Arad Region

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People's Republic of Romania

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Arad Region (Regiunea Arad) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1956, when its territory was divided between the Timișoara Region and Oradea Region.

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History

The capital of the region was Arad, and its territory comprised an area only a bit larger than the nowadays Arad County.

Initially the region didn't comprise the area of Sânnicolau Mare which it was attributed by the 1952 administrative reorganisation.

Neighbors

Arad region had as neighbors:

Rayons

  • 1950–1952: Arad, Ineu, Criș, Gurahonț, Lipova.
  • 1952–1956: Arad, Ineu, Criș, Gurahonț, Lipova, Sânnicolau Mare.

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