Năsăud County

Năsăud County was located in the north-central part of Greater Romania, in the north of Transylvania, covering 4,326 km² (1,670 sq mi).^[1] Currently, the territory that comprised Năsăud County is mostly included in the Bistrița-Năsăud County, while its eastern part belongs now to Suceava County.

In the interwar period, the county was bordered on the south by Mureș County and a small part of Cluj County, to the west by Someș County, to the north by Maramureș County, and to the east by the counties of Câmpulung and Neamț.^[1]

The territory of Năsăud County was ceded to Romania by Hungary, as successor state to Austria-Hungary in the Treaty of Trianon (1920). Prior to then, the territory formed Beszterce-Naszód County in the Kingdom of Hungary. Romanian authorities established the county in 1925.

In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Mureș.^[2] In September 1940, following the Second Vienna Award, the county was annexed by Hungary and incorporated into a re-formed Beszterce-Naszód County until 1944. In 1945, the county was re-established under Romanian rule and it was abolished in 1950 by the Communist regime,^[2] becoming part of the Rodna Region [ro].

Administratively, Năsăud County was originally divided into four districts (plăși):^[1]

1. Plasa Bârgău
2. Plasa Năsăud
3. Plasa Rodna
4. Plasa Șieu

Subsequently, the number of districts in the county became six, by setting up two new districts:

1. Plasa Centrală
2. Plasa Lechința