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'''Ținutul Suceava''' was one of the [[Former administrative divisions of Romania#Ținuturi: 1938 - 1940|ten Romanian administrative regions (''ținuturi'')]] created on August 14, 1938, as a part of [[King of Romania|King]] [[Carol II of Romania|Carol II's]] administrative reform. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of [[Bukovina]], a county of [[Bessarabia]] ([[Hotin County|Hotin]]) and a county of [[Moldavia]] ([[Dorohoi County|Dorohoi]]). It was named after the river [[Suceava (river)|Suceava]]. Its administrative capital was the city of [[Cernăuți]]. After its northern part (the counties [[Cernăuți County|Cernăuți]], [[Storojineț County|Storojineț]] and [[Hotin County|Hotin]], as well as parts of the counties [[Rădăuți County|Rădăuți]] and [[Dorohoi County|Dorohoi]]) was ceded to the [[USSR]] on June 28, 1940, ''Ținutul Suceava'' was restructured on September 16, 1940, when [[Baia County|Baia county]] became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days later, on September 22, 1940. ''Ținutul Suceava'' had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu (August 14, 1938 – February 1, 1939) and Gheorghe Flondor (February 1, 1939 – September 22, 1940). Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.<ref>Philippe Henri Blasen: Suceava Region, Upper Land, Greater Bukovina or just Bukovina? Carol II’s Administrative Reform in North-Eastern Romania (1938-1940), in: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie "A. D. Xenopol", supplement, 2015; <br> Philippe Henri Blasen: Terrorisme légionnaire et ordonnances antisémites. La Région Suceava d’octobre 1938 à septembre 1940, in: Archiva Moldaviae 2018.</ref>
'''Ținutul Suceava''' was one of the [[Former administrative divisions of Romania#Ținuturi: 1938 - 1940|ten Romanian administrative regions (''ținuturi'')]] created on August 14, 1938, as a part of [[King of Romania|King]] [[Carol II of Romania|Carol II's]] administrative reform<ref>Published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938</ref>. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of [[Bukovina]], a county of [[Bessarabia]] ([[Hotin County|Hotin]]) and a county of [[Moldavia]] ([[Dorohoi County|Dorohoi]]). It was named after the river [[Suceava (river)|Suceava]]. Its administrative capital was the city of [[Cernăuți]]. After its northern part (the counties [[Cernăuți County|Cernăuți]], [[Storojineț County|Storojineț]] and [[Hotin County|Hotin]], as well as parts of the counties [[Rădăuți County|Rădăuți]] and [[Dorohoi County|Dorohoi]]) was ceded to the [[USSR]] on June 28, 1940, ''Ținutul Suceava'' was restructured on September 16, 1940, when [[Baia County|Baia county]] became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days later, on September 22, 1940<ref>Decree-Law Nr. 3219 from 21 September 1940, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 221 from 22 September 1940, pp. 5530-5532</ref>. ''Ținutul Suceava'' had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu (August 14, 1938 – February 1, 1939) and Gheorghe Flondor (February 1, 1939 – September 22, 1940). Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.<ref>Philippe Henri Blasen: Suceava Region, Upper Land, Greater Bukovina or just Bukovina? Carol II’s Administrative Reform in North-Eastern Romania (1938-1940), in: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie "A. D. Xenopol", supplement, 2015; <br> Philippe Henri Blasen: Terrorisme légionnaire et ordonnances antisémites. La Région Suceava d’octobre 1938 à septembre 1940, in: Archiva Moldaviae 2018.</ref>


==Coat of arms==
==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms consists of seven [[Pale (heraldry)|pallets]], four of [[gules]] and three of [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]], representing the former seven [[Counties of Romania|counties]] (''județe'') of [[Greater Romania]] which it included (of the total 71). Over the pallets there is a [[castle]], representing the medieval citadel in Suceava.
The coat of arms consists of seven [[Pale (heraldry)|pallets]], four of [[gules]] and three of [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]], representing the former seven [[Counties of Romania|counties]] (''județe'') of [[Greater Romania]] which it included (of the total 71). Over the pallets there is a [[castle]], representing the medieval citadel in Suceava<ref>Royal Decree Nr. 4285 from 13 December 1938, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part I, Nr. 34 from 10 February 1939, p. 698</ref>.


==Constitutive counties==
==Constitutive counties==
The administrative reform of August 14, 1938 kept the existing 71 counties, but transferred most of their responsibilities to the new regions. <!-- The list below helps drawing the map. -->
The administrative reform of August 14, 1938 kept the existing 71 counties, but transferred most of their responsibilities to the new regions. Ținutul Suceava included<ref>Administrative Law published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938, p. 3779</ref>: <!-- The list below helps drawing the map. -->
* [[Câmpulung County]]
* [[Câmpulung County]]
* [[Cernăuți County]]
* [[Cernăuți County]]

Revision as of 09:56, 31 January 2024

Ținutul Suceava
Region (Ținut)
Coat of arms of Ținutul Suceava
Coat of arms
Country Romania
Former counties includedCâmpulung County, Cernăuți County, Dorohoi County, Hotin County, Rădăuți County, Suceava County, Storojineț County
Historic regionBukovina, Bessarabia, Moldavia
Administrative capital (Reședință de ținut)Cernăuți
CreatedAugust 14, 1938
AbolishedSeptember 22, 1940
Government
 • TypeRegional governor (Rezident Regal) and regional council
Population
 • Totalcirca 1.5 million
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ținutul Suceava was one of the ten Romanian administrative regions (ținuturi) created on August 14, 1938, as a part of King Carol II's administrative reform[1]. From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of Bukovina, a county of Bessarabia (Hotin) and a county of Moldavia (Dorohoi). It was named after the river Suceava. Its administrative capital was the city of Cernăuți. After its northern part (the counties Cernăuți, Storojineț and Hotin, as well as parts of the counties Rădăuți and Dorohoi) was ceded to the USSR on June 28, 1940, Ținutul Suceava was restructured on September 16, 1940, when Baia county became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days later, on September 22, 1940[2]. Ținutul Suceava had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu (August 14, 1938 – February 1, 1939) and Gheorghe Flondor (February 1, 1939 – September 22, 1940). Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.[3]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms consists of seven pallets, four of gules and three of azure, representing the former seven counties (județe) of Greater Romania which it included (of the total 71). Over the pallets there is a castle, representing the medieval citadel in Suceava[4].

Constitutive counties

The administrative reform of August 14, 1938 kept the existing 71 counties, but transferred most of their responsibilities to the new regions. Ținutul Suceava included[5]:

See also

References

  1. ^ Published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938
  2. ^ Decree-Law Nr. 3219 from 21 September 1940, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 221 from 22 September 1940, pp. 5530-5532
  3. ^ Philippe Henri Blasen: Suceava Region, Upper Land, Greater Bukovina or just Bukovina? Carol II’s Administrative Reform in North-Eastern Romania (1938-1940), in: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie "A. D. Xenopol", supplement, 2015;
    Philippe Henri Blasen: Terrorisme légionnaire et ordonnances antisémites. La Région Suceava d’octobre 1938 à septembre 1940, in: Archiva Moldaviae 2018.
  4. ^ Royal Decree Nr. 4285 from 13 December 1938, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part I, Nr. 34 from 10 February 1939, p. 698
  5. ^ Administrative Law published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938, p. 3779

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