Județul Putna | |
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County (Județ) | |
Country | Romania |
Historic region | Moldavia |
County seat (Reședință de județ) | Focșani |
Established | 1859 |
Ceased to exist | Administrative reform of 1950 |
Area | |
• Total | 3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
Population (1930) | |
• Total | 194,105 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Putna County was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania, in southern Moldavia. The county seat was Focșani.
The county was located in the central-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the south of Moldavia. Today, most of the territory of the former county is part of Vrancea County. The county was bordered on the north by Bacău County, to the east by Tecuci County, to the south by the counties of Râmnicu Sărat and Buzău, and to the west by Trei-Scaune County.