Ţinutul Dunării

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Ţinutul Dunării (or Ţinutul Dunărea de Jos) was one of the ten Romanian ţinuturi founded in 1938, after King Carol II initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration. Named after the Danube River and extending over historical areas of Moldavia (into Moldavia-proper, as well as Budjak and Bessarabia), Northern Dobruja (with the Danube Delta), and an area of Wallachia around Brăila. Its capital was the city of Galaţi.

[edit] Coat of Arms

The Coat of Arms consists of ten bars, five of azure and five of murrey, representing the former ten counties (judeţe) of Greater Romania (71 in total) which it included. Over the bars there is an argent bend, of wavy shape, reminding of the Danube.

[edit] Former counties incorporated

After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, the older 71 counties lost their authority. The list below just helps drawing the map.

• Brăila County
• Cahul County
• Covurlui County
• Fălciu County
• Ismail County
• Putna County
• Râmnicu Sărat County
• Tecuci County
• Tulcea County
• Tutova County