[1] Năsăud County was located in the north-central part of Greater Romania, in the north of Transylvania, covering 4,326 km2 (1,670 sq mi).

[1] The territory of Năsăud County was ceded to Romania by Hungary, as successor state to Austria-Hungary in the Treaty of Trianon (1920).

In 1945, the county was re-established under Romanian rule and it was abolished in 1950 by the Communist regime,[2] becoming part of the Rodna Region [ro].

Categorized by mother tongue, the population spoke Romanian (73.9%), German (14.6%), Hungarian (5.0%), Yiddish (4.1%), as well as other minority languages.

Categorized by mother tongue, the population spoke Romanian (48.5%), German (26.9%), Yiddish (13.9%), Hungarian (9.0%), as well as other minority languages.