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Békés County
Comitatus Bekesiensis  (Latin)
Békés vármegye  (Hungarian)
Komitat Békés  (German)
Békešská župa  (Slovak)

County of the Kingdom of Hungary
11th century–1946



Coat of arms of Békés

Coat of arms

Location of Békés


Capital
Gyula
46°39′N 21°16′E / 46.650°N 21.267°E / 46.650; 21.267Coordinates: 46°39′N 21°16′E / 46.650°N 21.267°E / 46.650; 21.267

History
 •  Established
 11th century
 •  Disestablished
 1946

Area
 •  1910
 3,670 km2(1,417 sq mi)

Population
 •  1910
 298,710 

Density
 81.4 /km2  (210.8 /sq mi)

Today part of
Hungary

Békés was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present Békés county, is now in southeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Gyula.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 History


  • 3 Demographics


    • 3.1 1900


    • 3.2 1910




  • 4 Subdivisions


  • 5 References





Geography[edit]


Békés county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hajdú, Bihar, Arad and Csanád. The river Körös flowed through the county. Its area was 3671 km² around 1910.



History[edit]




Map of Békés county


Békés county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. After World War II, the territory of Békés county was expanded with:



  • the northeastern part of former Csanád-Arad-Torontál county (the Hungarian part of pre-1920 Arad county and the north-eastern part of pre-1920 Csanád county)

  • a part of former Bihar county (the area around Sarkad and Okány)

  • a part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county (the area around Dévaványa)



Demographics[edit]



1900[edit]


In 1900, the county had a population of 278,731 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]


Total:




  • Hungarian: 201,619 (72,4%)


  • Slovak: 64,467 (23,1%)


  • German: 6,191 (2,2%)


  • Romanian: 6,069 (2,2%)


  • Serbian: 31 (0,0%)


  • Ruthenian: 23 (0,0%)


  • Croatian: 21 (0,0%)

  • Other or unknown: 310 (0,1%)


According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]


Total:




  • Lutheran: 98,882 (35,5%)


  • Calvinist: 95,548 (34,3%)


  • Roman Catholic: 66,857 (24,0%)


  • Greek Orthodox: 7,870 (2,8%)


  • Jewish: 7,358 (2,6%)


  • Greek Catholic: 773 (0,3%)


  • Unitarian: 599 (0,2%)

  • Other or unknown: 844 (0,3%)



1910[edit]




Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description).


In 1910, the county had a population of 298,710 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]


Total:




  • Hungarian: 219,261 (73,4%)


  • Slovak: 66,770 (22,4%)


  • Romanian: 6,125 (2,1%)


  • German: 6,048 (2,0%)


  • Ruthenian: 4 (0,0%)


  • Croatian: 17 (0,0%)


  • Serbian: 76 (0,0%)

  • Other or unknown: 409 (0,1%)


According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]


Total:




  • Lutheran: 105,724 (35,4%)


  • Calvinist: 98,596 (33,0%)


  • Roman Catholic: 75,738 (25,4%)


  • Greek Orthodox: 8,374 (2,8%)


  • Jewish: 7,444 (2,5%)


  • Unitarian: 893 (0,3%)


  • Greek Catholic: 748 (0,2%)

  • Other or unknown: 1,193 (0,4%)



Subdivisions[edit]


Békés county administrative map.jpg

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Békés county were:






































Districts (járás)
District Capital
Békés
Békés
Békéscsaba
Békéscsaba
Gyoma
Gyoma
Gyula
Gyula
Orosháza
Orosháza
Szarvas
Szarvas
Szeghalom
Szeghalom
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)

Gyula


References[edit]





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  2. ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.


  3. ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.


  4. ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.












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