Făgăraș County
| Județul Făgăraș | ||
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| Historic region | Transylvania | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Făgăraș | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 2,432 km2 (939 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 86,461 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Făgăraș County is one of the historic counties of Transylvania, Romania. The county seat was Făgăraș.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed Ținutul Mureș, 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.
Făgăraș County covered 2,432 km2 and was located in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised Făgăraș County is now mostly included in the Brașov County, while its western part belongs now to Sibiu County. In the interwar period, the county neighbored Târnava-Mare County to the north, Brașov County to the east, Muscel and Argeș counties to the south, and Sibiu County to the west.
Administratively, Făgăraș County was divided into three districts (plăși):
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