Muscel County

For other uses, see Muscel.
Județul Muscel
County (Județ)

Coat of arms
Country Romania
Historic region Wallachia
County seat (Reședință de județ) Câmpulung
Established 1859
Ceased to exist Administrative reform of 1950
Area
 • Land 3,058 km2 (1,181 sq mi)
Population (1930)
 • Total 150,438
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Muscel is a former county in the historic region of Wallachia, Romania, now mostly part of Argeș County, while some communes (Malu cu Flori, Pucheni and Văleni-Dâmbovița) now belong to Dâmbovița County. The county seat was Câmpulung.

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly-formed Ținutul Argeș, 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.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Muscel County was divided into three districts (plăși):

  1. Plasa Podgoria
  2. Plasa Radu-Negru
  3. Plasa Râul Doamnei
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