Storojineţ County

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official_name = Judeţul Storojineţ
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settlement_type = County ("Judeţ")


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subdivision_name2 = Bukovina
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established_date = After World War I in 1918
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Judeţul Storojineţ was a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Bukovina, with the capital city at Storojineţ.

Neighbours

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

Administration

The county consisted from 3 districts: Ceremusului (Its center was Văşcăuţi), Flondoreni (Its center was Storojineţ) and Rastoacelor (Its center was Vijniţa).

Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms was 3 trees and a deer.

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 Storojineţ 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, Cernăuţi, Dorohoi, Rădăuţi and Câmpulung and consisted the Ţinutul Suceava.

ee also

* Bukovina
* History of Romania
* History of Ukraine

External links

* [http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judeţul_Storojineţ_%28interbelic%29]