Hotin County

Județul Hotin
County (Județ)
Coat of arms of Județul Hotin
Country Romania
Historic regionBessarabia
Capital city (Reședință de județ)Hotin
Established1925 (first time)
1941 (second time)
Ceased to exist1938 (first time)
1944 (second time)
Area
 • Total3,782 km2 (1,460 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
 • Total395,345
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Hotin County was a county (ținut is Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, județ after) in the Principality of Moldavia (1359–1812), the Governorate of Bessarabia (1812–1917), the Moldavian Democratic Republic (1917–1918), and the Kingdom of Romania (1918–1940, 1941–1944).

Its capital was in the city of Hotin (today Khotyn). The territory of the county is currently divided between Ukraine (northern half) and Moldova (southern half).


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