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The following list of Romanian directories represents Library of Congress holdings as of March 2022 and is arranged alphabetically by city, region or county, and then by year.
All of these directories include both business and private numbers.
In the 1950s instead of counties the Romanian People's Republic was organized into regions and raions. To help users not familiar with those regions we list the main cities that belonged to each region for which we have a telephone book. Where cities had different names in the past, such as when Brașov was called Stalin, or when Onești was called Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, we list the current names as well, in parentheses.
So far 10 telephone directories have been digitized by the Library of Congress and are available through the links provided in the list below.
The uncataloged directories for Romania featured in this guide are located on Deck 5S of the closed stacks in the Adams Building, so readers must request the items in the Main Reading Room by completing a call slip, or asking a reference librarian in the European Reading Room. For more information about requesting items at the Library, please see the Using the Library of Congress section in this guide.
If you would like us to retrieve directories for you before your visit, you can contact us through our Ask a Librarian service.
Besides using printed telephone directories, a reader may find it helpful to use current online directories available for free on the Internet. Please note however, that currently Romania does not provide information on private persons in either online or printed directories.
Many of the following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
| City, county, or region | Year | Title in Romanian | Title translated into English | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| București + Ilfov |
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Abonații S.A.R. de Telefoane: București si jud. Ilfov | Telephone subscribers: Bucharest and Ilfov county |
August 1937 (updated through June 15, 1937); and August 1938 (updated through June 15, 1938). |
| București |
Lista abonaților S.A.R. de Telefoane din București Other title: Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din București |
List of telephone subscribers in Bucharest Other title: List of subscribers for telephone services in Bucharest |
Telephone directory for Bucharest with residential and organizational listings. | |
| București | 1973 1977 |
Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din București |
List of subscribers for telephone services in Bucharest | Annual telephone directories for Bucharest with residential and organizational listings. |
| Romania other than București | 1959 | Lista abonaților telefonici: provincie | List of telephone subscribers in the countryside |
Arranged by county (județ), then by city. Updated July 1949, published in 1950. |
| Ciuc, Gheorgheni, Odorhei, Reghin, Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Sfântu Gheorghe, Târgu Mureș, Târgu Secuiesc, Toplița | 1955 |
Lista abonaților telefonici din Regiunea Autonomâ Maghiarâ |
List of telephone subscribers in the Autonomous Hungarian Region |
Arranged by raion, then by subsections. Contains yellow pages, residential listings, and government offices. Parallel text in Romanian and Hungarian. |
| Bacâu, Piatra Neamț, Roman, Gh. Gheorghiu-Dej (Onești) | 1965 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din localitâțile Bacâu, Piatra Neamț, Roman, orașul Gh. Gheorghiu-Dej. | List of subscribers for telephone services in Bacau, Piatra Neamt, Roman, Gh. Gheorghiu-Dej |
Onesti was named Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej between 1965-1996. Listings arranged by towns. |
| Stalin region: Ciuc, Odorhei, Racoș, Sfântu Gheorghe, Stalin (Brașov), Târgu Secuiesc | 1954 | Lista abonaților telefonici din regiunea Stalin. | List of telephone subscribers in Stalin Region | Brașov was named Stalin 1950-1960. Arranged by raion, then by subsections:
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| Brașov | 1965 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din Brașov. | List of subscribers for telephone services in Brașov city | Brașov city. |
| Cluj region: Aiud, Beclean, Bistrița, Câmpeni, Cluj, Dej, Gherla, Huedin, Jibou, Luduș, Năsăud, Sârmașu, Turda, Zalâu | 1965 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din regiunea Cluj | List of subscribers for telephone services in Cluj region |
1965 directory and1966 supplement Arranged by raion, then by towns. |
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Constanța county |
1974 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din județul Constanța. | List of subscribers for telephone services in Constanta county | |
| Craiova, Tg Jiu | 1966 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din orașele Craiova și Tg. Jiu | List of subscribers for telephone services in Craiova and Tirgu Jiu | |
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Iași region: Botoșani, Darabani, Dorohoi, Hârlău, Huși, Iași, Negrești, Pașcani, Roman, Săveni, Târgu Frumos, Trușești, Vaslui, Vlădeni |
1955 | Lista abonaților telefonici din regiunea Iași | List of telephone subscribers in Iași region |
Arranged by raion. Updated through 1 March 1955. |
| Iași | 1965 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic. Iași | List of subscribers for telephone services in Iași [city] | |
| Suceava region: Botoșani, Câmpulung, Dorohoi, Fălticeni, Gura Humorului, Rădăuți, Săveni, Suceava, Vatra Dornei | 1967 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din regiunea Suceava | List of subscribers for telephone services in Suceava region |
Annual telephone directory for Suceava region. Arranged by raion, then by towns. |
| Timiș county, Timișoara | 1975 | Lista abonaților la serviciul telefonic din municipiul Timișoara și județul Timiș | List of subscribers for telephone services in Timișoara city and Timiș county |
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