A județ ( pronounced [ʒuˈdets] , plural județe [ʒuˈdetse] ) is an administrative division in Romania , and was also used from 1940 to 1947 in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1998 to 2003 in Moldova .
6-520: Bistrița-Năsăud ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbistrit͡sa nəsəˈud] ) is a county ( județ ) of Romania, in Transylvania , with its capital city at Bistrița . In Hungarian , it is known as Beszterce-Naszód megye , and in German as Kreis Bistritz-Nassod . The name is identical with the county created in 1876, Beszterce-Naszód County ( Romanian : Comitatul Bistrița-Năsăud ) in
12-732: A total area of 5,355 km (2,068 sq mi). One third of this surface represents the mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Țibleș , Rodna , Bârgău , and Călimani Mountains . The rest of the territory represents the North-East side of the Transylvanian Plateau . The main river crossing the county is the Someșul Mare . On the Bistrița River there is a big dam and a lake. According to
18-457: The 2021 census , the county had a population of 295,988 and the population density was 55.3/km (143.2/sq mi). Ethnic composition of Bistrița-Năsăud County (2021) Religious composition of Bistrița-Năsăud County (2021) The Bistrița-Năsăud County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition: Bistrița-Năsăud County has 1 municipality, 3 towns, and 58 communes. Natives of
24-684: The Kingdom of Hungary (the county was recreated in 1940 after the Second Vienna Award , as it became part of Hungary again until 1944). Except these, as part of Romania, until 1925 the former administrative organizations were kept when a new county system was introduced. Between 1925–1940 and 1945–1950, most of its territory belonged to the Năsăud County , with smaller parts belonging to the Mureș , Cluj , and Someș counties. The county has
30-467: The county include: 47°08′20″N 24°30′01″E / 47.1389°N 24.5003°E / 47.1389; 24.5003 Jude%C8%9B There are 41 județe in Romania, divided into municipii (municipalities), orașe (cities) and comune (communes). Each județ has a county seat ( reședință de județ ) which serves as its administrative capital; this designation usually belongs to
36-524: The largest and most developed city in the respective county. The central government is represented by one prefect in every județ . The capital, Bucharest , is not a județ , but a special municipality with identical functions, which also acts as the county seat of Ilfov . In the Romanian Principalities , the județ was an office with administrative and judicial functions, corresponding to both judge and mayor . The word
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