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{{Short description|1952–1968 Romanian administrative territorial entity}}
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 | other_name                     = Regiunea Brașov (1960–1968)
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 | subdivision_name3              = [[Brașov|Orașul Stalin]]/[[Brașov]]
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 | established_date               = 1950
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[[File:Administrative map of Romania, 1950-1952.svg|thumb|Stalin Region within the administrative divisions of Romania, 1950–1952]]
[[File:Administrative_map_of_Romania,_1952-1956.png|thumb|Stalin Region within the administrative divisions of Romania, 1952–1956]]
[[File:RPRhartaadm.png|thumb|Brașov Region within the administrative divisions of Romania, 1960–1968]]
'''Regiunea Stalin''' ('''Stalin Region''') was one of the administrative [[Regions of the People's Republic of Romania|divisions]] of the [[Socialist Republic of Romania|People's Republic of Romania]]. It was established in 1950, in the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] style of territorial organization, and was named after [[Joseph Stalin]]. Its name was changed to '''Brașov Region''' in 1960, and it was disestablished in 1968.<ref name="stalin">{{cite web|url=http://enciclopediaromaniei.ro/wiki/Regiunea_Stalin|title=Regiunea Stalin|language=ro|website=enciclopediaromaniei.ro|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="brasov">{{cite web|url=http://enciclopediaromaniei.ro/wiki/Regiunea_Braşov|title=Regiunea Brașov|language=ro|website=enciclopediaromaniei.ro|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="even">{{cite web|url=https://evenimentulistoric.ro/concediu-in-regiunea-stalin-reorganizarea-administrativa-a-roman.html|title=Concediu in regiunea Stalin. Reorganizarea administrativă a României| first=Marina|last=Constantinoiu|date=July 25, 2019|language=ro|newspaper=Evenimentul Istoric|access-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref>

==History==

In 1950, the capital of the region was [[Brașov|Orașul Stalin]] (''Stalin City'', now Brașov) and its territory comprised an area similar to what are nowadays the eastern part of [[Brașov County]], together with [[Covasna County]] and part of [[Harghita County]]. Initially, the Stalin Region comprised 6 [[raion]]s: Ciuc, Odorhei, Racoș, Sfântu Gheorghe, Stalin, and Târgu Secuiesc.<ref name="stalin"/><ref name="even"/>

In 1952, the Ciuc, Odorhei, Sfântu Gheorghe, and Târgu Secuiesc raions were transferred to the newly established [[Magyar Autonomous Region]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bottoni|first=Stefano|year=2018|title=Stalin's legacy in Romania: the Hungarian autonomous region, 1952–1960|isbn=1-4985-5121-1|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Lexington Books]]|location=Lanham, MD|oclc=1023610220}}</ref> while the raions Sibiu, Făgăraș, Mediaș, Agnita, Sighișoara, and Târnăveni were included in the Stalin Region.<ref name="stalin"/><ref name="even"/>

In 1960, the region was renamed Brașov Region, while the name of the capital city reverted to [[Brașov]]. Some areas in the Magyar Autonomous Region reverted to the Brașov Region, which after 1960 comprised the following raions: Agnita, Făgăraș, Mediaș, Rupea, Sfântu Gheorghe, Sibiu, Sighișoara, and Târgu Secuiesc.<ref name="brasov"/>

==Neighbors==

*From 1950 to 1956, Stalin Region had as neighbors:<ref name="stalin"/>
**East: [[Bacău Region]] and {{ill|Putna Region|ro}}. 
**South: [[Buzău Region]] and {{ill|Prahova Region|ro|Regiunea Prahova}}. 
**West: [[Argeș Region]] and {{ill|Sibiu Region|ro|Regiunea Sibiu}}. 
**North: {{ill|Mureș Region|ro|Regiunea Mureș}}.
*From 1956 to 1960, Stalin Region had as neighbors:<ref name="stalin"/> 
**East: [[Magyar Autonomous Region]]. 
**South: {{ill|Ploiești Region|ro|Regiunea Ploiești}} and [[Argeș Region|Pitești Region]].
**West: {{ill|Hunedoara Region|ro|Regiunea Hunedoara}}. 
**North: [[Cluj Region]].
*From 1960 to 1968, Brașov Region had as neighbors:<ref name="brasov"/>
**East: [[Bacău Region]] and {{ill|Galați Region|ro|Regiunea Galați}}. 
**South: {{ill|Ploiești Region|ro|Regiunea Ploiești}} and [[Argeș Region]]. 
**West: {{ill|Hunedoara Region|ro|Regiunea Hunedoara}}. 
**North: [[Cluj Region]] and [[Magyar Autonomous Region|Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region]].

==See also==
*[[Former administrative divisions of Romania]]
*[[Regions of the People's Republic of Romania]]
*[[List of places named after Joseph Stalin]]

==References==
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[[Category:Regions of the People's Republic of Romania|Stalin]]