Someș County
| Județul Someș | ||
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| Historic region | Transylvania | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Dej | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 3,965 km2 (1,531 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 220,353 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Someș County is one of the historic counties of Transylvania, Romania. The county seat was Dej.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Crișuri, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.
Someș County covered 3,965 km2 and was located in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised Someș County is now located in the Bistrița-Năsăud, Maramureș, Cluj and Sălaj counties. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Satu Mare and Maramureș counties to the north, Năsăud County to the east, Cluj County to the south, and Sălaj County to the west.
Administratively, Someș County was divided into seven districts (plăși):
Map of Someș County (1938)
Someș County Prefecture in Dej (nowadays the Dej City Hall)
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