Muscel County is a former first-order administrative district of Romania. It was located in the southern central part of Greater Romania, in the northwestern part of the historic region of Muntenia. Its territory is now mostly part of ArgeàCounty, while some communes (Malu cu Flori, Pucheni and VÃÂleni-DâmboviÃÂa) now belong to DâmboviÃÂa County. The county seat was Câmpulung.
The county was bordered on the west by ArgeàCounty, to the north by the counties of FÃÂgÃÂraàand BraÃÂov, and to the east by DâmboviÃÂa County.
In 1938, the county was disestablished and incorporated into the newly formed ÃÂinutul ArgeÃÂ, but it was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime â only to be abolished on 6 September 1950 by the Communist regime.
Administratively, Muscel County was originally divided into two districts (plÃÂÃÂi):
Subsequently a third district was established: <ol start="3"> <li>Plasa Râul Doamnei</li> </ol>
By 1938, the county was divided administratively into six districts:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 149,797 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 97.1% Romanians, 2.3% Romanies, 0.2% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 99.3% Orthodox, 0.3% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 13,868 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 95.4% Romanians, 1.2% Hungarians, 0.9% Romanies, 0.5% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 95.8% Eastern Orthodox, 2.2% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Reformed (Calvinist), 0.4% Evangelical (Lutheran), 0.3% Baptist, 0.2% Greek Catholic, as well as other minorities.
A paper factory (Câmpulungul S. A.) functioned within the county seat, the town of Câmpulung, as of 1931.