Csanád County
Csanád County
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| Csanád County Comitatus Chanadiensis (Latin) Csanád vármegye (Hungarian) Komitat Tschanad (German) Čanadská župa (Slovak) Comitatul Cenad (Romanian) | |||||
County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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Capital | Makó 46°13′N 20°29′E / 46.217°N 20.483°E / 46.217; 20.483Coordinates: 46°13′N 20°29′E / 46.217°N 20.483°E / 46.217; 20.483 | ||||
History | |||||
| • | Established | 1690 | |||
| • | Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 | |||
Area | |||||
| • | 1910 | 1,714 km2(662 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
| • | 1910 | 145,200 | |||
Density | 84.7 /km2 (219.4 /sq mi) | ||||
Today part of | Hungary, Romania | ||||
Csanád was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Romania and southeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Makó.
Contents
1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
3.1 1900
3.2 1910
4 Subdivisions
5 References
6 External links
Geography[edit]
Csanád county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Békés, Arad and Torontál. The river Maros (now Mureş) formed its southern border. Its area was 1715 km2 around 1910.
History[edit]
In 1920, the Treaty of Trianon assigned a small area in the southeast of the county (Nădlac and Şeitin) to Romania. The rest of the county was united with parts of Torontál county (a small area south of Szeged) and Arad county (a small area south of Békéscsaba) to form the new county of Csanád-Arad-Torontál.
After World War II, Csanád-Arad-Torontál county was divided between the Hungarian counties of Békés and Csongrád. The Romanian part of former Csanád county is now part of the Romanian county of Arad.
Demographics[edit]
Csanád county was one of the most densely populated counties of the Hungarian Kingdom.The Hungarians formed an ethnic majority in every district except for the district Nagylak. The main part of the Slovaks and Romanians lived in the district Nagylak, the Serbs in the district Battonya.
1900[edit]
In 1900, the county had a population of 140,007 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
Hungarian: 103,242 (73,8%)
Slovak: 17,274 (12,3%)
Romanian: 13,982 (10,0%)
Serbian: 3,981 (2,8%)
German: 1,182 (0,8%)
Ruthenian: 72 (0,1%)
Croatian: 1 (0,0%)- Other or unknown: 273 (0,2%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
Roman Catholic: 71,610 (51,3%)
Calvinist: 25,234 (18,0%)
Lutheran: 18,384 (13,1%)
Greek Orthodox: 16,567 (11,8%)
Greek Catholic: 4,520 (3,2%)
Jewish: 3,254 (2,3%)
Unitarian: 33 (0,0%)- Other or unknown: 405 (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 145,249 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
Hungarian: 108,621 (74,8%)
Slovak: 17,133 (11,8%)
Romanian: 14,046 (9,7%)
Serbian: 3,967 (2,7%)
German: 1,013 (0,7%)
Ruthenian: 119 (0,1%)
Croatian: 8 (0,0%)- Other or unknown: 341 (0,2%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
Roman Catholic: 76,076 (52,4%)
Calvinist: 24,897 (17,1%)
Lutheran: 19,095 (13,1%)
Greek Orthodox: 16,851 (11,6%)
Greek Catholic: 4,438 (3,1%)
Jewish: 3,353 (2,3%)
Unitarian: 118 (0,1%)- Other or unknown: 421 (0,3%)
Subdivisions[edit]
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Csanád county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Battonya | Battonya |
| Központ | Makó |
| Mezőkovácsháza | Mezőkovácsháza |
| Nagylak | Nagylak, (Romanian: Nădlac) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
Makó | |
The town of Nădlac is now in Romania; the other towns mentioned are now in Hungary.
References[edit]
^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
External links[edit]
Heraldry [1]
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1690
- States and territories disestablished in 1920
- 1920 disestablishments
- Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary
- States and territories established in the 17th century
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