Bereg County
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
| Bereg County Comitatus Bereghiensis ( County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1648-1923, 1940-1945) | |
|---|---|
.svg) Coat of arms
| |
Beregszász (1867-1920); Tarpa (1920-1923) | |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 48°12′N 22°39′E / 48.200°N 22.650°E |
• 1910 | 3,786 km2 (1,462 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 236,611 |
| History | |
• Established | 13th century |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
• Merged into Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg County | 1923 |
• Merged into Bereg-Ugocsa County (First Vienna Award) | 2 November 1938 |
• County recreated (Second Vienna Award) | 30 August 1940 |
• Disestablished | 1945 |
| Today part of | Ukraine (3,327 km2) Hungary (459 km2) |
| Mukachevo; Berehove is the current name of the capital. | |
Bereg (
Geography
Bereg county shared borders with the
in the south. Its area was 3788 km2 around 1910.History
Bereg is one of the oldest counties in Hungary. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned most of the territory to Czechoslovakia. The southwestern part remained in Hungary and the county of Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg was created in 1923.
Following the
After the Second Vienna Award, the county was recreated again.
After World War II, the most of the territory of Bereg county became part of the
Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 208,589 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Ruthenian: 95,308 (45,7%)
- Hungarian: 93,198 (44,7%)
- German: 18,639 (8,9%)
- Slovak: 991 (0,5%)
- Romanian: 72 (0,0%)
- Croatian: 20 (0,0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 361 (0,2%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 103,261 (49,5%)
- Calvinist: 56,289 (27,0%)
- Jewish: 29,052 (13,9%)
- Roman Catholic: 19,128 (9,2%)
- Lutheran: 780 (0,4%)
- Greek Orthodox: 44 (0,0%)
- Unitarian: 26 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 9 (0,0%)
1910
In 1910, the county had a population of 236,611 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Hungarian: 113,090 (47,8%)
- Ruthenian: 100,918 (42,6%)
- German: 20,722 (8,8%)
- Slovak: 1,123 (0,5%)
- Romanian: 215 (0,1%)
- Croatian: 54 (0,0%)
- Serbian: 12 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 477 (0,2%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 117,435 (49,7%)
- Calvinist: 61,106 (25,9%)
- Jewish: 33,660 (14,2%)
- Roman Catholic: 23,003 (9,7%)
- Lutheran: 992 (0,4%)
- Greek Orthodox: 349 (0,0%)
- Unitarian: 13 (0,1%)
- Other or unknown: 53 (0,0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Bereg county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsóverecke | Alsóverecke, (Ukrainian: Nyzhni Vorota, Rusyn: Nyzhn'ŷ Verec'kŷ) |
| Felvidék | Ilosva, (Ukrainian: Irshava, Rusyn: Yrshava) |
| Latorca | Oroszvég, (Ukrainian: Rosvegove, Rusyn: Rosvyhovo part of Mukachevo) |
| Mezőkaszony | Mezőkaszony, ( Koson', Rusyn : Koson')
|
| Munkács | Munkács, ( Mukacheve, Rusyn : Mukachovo)
|
| Szolyva | Szolyva, (Ukrainian: Svaliava, Rusyn: Svaliava) |
| Tiszahát | Beregszász, (Ukrainian: Berehove, Rusyn: Berehovo) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Beregszász, (Ukrainian: Berehove, Rusyn: Berehovo) | |
| Munkács, ( Mukacheve, Rusyn : Mukachovo)
| |
All the towns mentioned are now in Ukraine.
Culture
![[icon]](/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2023) |
- Bereg cross stitch, an ancient traditional needlework
References
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
