Regiunea Argeş

Regiunea Argeş

Regiunea Argeş (Argeş region) was one of the 1950 newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, set after the soviet style. It existed until 1952, when its territory merged with Vâlcea region to form Piteşti region. After the 1956 reorganisation Piteşti region changed its name back to Argeş.

History

The capital of the region was Piteşti, and its territory comprised an area similar to the nowadays Argeş County, before the 1956 reorganisation. After the reorganisation it slightly comprised the area of nowadays Vâlcea and Argeş counties.

Neighbors

Argeş region had as neighbors:

*1950 - 1952: East: Prahova and Bucureşti regions; South: Teleorman and Dolj regions; West: Vâlcea region; North: Sibiu and Stalin regions.
*1956 - 1968: East: Ploieşti region; South: Bucureşti region; West: Oltenia region; North: Braşov region.

Rayons

*1950 - 1952: Piteşti, Slatina, Costeşti, Muscel, Curtea de Argeş.
*1956 - 1968: Piteşti, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Slatina, Loviştea, Muscel, Curtea de Argeş, Costeşti, Topoloveni, Găeşti, Drăganeşti, Drăgăşani, Băbeni-Bistriţa, Horezu.


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