Ținutul Mureș (draft version: Ținutul Alba Iulia) was one of the ten ținuturi ("lands") of Romania, founded in 1938 after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration.[1] It comprised most of Transylvania, including parts of the Székely Land. Its capital was the city of Alba-Iulia. Ținutul Mureș ceased to exist following the territorial losses of Romania to Hungary and the king's abdication in 1940.[2]
Ținutul Mureș
Ținutul Alba Iulia | |
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Land (Ținut) | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Capital city (Reședință de ținut) | Alba-Iulia |
| Established | 14 August 1938 |
| Ceased to exist | 22 September 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rezident Regal |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Coat of arms
editThe coat of arms is party per cross in 9 equal squares, representing the former 9 counties (ținuturi) of Greater Romania (71 in total) which it had included. Four of the squares, forming the arms of a Greek cross, are of or. The four squares forming the corners of the shield are of azure. The square in the heart of the shield is gules, and bares an or Romanian Crown (in recollection of the 1922 Alba-Iulia coronation of Ferdinand I and Marie of Edinburgh as King and Queen of Greater Romania).[3]
Counties incorporated
editAfter the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, of the previous 71 counties, Ținutul Mureș included 9:[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938
- ^ Decree-Law Nr. 3219 from 21 September 1940, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 221 from 22 September 1940, pp. 5530-5532
- ^ Royal Decree Nr. 4285 from 13 December 1938, published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part I, Nr. 34 from 10 February 1939, p. 698
- ^ Administrative Law published in „Monitorul Oficial”, Part 1, Nr. 187 from 14 August 1938, p. 3779
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