Storojineț County

Județul Storojineț
County (Județ)

Coat of arms
Country Rumania
Historic region Bukovina
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Storojineț
Established After World War I in 1918
Cesed to exist Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938
Government
 • Type Rezident Regal
Area
 • Land 2,653 km2 (1,024 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 169.894 (1,930 Census)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Storojineț was a county (județ) of Romania, in Bukovina, with the capital city at Storojineț.

Neighbours

Neighbours of the county were Stanislawow Voivodship of Poland to the west, counties of Cernăuți to the north-east and Rădăuți to the south. The county was created after the end of World War I.

Administration

The county consisted from 3 districts (plăși): Ceremusului (with the seat at Vășcăuţi), Flondoreni (with the seat at Storojineț) and Rastoacelor (with the seat at Vijnița).

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms depicted 3 trees in the lower half and a deer in the upper half.

Population

According to the Romanian census of 1930 the population of Storojineţ County was 169.894, of which 45.5% were ethnic Ukrainians, 33.9% ethnic Romanians, 9.0% Jews, 5.3% ethnic Germans and 4.7% Poles. Classified by religion: 78.1% were Orthodox Christian, 9.1% Jewish, 9.1% Roman Catholic, 1.9% Greek Catholic.

Urbanization

In 1930 the urban population of Storojineț County which included 31.9% Jews, 31.2% Ukrainians, 20.2% Romanians, 10.7% Poles, 4.2% Germans and 1.5% Russians by ethnicity. This population was classified by religion: Classified by religion: 46.2% were Orthodox Christian, 31.9% Jewish, 14.9% Roman Catholic, 6.3% Greek Catholic and 1.2% Protestant.

After 1938

After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county was merged with counties of Hotin, Suceava, Cernăuți, Dorohoi, Rădăuți and Câmpulung into Ținutul Suceava.

See also

External links

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