Vrancea County

Vrancea (IPA: ['vran.ʧea]) is a county (judeţ) in Romania. The capital of Vrancea County is Focşani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia. The southern part of Vrancea County is not in Moldavia.

County
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45.79°N 26.97°E / 45.79; 26.97
Country	Romania
Development region	Sud-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital	Focşani
Area
• Total	4,857 km2 (1,875 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	387,632
• Density	79.809/km2 (206.704/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	RO-VN
Website	County Council Prefecture

Demographics

About 387,630 people were living in Vrancea County as of the year 2002.

Year	County population
1948	290,183
1956	326,532
1966	351,292
1977	369,740
1992	393,408
2002	387,632

Divisions

Vrancea County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns, and 67 communes.

Municipalities

• Focşani -- county seat, population: 103,219
• Adjud

Towns

• Mărăşeşti
• Odobeşti
• Panciu

Communes

Andreiaşu de Jos Băleşti Bârseşti Bilieşti Bogheşti Boloteşti Bordeşti Broşteni Câmpineanca Câmpuri Cârligele Chiojdeni Ciorăşti Corbiţa Coteşti

Dumbrăveni Dumitreşti Fitioneşti Garoafa Goleşti Gologanu Gugeşti Gura Caliţei Homocea Jariştea Jitia Măicăneşti Mera Milcovul Moviliţa

Năneşti Năruja Negrileşti Nereju Obrejiţa Paltin Păuleşti Păuneşti Ploscuţeni Poiana Cristei Popeşti Pufeşti Răcoasa Răstoaca Reghiu

Rugineşti Sihlea Slobozia Bradului Slobozia Ciorăşti Soveja Spulber Străoane Suraia Tâmboeşti Tănăsoaia Tătăranu Tulnici Ţifeşti Urecheşti Valea Sării

Vânători Vârteşcoiu Vidra Vintileasca Vizantea-Livezi Vrâncioaia Vulturu

Vrancea County Media

• Milcov5.jpg

  Hills near the Milcov River, which divides Moldavia from Muntenia.

• Vita de vie2.jpg

  Vineyards near Focșani, the seat of Vrancea County.

• RO VN Suvorov statue.jpg

  The Suvorov monument near Focșani

• Teatrul Municipal Maior Gheorghe Pastia Focşani.jpg

  Teatrul Municipal Maior Gheorghe Pastia Focşani

• Monumentul Primului Război Mondial (1916-1918).jpg

  Monument to victims of World War I in Adjud

• Componența județului Vrancea în anul 1930.png

  The current day borders of the Vrancea County, superimposed on the Romanian counties of 1930

• RSR Jud Vrancea.png

  Communist coat of arms of Vrancea County, Socialist Republic of Romania

Other websites

• Portal of Vrancea County Archived 2001-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Vrancea Online - Vrancea County's Start Page on the Internet Archived 2007-08-31 at the Wayback Machine