Ținutul Nistru
Ținutul Nistru | |
|---|---|
Land (Ținut) | |
| Country | Romania |
| Former counties included | Cetatea-Albă County, Lăpușna County, Orhei County, Tighina County |
| Historic region | Moldavia (Bessarabia, Budjak) |
| Capital city (Reședință de ținut) | Chișinău |
| Established | 14 August 1938 |
| Ceased to exist (de facto) | 29 June 1940 |
| Ceased to exist (de jure) | 22 Septembrie 1940 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rezident Regal |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ținutul Nistru was one of the ten ținuturi ("lands") of Romania, founded in 1938 after King Carol II, initiated an institutional reform by modifying the 1923 Constitution and the law of territorial administration. It comprised most of Bessarabia (including parts of the Budjak), and its name was derived from the Dniester River. Its capital was the city of Chișinău. Ținutul Nistru ceased to exist de facto following the territorial losses of Romania to the Soviet Union in June 1940, while all authorities moved to Iași until the de jure dissolution of the land, on 22 September 1940.