.3% ethnic Hungarians. Classified by religion: 91.7% were Orthodox Christian, 4.9% Roman Catholic, and 3.2% Jewish.

Urbanization

In 1930 the urban population of Fălciu County was 17,130, which included 81.9% Romanians, 14.6% Jews, and 1.9% Hungarians by ethnicity. The religious mix of the urban population was 61.8% Eastern Orthodox, 23.3% Roman Catholic, and 14.7% Jewish.

References

* [http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/falciu/index.html Romania Interbelica]