Severin County
| Județul Severin | ||
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| County (Județ) | ||
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| Country |
 Romania | |
| Historic region | Banat | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Lugoj | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 6,422 km2 (2,480 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 240,715 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Severin was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania. Its capital was Lugoj.
Geography
Severin County covered 6,422 km2 and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in the Banat. Currently, the territory that comprised Severin County is divided between Timiș, Caraș-Severin, Arad and Mehedinți counties. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Caraș and Timiș-Torontal counties to the west, Arad County to the north, Hunedoara County to the east, Mehedinți County to the southeast, and Kingdom of Yugoslavia to the south.
Administrative organization
Administratively, Severin County was divided into eight districts (plăși):
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