Country Romania Capital city (Reședință de județ) Soroca Time zone EET (UTC+2) | Historic region Bessarabia Established 1925 Area 4,331 km² | |
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Ceased to exist Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 | ||
Soroca was between 1925 and 1938 a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania, and, between 1998 and 2003, a county of Moldova. The seat was Soroca.
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Interwar county
The first prefect of Soroca County was Vasile Săcară in 1918.
Neighbours
The county neighboured the Soviet Union to the east, the counties of Hotin to the north, Bălți to the west, and Orhei to the south.
Administration
The county consisted of seven districts (plăși):
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties Bacău, Baia, Bălți, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Roman, and Vaslui to form Ținutul Prut.
References
Soroca County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA