Cahul district prefecture and its subordinated preturas and town halls

  • Judeţul Cahul: prefecturile judeţene, subprefecturile plaselor/preturilor şi comunele subordinate
  • Кагульская уездная префектура и подчиненные ей претуры и примарии
  • Kagul'skaya uyezdnaya prefektura i podchinennyye yey pretury i primarii
Identifier
2067.1
Language of Description
English
Dates
1918 - 1940, 1941 - 1944
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Romanian
  • Russian
Scripts
  • Cyrillic
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

3861 items

Creator(s)

Biographical History

According to the 1918 act of union of Bessarabia with Romania, there were introduced changes in the territorial-administrative division of the territory between Prut and Dniester rivers. The territory of Bessarabia was divided into counties, which were divided into several districts. The lower administrative unit was a commune, which united several localities. At the head of each district, there were the prefects. District prefectures managed political, administrative, and economic life of the district. The prefectures had several district councils (apart from various departments) which consisted of five committees: a control and administrative committee, a financial committee, an economic committee, a committee of cults and education, a committee of sanitation, a committee of public works (of construction). Administration of the subordinated preturas was headed by a sub-prefect with its own staff of officials - a sub-prefecture. In 1925, the post of sub-prefect was abolished and the post of praetor was introduced. Management of the subordinated preturas has become known as a pretura. The Pretura did not have any structural subdivisions, nor did it use the right of a legal entity. All of these bodies ceased to exist in Bessarabia in 1940, but were returned in 1941-44. In 1941-44 Romania also included territory between the rivers Bug and Dniester. The territory of the left bank of the Dniester river was divided into 3 districts: Dubasari, Ribnita, and Tiraspol.

Documents of archival funds of prefectures, subordinated preturas and city halls are not fully preserved.

Scope and Content

The inquiring file on the requests of the locals of Leova to get their Romanian citizenship reconfirmed; the requests and various identifying documents of Jewish people asking to be confirmed their Romanian citizenship (several photographs included); the list of inhabitants of Iargora village who received Romanian citizenship in 1924 (the lists contains some Jewish names and numerous German names, most of them are registered as “repatriated”, sometimes “missing”; personal files of the public servant of prefecture – Herțenștein Clara; personal files of the public servant of pretura plasei Ștefan cel Mare ‐ Șvarț Ita et al.

Conditions Governing Access

Public access, no restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. Fair use only. Use only for scientific purposes (not for commercial use)

Finding Aids

  • Îndrumătorul Arhivei Naţionale a Republicii Moldova (partea II-a, 1918 – începutul secolului XXI, ediţia a II-a, revăzută şi completată). Chişinău, 2012: 38

Existence and Location of Originals

  • NARM

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Copies at USHMM RG-54.006M

Archivist Note

Translated by Anastasia Felcher

Sources

  • Based on the EHRI NARM 2067.1 entry in Romanian and the USHMM RG-54.006M finding aid

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

Corporate Bodies

Places

Judeţul Cahul: prefecturile judeţene, subprefecturile plaselor/preturilor şi comunele subordinate

  • Cahul district prefecture and its subordinated preturas and town halls
  • Кагульская уездная префектура и подчиненные ей претуры и примарии
  • Kagul'skaya uyezdnaya prefektura i podchinennyye yey pretury i primarii
Identifier
2067.1
Language of Description
Romanian
Dates
1918 - 1940, 1941 - 1944
Level of Description
Fonds
Languages
  • Romanian
  • Russian
Scripts
  • Cyrillic
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

3861 dosare

Scope and Content

Cererile localnicilor din Leova pentru reconfirmarea cetățeniei româneşti. Diferite documente de identificare şi fotografii ale evreilor care au depus cererile de reconfirmare a cetăţenii româneşti. Lista locuitorilor satului Iargora care au primit cetățenia română în 1924. Dosarele personale ale funcţionarilor publici Clara Herţenştein şi Şvarţ Ita

Finding Aids

  • Îndrumătorul Arhivei Naţionale a Republicii Moldova (partea II-a, 1918 – începutul secolului XXI, ediţia a II-a, revăzută şi completată). Chişinău, 2012: 38

Existence and Location of Originals

  • NARM

Existence and Location of Copies

  • Copies at USHMM RG-54.006M

Archivist Note

Added by Irina

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0