Ținutul Mării (alternatively spelled as Marea or Mărei) 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 included parts of Wallachia, central Dobruja (the southern half of Northern Dobruja) and the entire Southern Dobruja. It was named after the Black Sea, and had its capital in the city of Constanța. Ținutul Mării ceased to exist following the territorial losses to the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the king's abdication in 1940.[2]
Ținutul Mării
Ținutul Marea / Ținutul Mărei | |
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Land (Ținut) | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| Former counties included | Caliacra County, Constanța County, Durostor County, Ialomița County |
| Historic region | Dobruja (parts of Northern Dobruja, Southern Dobruja), parts of Wallachia |
| Capital city (Reședință de ținut) | Constanța |
| 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 was party per bend sinister by a wavy bend sinister. The dexter consists of four bends, two of azure and two of or, representing the former four counties of the Greater Romania (71 in total), which it had included. The sinister is plain azure field. Over the shield there is an argent anchor, in reference to the ports on the seaside.[3]
Counties incorporated
editAfter the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, of the older 71 counties, Ținutul Mării included 4:[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. 3778
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