List of renamed places in Romania

Last updated

This is a list of renamed places in Romania.

Background

During the twentieth century, a number of places in Romania had their names changed for various reasons. For instance, Brașov was called Orașul Stalin by the Communist regime in order to pay homage to the Soviet leader. Some of those names were changed back to the original; Brașov regained its old name as Romania's leadership began to develop policies more independent of the Soviet Union. The reason for many Transylvanian name changes was to give a more "Romanian-sounding" name to certain settlements, since in many case the original Romanian name was too close to the Hungarian or German one, from which it was derived (usually a simple re-writing of the name according to Romanian phonetics).

Contents

Since 1921

This list enumerates the changes made from 1921 onwards.

Not included are the names of localities in the Banat, in Transylvania, and in Bukovina that were changed from Hungarian and/or German to Romanian immediately after World War I, the names of localities in Northern Transylvania that were changed back to Hungarian from 1940 to 1944, and those of localities in Greater Romania that today no longer form part of Romania, such as Southern Dobrudja and the Bugeac.

Original nameNew namePeriod
Akbaș Albești, Constanța County unknown
Alakap Poarta Albă, Constanța Countyunknown
Arpătac Araci, Covasna County 1925
Aziza Saligny, Constanța Countyunknown
Bairamdede Independența, Constanța Countysince the 1930s
Bendorf Benești, Sibiu County 1925
Beșeneu Pădureni, Covasna County1960
Biulbiul (Bülbül) Ciocârlia, Constanța Countyunknown
Binținți Aurel Vlaicu, Hunedoara County 1925
Brașov Orașul Stalin, Brașov County 8 September 1950 – 24 December 1960
Brătieni Brăduleț, Argeș County since 1949
Budiul de Câmpie Papiu Ilarian, Mureș County 1925
Canara, Kanara Ovidiu, Constanța County1930
Caracoium (Karakoium), Carachioi Năvodari, Constanța County1927
Caracicula Limanu, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Caraomer, Cara Omer (Karaomer) Negru Vodă, Constanța Countysince 1926
Caranasuf Istria, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Carasu (Karasu) Medgidia, Constanța Countysince 02.09.1856
Cartal (Kartal) Vulturu, Constanța Countyunknown
Cerchezchioi Cerchezu, Constanța Countyunknown
Chiostel (Köstel) Castelu, Constanța Countyunknown
Cioara Bărăganul, Brăila County since the 1950s (?)
Cioara Săliștea, Alba County 1960
Coronini Pescari, Caraș-Severin County 1960–1996
Cogealia, Kogea Ali (Koca Ali); Valea Neagră Lumina, Constanța CountyCogealia until 1929; Valea Neagră between 1929 and 1965
Coșlar Coșlariu, Alba County1956
Coaciu Făureni, Cluj County 1925
Cristuru Secuiesc I. G. Duca, Odorhei County 1933–1940
Cuhea Bogdan Vodă, Maramureș County 1974
Cuzgun (Kuzgun) Ion Corvin, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Cetad Lenauheim, Timiș County 1925
Danachioi, Carol I Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța Countyunknown
Dealul Calului Poiana Horea, Cluj County1956
Diciosânmărtin Târnăveni, Mureș Countysince 3 May 1941
Docuzol Cuza Vodă, Constanța Countyunknown
Domnești Cogealac, Constanța Countyunknown
Eforie SudVasile Roaită, Constanța County1949–1965
Enge-Mahale Mereni, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Fărcădinul de Jos General Berthelot, Hunedoara CountyBerthelot 1923–1960, Unirea 1965 and 2001
Fărcașfalău Lupeni, Harghita County 1921
Felța Florești, Sibiu County1950
Feneșul Săsesc Florești, Cluj County1925
Florica Ștefănești, Argeș Countysince 1949
Frâua Axente Sever, Sibiu County1950
Gargalâcul-Mic Corbu, Constanța Countyunknown
Gherengic (Gerencik) Pecineaga, Constanța Countyunknown, I.G. Duca between 19331940
Ghiurfalău Gheorghieni, Cluj County1925
Ghiuvenlia (Güvenli) Chirnogeni, Constanța Countyunknown
Ghiriș Câmpia Turzii, Cluj County1925
Hairanchioi (Hayranköy) Dumbrăveni, Constanța Countyunknown
Hasancea Valu lui Traian, Constanța Countysince 1925
Hașiduluc Cumpăna, Constanța Countysince 1926
Hărăstaș Călărași, Cluj County1925
Hermeziu Lunca Prutului, Iași County unknown-1996
Hidiș Podeni, Cluj County1925
Hususău Valea Lungă, Alba County1925
Iad Livezile, Bistrița-Năsăud County 1960
Ibașfalău Dumbrăveni, Sibiu County1925
Ienidja, Ienigea, Enigea Deleni, Constanța Countysince 1940
Ilanlâc Vama Veche, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Inancișmea (İnançeșme) Fântânele, Constanța Countyunknown
Indol Deleni, Cluj County1925
Jădani Cornești, Timiș County1960
Kara Murat, Ferdinand I Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța CountyKara Murat until the 1930s; Ferdinand I until 1948
Luca Gheorghe Doja, Mureș Countysince 1952 Lukafalva  [ hu ]
Mețențiu Ady Endre, Satu Mare County 1957
Milișăuți Emil Bodnăraș, Suceava County 1970 (?) – 1996
Murfatlar Basarabi, Constanța CountyBasarabi between 1924 and 1965 and between 1980 and 2007
Mustafa Agi (Mustafa Aci) Comana, Constanța Countyunknown
Musubei (Musubey) Horia, Constanța Countyunknown
Nirașteu Ungheni, Mureș County 1921
Ocna Șugatag Ocna Maramureșului, Maramureș County 1987–1990
Onești Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Bacău County 1965–1996
Osmanfacâ Bărăganu, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Osmanu Unirea, Brăila Countysince the 1950s (?)
Parachioi Băneasa, Constanța Countysince the 1930s (?)
Pazarlia Târgușor, Constanța Countyunknown
Peletlia Săcele, Constanța County1920–1940 (?)
Porcești Turnu Roșu, Sibiu County1960
Potoc Deleni, Mureș County 1921
Reghinul Săsesc Reghin, Mureș County 1925
Satișchioi (Satișköy) Crucea, Constanța Countyunknown
Sănmărtinul Sărat Gligorești, Cluj County1925
SânmicloșNicoleni, comuna Șimonești, Harghita County1921
SânmihaiuMihăileni, comuna Șimonești, Harghita County1921
Sânmihaiu de Jos + Sânmihaiu de Sus Mihai Viteazu, Cluj County1925
Slujitorii Albotești Zăvoaia, Brăila Countysince the 1950s (?)
Somfalău Cornești, Mureș County 1925
Șard Noroieni, Satu Mare County 1921
Șaroșul Unguresc Deleni, Mureș County 1960
Ștei Orașul Dr. Petru Groza, Bihor County 1958–1996
Șiminfalău Șimonești, Harghita County1921
Șocariciu Unirea, Călărași County unknown
Ștena Dacia, Brașov County 1950
TașaulPiatra, Mihail Kogălniceanu commune, Constanța Countysince the 1950s
Tașpunor (Tașpınar) Siliștea, Constanța Countyunknown
Tatlâgeac Mare, Domnița Elena 23 August, Constanța County ?
Tăul Boilor Deleni, Mureș County 1960
Tâmpăhaza Rădești, Alba County1925
Trascău Rimetea, Alba County1925
UifalăuFerdinand (interwar); Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County since 1948
Uifalău Traian, Bacău County unknown since when
Uioara Ocna Mureș, Alba CountyOcna Mureșului 1925–1956
Unguri Arini, Bacău County since 1967
Vaidasig Gura Arieșului, Alba County1925
Valea Boierească Viișoara, Argeș County since the 1950s
Verpolea Pădureni, Suceava County1968
Vințu de Sus Unirea, Alba County1925
Vorumloc Valea Viilor, Sibiu County1960
Zaclău I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea County unknown since when
Zălau Zalău c. 1956

Unsorted

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roads in Romania</span>

Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armorial of Romania</span>

The Romanian government is the armiger in Romania. It exercises this right under the mandatory advice of the National Committee of Heraldry, Genealogy and Sigillography. The committee is subordinate to the Romanian Academy. All the coats of arms of Romanian institutions must be approved by this committee with two exceptions. The Romanian military is subject to the Ministry of National Defense Heraldric Committee, and Romanian law enforcement institutions are subject to the Ministry of Administration and Interior Heraldric Committee. Both of these committees may share members with the National Committee of Heraldry, Genealogy and Sigillography.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regions of the People's Republic of Romania</span>

The regions represented the result of a Soviet-inspired experiment regarding the administrative and territorial organisation of the Romanian People's Republic between 1950 and 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brașov railway station</span>

The Brașov railway station is the main station in Brașov, Romania. The building on the current location was opened to traffic in 1962. The station's bell chimes preceding the announcements represent a few notes from Ciprian Porumbescu's operetta Crai Nou.

In the NUTS codes of Romania (RO), the three levels are:

This article discusses the administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Romania between 1941 and 1944. As a result of the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, Second Vienna Award and the Treaty of Craiova, territories that had previously been part of Romania were lost to the Soviet Union, Hungary and Bulgaria respectively. By September 1940 the administrative system set up in 1938 based on 'ținuturi' (regions) was disbanded and the former counties (județe) were reintroduced.

The 2012–13 Cupa României was the seventy-fifth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the first non-European place of the 2012–13 Liga I qualifies for the first qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

The 1950 season was FC Steaua București's 3rd season since its founding in 1947.

The 1954 season was FC Steaua București's 7th season since its founding in 1947.

The 1946–47 Divizia B was the eighth season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The 2019–20 Cupa României is the 17th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. It was cancelled due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic during the Round of 16.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 Cupa României (women's football)</span> Football tournament season

The 2018–19 Cupa României was the 16th season of the annual official Romanian women's football knockout tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–21 Cupa României (women's football)</span> Football tournament season

The 2020–21 Cupa României was the 18th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Cupa României (women's football)</span> Football tournament season

The 2021–22 Cupa României was the 19th season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament.

References