Country Romania Capital city (Reședință de județ) Orhei Time zone EET (UTC+2) | Historic region Bessarabia Established 1925 Area 4,246 km² | |
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Ceased to exist Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 | ||
Orhei was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania between 1925 and 1938 and a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Orhei.
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Its population in 2003 was 300,400.
Neighbours
The county neighboured the Soviet Union to the east, the counties of Soroca to the north-west, Bălți to the west and Lăpușna to the south.
Administration
The county consisted of six districts (plăși):
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Lăpușna, Cetatea Albă and Tighina to form Ținutul Nistru.
References
Orhei County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA