Ugocsa County
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| Ugocsa County Комітат Уґоча Comitatul Ugocea Comitatus Ugotsensis Ugocsa vármegye Komitat Ugotsch | |
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| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| 1876–1920 | |
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| Capital | Nagyszőllős |
| Area | |
• 1910 | 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 91,800 |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
| Today part of |  Ukraine Romania |
| Vynohradiv is the current name of the capital. | |
Ugocsa was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (1/4) and western Ukraine (3/4). The capital of the county was Nagyszőllős (Vynohradiv Ukrainian,Sevlush in Rusyn, Vinogradov in Russian).
Geography
Ugocsa county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Szatmár and Bereg. It was situated on both sides of the river Tisza. Its area was 1208 km² around 1910.
History
In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county (including Nagyszőllős) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part (including Halmi, Halmeu in Romanian language) became part of Romania except Hungarian occupation between 1940–1944.
During World War II, the Czechoslovak part was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Ugocsa was recreated, again with Nagyszőllős (Vynohradiv) as capital.
After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Ugocsa county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattia Oblast is part of Ukraine.
The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Satu Mare.
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 83,316 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Hungarian: 35,702 (42.9%)
- Ruthenian: 32,721 (39.3%)
- Romanian: 9,270 (11.1%)
- German: 5,505 (6.6%)
- Slovak: 16 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 3 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 98 (0.1%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 52,417 (62.9%)
- Calvinist: 12,928 (15.5%)
- Jewish: 10,556 (12.7%)
- Roman Catholic: 7,264 (8.7%)
- Lutheran: 108 (0.2%)
- Greek Orthodox: 14 (0.0%)
- Unitarian: 10 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 9 (0.0%)
1910
In 1910, the county had a population of 91,755 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Hungarian: 42,677 (46.5%)
- Ruthenian: 34,415 (37.5%)
- Romanian: 9,750 (10.6%)
- German: 4,632 (5.1%)
- Slovak: 37 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 4 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 239 (0.3%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 57,550 (62.7%)
- Calvinist: 14,002 (15.3%)
- Jewish: 11,850 (12.9%)
- Roman Catholic: 8,173 (8.9%)
- Lutheran: 120 (0.1%)
- Greek Orthodox: 48 (0.1%)
- Unitarian: 8 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 4 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Ugocsa county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Tiszáninnen | Nagyszőllős, UA Vynohradiv |
| Tiszántúl | Halmi, RO Halmeu |
Vynohradiv is now in Ukraine; Halmeu is now in Romania.
References
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
