Putna County

Județul Putna
County (Județ)
The Putna County Prefecture building from the interwar period.
The Putna County Prefecture building from the interwar period.
Coat of arms of Județul Putna
Country Romania
Historic regionMoldavia
County seat (Reședință de județ)Focșani
Established1859
Ceased to existAdministrative reform of 1950
Area
 • Total
3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total
194,105
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.