- Regiunea Arad
Regiunea Arad (Arad region) was one of the
1950 newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, set after the soviet style. It existed until1956 , when its territory was divided between the Timişoara and Oradea regions.History
The capital of the region was Arad, and its territory comprised an area only a bit bigger than the nowadays
Arad County .Initially the region didn't comprise the area of
Sânnicolau Mare which it was attributed by the1952 administrative reorganisation.Neighbors
Arad region had as neighbors:
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1950 -1952 : East: Hunedoara region; South: Timişoara region; West:Hungarian People's Republic ; North: Cluj and Bihor regions.
*1952 -1956 : East: Hunedoara region; South: Timişoara region; West:Hungarian People's Republic ; North: Cluj and Oradea regions.Rayons
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1950 -1952 : Arad, Ineu, Criş, Gurahonţ, Lipova.
*1952 -1956 : Arad, Ineu, Criş, Gurahonţ, Lipova, Sânnicolau Mare.
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