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 .
15-498: Caraș-Severin ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkaraʃ seveˈrin] ) is a county ( județ ) of Romania on the border with Serbia . The majority of its territory lies within the historical region of Banat , with a few northeastern villages considered part of Transylvania . The county seat is Reșița . The Caraș-Severin county is part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion . In Serbo-Croatian , it
30-609: Is etymologically rooted in the Latin "judicium", and is therefore cognate to other administrative institutions like the Sardinian giudicati , or terms like jurisdiction and judge . In Romanian, the term județ does not take an initial capital unless it is the first word of a sentence. 2020 Romanian local elections Local elections were held in Romania on 27 September 2020. Initially planned for June 2020,
45-590: Is known as Karaš Severin /Караш Северин or Karaš-Severinska županija , in Hungarian as Krassó-Szörény megye , in German as Kreis Karasch-Severin , and in Bulgarian as Караш-Северин (translit. Karash-Severin ). With 8,514 km, it is the third largest county in Romania, after Timiș and Suceava counties. It is also the county through which the river Danube enters Romania. The mountains make up 67% of
60-690: The 2020 local elections , consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition: Caraș-Severin County has 2 municipalities, 6 towns, and 69 communes The territory of the county was transferred to the Romania from the Kingdom of Hungary in 1920 under the Treaty of Trianon . The county was located in the southwestern part of Greater Romania , in the south and east region of the Banat . The county seat
75-681: The Parliament , rather than by the Government, no later than that day. On 8 July 2020, the Parliament of Romania adopted a law setting the date of the elections on 27 September 2020. Using a first past the post system, the following offices will be contested: 2020 Local Election in Bucharest ( USR PLUS ) ( USR PLUS ) ( PNL ) ( PNL ) The former PMP mayor of Sadova , Eugen Safta, who had just gotten re-elected, suffered
90-414: The census data of 1920, the total population of the county was 424,254 inhabitants. The population density was 38 inhabitants/km. 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
105-530: The county's surface, including the Southern Carpathians range, with Banat Mountains , Țarcu-Godeanu Mountains and Cernei Mountains and elevations between 600 and 2100 meters. Transition hills between mountains and the Banat Plain lie in the western side of the county. The Danube enters Romania in the vicinity of Baziaș , bordering Serbia . Timiș , Cerna , Caraș and Nera cross
120-463: The county, some of them through spectacular valleys and gorges. In 1718 the county was part of the Habsburg monarchy , part of the province of Banat . In 1771 the county seat, Reschitz ( Reșița ) became a modern industrial center under Austrian rule. The area received considerable attention due to its mining industry. In 1855, the entire Banat area, with its supplies of mineral deposits and timber,
135-539: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led the Government of Romania to postpone the elections to a date no later than 31 December 2020, and extending all the terms of the local offices due to expire on 5 June 2020. The aforementioned decision was deemed unconstitutional, and, in the end, a law was passed that extended the terms of the local officials up to 30 November 2020, and allowed the elections to be called by
150-524: 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
165-450: The largest county geographically of interwar Romania. Its territory corresponded to the former Hungarian division of Krassó-Szörény County . The county existed for seven years, being divided in 1926 into Caraș County and Severin County . The county was divided administratively into fourteen districts ( plăși ). There were five urban municipalities (cities): Lugoj (capital), Caransebeș , Reșița , Oravița and Orșova . According to
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#1732793926865180-667: The town of Ocna de Fier , the Constantin Gruiescu Mineralogical Collection. The county hosts the regional daffodil and lilac festivals in the Spring. Sites worth visiting: According to the 2021 census , the county had a population of 246,588 and the population density was 29.0/km (75.0/sq mi). Ethnic composition of Caraș-Severin County (2021) The Caraș-Severin County Council, renewed at
195-464: Was Lugoj . Its territory consisted entirely of the current territory of the county, but also parts of the current counties of Timiș , Arad , and Mehedinți . It bordered on the west with Timiș-Torontal County and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia , to the south with Yugoslavia, to the east with the counties Mehedinți and Hunedoara , and to the north by Arad County . The county had a total area over 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi), making it
210-460: Was active in the mountainous area of the county. The arrival of the communist regime in Romania after World War II and that regime's campaign of nationalization of the mining industry brought tremendous social upheaval in the area. Archaeological findings show the area has been populated since Paleolithic times. There is a County Museum of History in Reșița, displaying archeological artifacts, and, in
225-538: Was transferred from the Austrian Treasury to a joint Austrian-French mining and railroad company named StEG . StEG built the Oravița - Baziaș line, Romania's oldest railroad track. After World War I, StEG, Banat and most Austro-Hungarian property were taken over by a company named UDR. During the last years of World War II, when Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany , a partisan group, led by Ștefan Plavăț ,
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