of them serves as the local level of Government of Romania government within its borders. Most counties are named after a major rivers in Romania river , while some are named after notable cities within .... According to 2006 data from the National Institute of Statistics Romania Romanian National Institute of Statistics , the average population of Romania s 41 counties is about 479,300, with Ia i County ... 300px The 71 counties of Romania between 1925 and World War II alt Colored map showing the territory of Romania and its division into 71 counties before the World War II. Image RomaniaCounties 1930 ... the territory of present Romania and its into counties superimposed over the colored map of the inter war counties. main Historical counties of Romania The Lex Antiqua Valachorum earliest organization ... counties and one municipality Bucharest these are assigned as the NUTS of Romania NUTS 3 geocode ... list of counties of Romania Name origin br ref group note Most of the names of the present counties ... list of counties of Romania Historical counties of Romania List of cities in Romania List ... counties by foreign trade Municipality in Romania Notes references group note References reflist ... 08 23 Counties judete of Romania Articles on first level administrative divisions of European countries Romanian topics featured list Category Counties of Romania Category Lists of country subdivisions Romania, Counties Category Country subdivisions of Europe Romania 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Counties, Romania Category Romania related lists bg de ...Romanian counties clickable width 600px A total of 41 jude e and the municipality of Bucharest comprise the official Administrative divisions of Romania administrative divisions of Romania . Jude translates ... of the time since National awakening of Romania modern Romania was formed in 1859, the administrative ... was changed several times since then, and the number of counties varied over time, from the 71 ... more details
Refimprove date August 2007 This is a list of the origins of the names of county counties of Romania . Many of the etymologies are Romanian Language Romanian interpretations of Church Slavonic Slavonic names e.g. Gorj and Dolj , as the administration documents in the Middle Ages Romanian Principalities Wallachia and Moldavia were written in this language. class wikitable align left County name Language of origin Meaning Alba, Romania Alba Romanian BR Latin Named after the city of Alba Iulia The white city of Julius the Gyula also Gyulafeh rv r , White castle of the Gyula also B lgrad , White city in several Slavic languages , probably from the white colour of the city walls . Arad County, Romania Arad Hungarian Named after the city of Arad, Romania Arad , formerly Urod 11th century after the name of a Hungarian knight, probably from the root ur meaning lord , meaning a place, which belongs to your od today ad lord r . Arge County Arge Dacian Named after the Arge River , in ancient times Argessos , probably meaning shiny . Bac u County Bac u Latin Named after the city of Bac u, in ancient times known as Bacovia, meaning the road of Bachus . The area was an important source of wine for the romans. Bihor County Bihor Slavic From vihor whirlwind Bistri a N s ud Slavic and German Named after Bistri a Slavic, rapid , a city and river and the city of N s ud German Nussdorf , walnut tree village Boto ani County Boto ani Romanian BR Mongolian Several possible origins boto tick , botos ... article on the Romanian Wikipedia . reflist See also Counties of Romania DEFAULTSORT Etymological List Of Counties Of Romania Category Counties of Romania Category Romanian toponyms Category Lists of placename etymologies Romanian counties Category Romanian language Counties Category Romania related ... Romania. Ilfov Slavic Named after the Ilfov River , from Slavic Elhovo meaning Alder Alnus glutinosa ... counties class wikitable align left County name Language of origin Meaning B l i Romanian ponds ... more details
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Traditional counties are County counties which are no longer extant and may refer to Ancient counties of England Counties of Scotland Historic counties of Wales Counties in New Zealand List of Quebec counties disamb ... more details
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The counties of Wales may refer to Principal areas of Wales see Local government in Wales Preserved counties of Wales Historic counties of Wales Former administrative counties of Wales see History of local government in Wales Maps gallery Image Map Cymru 1996 gyda rhifau.svg Principal areas of Wales Image Map Cymru gyda rhifau.svg Preserved counties of Wales Image WalesTradNumbered.png Historic and Administrative Counties of Wales gallery disambig ... more details
Historic counties may refer to Historic counties of England , subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans Counties of Ireland History Historic counties of Ireland , areas in Ireland separate from the county corporates that existed in some of the larger towns and cities Historic counties of Scotland , the principal local government divisions of Scotland until 1975 Historic counties of Wales , ancient sub divisions of Wales Disambig ... more details
Northern Counties may refer to Northern Counties Committee 1903 1949 , a railway company of Northeast Ireland Northern Counties East Football League , an English association football league Northern Counties Motor and Engineering Company , a defunct English bus manufacturer See also County dab ... more details
Eastern Counties may refer to First Eastern Counties , English bus operating company formerly known as Eastern Counties Omnibus Company Eastern Counties Football League , football league in eastern England Eastern Counties Railway , English rail company which became part of the Great Eastern Railway in 1862 Eastern Counties Regional Library , public library system in Canada Archant , newspaper publishing company in eastern England known as Eastern Counties Newspapers until 2002 National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers , former trade union in the United Kingdom initially known as the Eastern Counties Agricultural Labourers & Small Holders Union disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 The Rusyns Rus ni in Rusyn language Rusyn , Ruteni in Romanian language Romanian are an Minorities of Romania ethnic minority in Romania . The 2002 Romanian census counted 61,091 of the related Ukrainians of Romania Ukrainian ethnicity, Citation needed date June 2007 some of whom may be Rusyns though they did not declare themselves as such . Members of this group live primarily in northwestern Romania, with the largest populations found in Satu Mare County Satu Mare and Maramure County Maramure counties. As an officially recognised ethnic minority, Rusyns have Romanian ethnic minorities parties one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies of Romania Chamber of Deputies . Ethnic groups in Romania DEFAULTSORT Rusyns Of Romania Category Romanian people of Ukrainian descent Category Rusyn people Category Ethnic groups in Romania Romania stub ... more details
Capital and Counties may refer to two separate real estate investment companies, both of which were formerly part of Liberty International Liberty International plc Capital & Counties Properties , a London focused firm listed on the London Stock Exchange Capital and Counties USA , a California based firm owned by Capital Shopping Centres Group plc disambig ... more details
about an election term the country music duo Blue County Image 2004 US elections purple counties.png thumb right 2004 Presidential election by county Red counties and blue counties are County United States counties of the United States whose residents predominantly and consistently vote for the Republican Party United States Republican Party or the Democratic Party United States Democratic Party , respectively. These patterns are seen in local, state, United States House of Representatives , United States Senate U.S. Senate , and U.S. Presidential election s. This term may also be used to describe the political representation of a county by county commission ers, State legislature United States state representatives , and State Senator state senators . Degrees between highly red and blue states are sometimes represented by intermediary hues, with states that do not have a clear political preference being represented as purple . Examining political preferences at the county level gives a different perspective than the more widely used Red states and blue states analysis at the state level . It is more likely to show differences based on the urban or rural make up of various counties, rather than a state s regional location in the country. Blue counties Examples of blue counties nationwide fact date August 2011 Los Angeles County, California San Francisco County, California King County, Washington Cook County, Illinois Athens Clarke County, Georgia Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Westchester County, New York Athens County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Hidalgo County, Texas Chittenden County, Vermont Washington County, Vermont Wayne County, Michigan Red counties Examples of red counties nationwide fact date August 2011 Nassau County, New York Cape May County, New Jersey References Reflist See also Red state vs. blue state divide External links http elections.nytimes.com 2008 results president map.html 2008 Election results by county Category American political neologisms U ... more details
Refimprove date February 2008 The home counties is a term which refers to the Counties of England counties ... of the home counties is sometimes a matter of debate. Origin of the term The term is believed to have ... , pp. 79 108. ref The first use of the exact term home counties , rather than home circuit , cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 1898. Definition Image Home counties 1921.png thumb 350px Counties around London in 1921 nowrap 1. Buckinghamshire , nowrap 2. Essex , nowrap 3. Hertfordshire ... East Sussex East , nowrap 9. Sussex West Sussex West . This map uses the Historic counties of England Traditional Counties borders There is no official definition of the home counties . However, the term ... as follows 1908 The Home Counties Division of the Territorial Force comprised units recruiting in Middlesex , Kent , Surrey and Sussex . 1920 The London and Home Counties Electricity District consisted of the counties of County of London London and Middlesex and parts of Berkshire , Buckinghamshire , Essex , Hertfordshire , Kent and Surrey . 1924 The London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory ..., Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey. 1926 The Home Counties Music and Dancing Licensing Act regulated activities ... and Home Counties Act limited development in parts of Middlesex, Kent, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Essex, Berkshire and Hertfordshire. 1948 The Home Counties Brigade was formed to administer the infantry ... border 1 County 1851 Post Office Directory ref 1851 Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties covered Essex, Herts, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. ref 1908 Home Counties Division 1920 London and Home Counties Electricity District 1924 London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee 1926 The Home Counties Music and Dancing Licensing Act 1938 Green Belt London and Home Counties Act 1948 Home Counties Brigade 1995 Valuation Office Rating Manual Bedfordshire Check mark Berkshire Check ... belt Thames Valley Metro land Three Counties References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Home Counties Category ... more details
The Three Counties of England are traditionally the three agrarian Ceremonial counties of England counties of Gloucestershire , Herefordshire and Worcestershire . Including towns and cities such as Worcester , Gloucester , Cheltenham , Hereford , Leominster , Stourbridge and Kidderminster , they extend from the southern boundaries of Birmingham in the north to Bristol in the south. Traditionally rugby union and cricket playing areas, there is a Three Counties Showground situated in the Worcestershire town of Malvern, Worcestershire Malvern that holds an annual agricultural show, and the area is also referred to in the names of local businesses and in the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association the popular apple and pear derived alcoholic beverages some of the finest of which are made in this area. The Three Choirs Festival is a European classical music classical music event held each August in one of the three county towns . It often features music by local composer Edward Elgar . The expression is sometimes used for other groups of three counties as in BBC Three Counties Radio which refers to Bedfordshire , Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire . See also London commuter belt Thames Valley Home Counties External links http www.threecounties.co.uk Three Counties Showground http www.3choirs.org Three Choirs Festival Category Counties of England coord 52.0 2.4 scale 100000 region GB display title ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2011 The states of Germany know 4 different names for the English common law term county. As in the United States, these counties are administrative subdivisions of states. There are states in Germany which don t have any counties and larger cities are usually not organized inside of a county. The tradional common law like counties While their administrative functions may vary, both an amt and a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft are the equivalent to a traditional US county. Amts exist in the states of Schleswig Holstein , Mecklenburg Western Pomerania and Brandenburg , while you can find a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in Baden W rttemberg , Bavaria , Saxony , Saxony Anhalt , Thuringia . Unified counties Verbandsgemeinde and Samtgemeinde are counties which have taken over all or nearly all administrative tasks from the municipal governments. Usually unincorporated settlements and smaller cities belong to these types of counties. Verbandsgemeinde is the term used for these counties in Rhineland Palatinate and Saxony Anhalt . Samtgemeinde is the term applicable to counties in Lower Saxony . Legal basis for distinction The above two types were identified based on the German law for Gebietsk rperschaft territorial government body and Bundk rperschaft federative government body . Amt and Verwaltungsgemeindschaft are identified as Bundk rperschaft s and Verbandsgemeinde and Samtgemeinde are Gebietsk rperschaft s, according to their articles in the German Wikipedia. Category Subdivisions of Germany ... more details
File English ceremonial counties 1998.svg 150px category County Counties territory England upper unit Regions of England Regions start date Historic counties of England Established in Middle Ages start ... type type1 type2 type3 type4 status Ceremonial counties of England Ceremonial 48 status1 Metropolitan ... subdivision4 Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical ... of Scilly is divided into 83 Metropolitan and non metropolitan counties of England counties . The counties ... 2009, 27 of these counties are divided into districts and have a county council . Six of the counties, covering the major conurbations, are known as metropolitan counties , which do not have ... of Scilly is also divided into 48 ceremonial counties , which are also known as geographic counties. Most ceremonial counties correspond to a metropolitan or non metropolitan county of the same name ... of the counties have their origins in the Middle Ages, ref name hampton cite book author Hampton, W. title Local Government and Urban Politics year 1991 ref although the larger counties of Yorkshire ... counties which existed before the local government reforms of 1965 and 1974 are referred to as Historic counties of England ancient counties or historic counties. From 1889 to 1974 areas with county councils were known as Administrative counties of England administrative counties , which ... counties. ref name kingdom cite book author Kingdom, J. title Local Government and Politics in Britain year 1991 ref From 1974 to 1996 the metropolitan and non metropolitan counties, some of which were ... Government Reformed year 1974 ref corresponded directly with the ceremonial counties. Counties, usually either historic counties or current ceremonial counties, are used as the geographical basis ... organisations. For the purpose of sorting and delivering mail, England was divided into Postal counties of the United Kingdom 48 postal counties until 1996 these have been abandoned by the Royal Mail ... more details
Politics of Kenya File Kenya counties map Labelled.jpg thumb Map of counties The counties of Kenya are geographical units envisioned by the Constitution of Kenya 2010 Constitution of Kenya as the units along which devolved government will be created. ref Article 6, Devolution and access to Services, The 2010 Constitution of Kenya ref The powers are provided in Articles 191 and 192 of the Constitution and in the Fourth Schedule. Pending legislation that will provide for such matters as removal of a County governor, the Counties of Kenya are due to become fully operational after the 2012 general elections. The counties will also act single member constituencies for the election of Members of Parliament to the Senate of Kenya ref Article 98, 1 a , Membership of the Senate, the 2010 Constitution of Kenya ref and Special Women Members of Parliament to the National Assembly of Kenya ref Article 97, 1 b Membership of the National Assembly, The 2010 Constitution of Kenya ref As of the 2012 general elections, there will be 47 counties whose size and boundaries are based on the 47 legally recognized Districts of Kenya . Tentative establishment County governments are set to be set up in 47 Counties Based on the 1992 Districts of Kenya , in the scheduled general elections in 2012 Kenya general election . The Counties names are set out in the First Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya Executive committee Each county will be run be an executive committee, consisting of A governor elected directly by the people A deputy elected as running mate of the successful candidate for governorship A number of committee members not exceeding a third or ten where a county assembly has more than 30 members of the members of the respective county assembly. County assemblies The counties will each have an assembly whose members are elected from single member constituencies known as wards. There may ... of Kenya Category Counties of Kenya Category Subdivisions of Kenya Kenya stub fr Comt s au Kenya ... more details
Expand Romanian Slovacii din Rom nia date September 2010 Unreferenced date October 2006 File Slovaci Romania 2002.png thumb Distribution of Slovaks in Romania 2002 census Image Placa comemorativa Nadlac.jpg thumb 200px Plaque marking the 1803 settlement of Slovaks in N dlac , Arad County The Slovaks Slov ci in Slovak language Slovak , slovaci in Romanian language Romanian are an Minorities of Romania ethnic minority in Romania , numbering 17,199 people according to the 2002 census and hence making up 0.1 of the total population. Slovaks mainly live in western Romania, with the largest populations found in Bihor County Bihor and Arad County Arad counties, where they make up 1.22 and 1.25 of the population, respectively. The largest concentration of ethnic Slovaks can be found in the town of N dlac , Arad County, where they make up almost half of the population. As an officially recognized ethnic minority, Slovaks, together with Czechs of Romania Czechs , have Romanian ethnic minorities parties one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies of Romania Chamber of Deputies . See also Romania Slovakia relations Czechs of Romania Ethnic groups in Romania DEFAULTSORT Slovaks Of Romania Category Romanian people of Slovak descent Category Slovak diaspora Romania Category Slovak people Romania Category Ethnic groups in Romania Romania stub Slovakia stub fr Communaut slovaque de Roumanie ro Slovacii din Rom nia sk Slov ci v Rumunsku ... more details
distinguish Counties of Moldavia File Moldova judete.jpg thumb 300px Former counties of Moldova. wikisourcelang ro Legea nr. 191 din 12 noiembrie 1998 privind organizarea administrativ teritorial a Republicii Moldova Law regarding the division of Moldova into counties, 12 November 1998 Between 1998 and February 2003, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties Romanian jude e seats in brackets table td ol li Chi in u municipality, surrounded by Chi in u County, but different from it li B l i County B l i li Cahul County Cahul li Chi in u County Chi in u li Edine County Edine li L pu na County H nce ti li Orhei County Orhei li Soroca County Soroca li Tighina County C u eni li Ungheni County Ungheni li G g uzia , autonomous territorial unit Comrat li St nga Nistrului , territorial unit Dub sari ol td table In 1999 a Taraclia County was split out from the Cahul County it coincides with the current Taraclia District . Category Counties of Moldova ro Jude ele Republicii Moldova ru ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 Image Romania local administrive units.png thumb left 300px Local administrative units of Romania Politics of Romania A commune comun in Romanian language Romanian is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a Counties of Romania county urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of Cities in Romania city or Municipality in Romania municipality . There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 inhabitants it is usually granted city status despite cities being on the same secondary administrative level as communes they do have a more powerful form of local government . Some urban or semi urban areas of less than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor primar in Romanian language Romanian . A commune is made up of one or more villages even though villages do not have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to the LAU 2 subdivisions in the European Union . See also Cities of Romania Municipalities of RomaniaCounties of Romania Villages in Romania Articles on second level administrative divisions of European countries Category Communes and villages in Romania Category Subdivisions of Romania Category Lists of country subdivisions Romania, Communes Category Country subdivisions of Europe Romania 2 Category Second level administrative country subdivisions Communes, Romania fr Commune Roumanie it Comuni della Romania hu Rom niai k zs gek nl Comun pt Comunas da Rom nia ro Comunele Rom niei ru simple Communes of Romania zh ... more details
File S slur slandi.png thumb right 400px Traditional counties and towns of Iceland Politics of Iceland Iceland is traditionally divided into 23 County counties , s slur , and 25 independent towns, kaupsta ir . Today this division is no longer significant as far as administration is concerned. Iceland is now split up between 26 s sluma ur s slumenn magistrates that are the highest authority over the local police except in Reykjav k where there is a special office of police commissioner and carry out administrative functions such as declaring bankruptcy and marriage marrying people outside of the church. The jurisdictions of these magistrates often follow the lines of the traditional counties but not always. When speaking of these new administrative counties the custom is to associate them with the county seats rather than using the names of the traditional counties, even when they cover the same area. Composition Independent towns kaupsta ir were first created in the 18th century as urbanization began in Iceland, this practice continued into the 1980s the last town that was declared an independent town was lafsv k in 1983. Since then, the laws regarding Municipalities of Iceland municipalities have been changed in such a way that there is no longer any distinction made between urban or rural municipalities. Traditional counties The traditional counties are rness sla Austur Bar astrandars sla Austur H navatnss sla Austur Skaftafellss sla Borgarfjar ars sla Dalas sla Eyjafjar ars sla Gullbringus sla Kj sars sla M ras sla Nor ur safjar ars sla Nor ur M las sla Nor ur ingeyjars sla ... of Iceland Constituencies of Iceland Counties of Iceland Articles on first level administrative divisions of European countries Category Counties of Iceland Category Subdivisions of Iceland Category Lists of country subdivisions Iceland, Counties Category Country subdivisions of Europe Iceland 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Counties, Iceland Category Iceland related lists ... more details
The collar counties are the five counties of Illinois that border on Chicago s Cook County, Illinois Cook County . The collar counties DuPage County, Illinois DuPage , Kane County, Illinois Kane , Lake County, Illinois Lake , McHenry County, Illinois McHenry , and Will County, Illinois Will are tied to Chicago economically, but, like many suburb an areas in the United States, have very different political leanings than does the core city. Chicago has long been a Democratic Party United States Democratic stronghold, and the collar counties are known for being historically Republican strongholds. However in recent years, they have become swing territory voting Democratic in 2008, but switch back to Republican in 2010. While the demographics of these suburban Chicago counties are fairly typical for American metropolitan area s, the term is apparently unique to this area. ref http encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org pages 3.html ref And because Chicago is so firmly entrenched in the Democratic column, and rural Downstate is so overwhelmingly Republican Party United States Republican , the collar counties are routinely cited as being the key to any statewide election. ref http prairiestateblue.com diary 4029 ref ref http www.suntimes.com news elections 2807912,governor quinn brady suburbs 101710.article ref ref http www.nbcchicago.com blogs ward room Collar Counties Trending for GOP.html ref While the term is perhaps most often employed in political discussions, that is not its exclusive use. ref http articles.chicagotribune.com 1989 05 30 news 8902050290 1 backlog cases illinois supreme court ref ref http www.socqrl.niu.edu collarcounty c3index.htm ref Barack Obama used the term in his speech before the Democratic National Convention in 2004. ref http en.wikisource.org wiki 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address ref References reflist Category Chicago metropolitan area Illinois geo stub ... more details
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The Catalan counties lang ca Comtats catalans , IPA ca kum tats k t ans IPA were the administrative divisions of the eastern Carolingian Marca Hispanica created after its Franks Frankish conquest. The various counties roughly defined what came to be known as the Principality of Catalonia . In 778, Charlemagne led his first expedition into Hispania . The territory that he subjugated to his rule was the kernel of Catalonia. In 781, he created his son Louis the Pious King of Aquitaine with the mandate to defend and extend the southern border against the Moors . In 785, Rostaing was made Count of Girona , the first of the established Catalan counties. In 797, in the greatest military triumph of his long career, the young Louis took Barcelona , the greatest city of the Catalan littoral. In 798, county of Urgell Urgell , county of Osona Osona , and county of Cerdanya Cerdanya were established under Borrell of Ausona Borrell . In 801, the greatest of the counties, Barcelona, was established under Bera, Count of Barcelona Bera . Barcelona soon overshadowed the other counties in importance, especially through the reign of Wilfred the Hairy in the late ninth century. At that time, the power of the Carolingians was waning and the neglected Hispanic march was practically independent of royal authority. In the early eleventh century, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona , was able to submit to Sancho III of Navarre as his suzerain, even though he was still legally a vassal of Robert II ... of the Catalan counties would come into the hands of the counts of Barcelona. They, in their own turn ..., creating the Crown of Aragon . Several of the later kings re created some Catalan counties as appanages for younger sons. Counties County of Barcelona County of Berga County of Besal County ... of Rossell County of Urgell Timeline Chronology of the Catalan counties External links http www.tvcatalunya.com ... comtats catalans. Catalan . Category Medieval Catalan and Occitan history Category Counties by country ... more details
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