Județul Caraș | ||
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County (Județ) | ||
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Country | Romania | |
Historic region | Banat | |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Oravița | |
Established | 1925 | |
Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 | |
Area | ||
• Land | 4,693 km2 (1,812 sq mi) | |
Population (1930) | ||
• Total | 200,390 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Caraș County is one of the historic counties of the Banat, Romania. The county seat was Oravița.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Timiș, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime - only to be abolished 10 years later by the Communist regime.
Caraș County covered 4,693 km2 and was located in the Banat. Currently, the territory that comprised Baia County is now included at present in the Caraș-Severin County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Timiș-Torontal County to the north and northwest, Severin County to the east, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia counties to the south and southwest.
Administratively, Caraș County was divided into six districts (plăși):