Fălciu County

Fălciu
Former County (Judeṭ)
Coat of arms
Former County	Romania
County seat (Reședință de judeṭ)	Huși
Area
• Total	2,120 km^2 (820 sq mi)
Population (1930)
• Total	115,055
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)

Fălciu was a territorial entity in Moldavia (until 1859), then a county (judeṭ) in Romania between 1859 and 1950. Its capital was the town of Huși. Another important town was Fălciu.

History

Fălciu was a land (ṭinut) of the principality of Moldavia. After the formation of the Kingdom of Romania, it was integrated in the new administrative system as a county (judeṭ). 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 1950, when all counties were replaced with Soviet-style raions.

Fălciu County consisted of 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 to the west, Iași county to the north, Lăpușna County and Cahul County to the east, and Tutova County to the south.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Fălciu County was divided into three districts (plăși):

1. Plasa D. Cantemir with its seat at Fălciu
2. Plasa Mihail Kogălniceanu with its seat at Huși
3. Plasa Răducăneni with its seat at Răducăneni (Răducăneni district was 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% Romani, 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.

External links

• Fălciu County on memoria.ro