Kolozs County
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Kolozs was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (north-western Transylvania). The capital of the county was the city of Cluj (Kolozsvár in Hungarian), today Cluj-Napoca in Romania.
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Geography [edit]
Kolozs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar, Szilágy, Szolnok-Doboka, Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda and Torda-Aranyos. The rivers Crişul Repede and Someşul Mic flow through the county. Its area was 5006 km² around 1910.
History [edit]
Kolozs county was formed in the 11th century. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. It was occupied by Hungary between 1940–1944 during World War II. Most of the territory of the county lies in the present Romanian county Cluj, some parts of the county are in the present Romanian counties Sălaj (north-west), Bistriţa-Năsăud (north-east) and Mureş (south-east).
Demographics [edit]
In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Romanian: 146,268 (57.7%)
- Hungarian: 95,626 (37.7%)
- German: 9,058 (3.6%)
- Slovak: 170 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 33 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 22 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 9 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 2,470 (1.0%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 113,136 (44.6%)
- Calvinist: 58,297 (23.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 36,578 (14.4%)
- Roman Catholic: 24,821 (9.8%)
- Jewish: 9,858 (3.9%)
- Lutheran: 7,864 (3.1%)
- Unitarian: 3,020 (1.2%)
- Other or unknown: 82 (0.0%)
In 1910, county had a population of 286,687 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Romanian: 161,279 (56.3%)
- Hungarian: 111,439 (38.9%)
- German: 8,386 (2.9%)
- Slovak: 169 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 55 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 44 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 13 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 5,302 (1.9%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 126,217 (44.0%)
- Calvinist: 65,910 (23.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 41,715 (14.6%)
- Roman Catholic: 28,427 (9.9%)
- Jewish: 12,581 (4.4%)
- Lutheran: 8,167 (2.9%)
- Unitarianist: 3,331 (1.2%)
- Other or unknown: 339 (0.0%)
Subdivisions [edit]
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kolozs county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Bánffyhunyad | Bánffyhunyad, RO Huedin |
| Gyalu | Gyalu, RO Gilău |
| Hídalmás | Hídalmás, RO Hida |
| Kolozsvár | Kolozsvár, RO Cluj |
| Mezőörményes | Mezőörményes, RO Urmeniș |
| Mocs | Mocs, RO Mociu |
| Nádasment | Kolozsvár, RO Cluj |
| Nagysármás | Nagysármás, RO Sărmaşu |
| Teke | Teke, RO Teaca |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| Kolozsvár, RO Cluj | |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Kolozs, RO Cojocna | |
References [edit]
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
