Pozsony County
Pozsony County Comitatus Posoniensis ( County of the Kingdom of Hungary (c. 1000-1923) | |
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Pozsony | |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 48°9′N 17°7′E / 48.150°N 17.117°E |
• 1910 | 4,370 km2 (1,690 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 389,750 |
History | |
• Established | c. 1000 |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
• Merged into Győr-Moson-Pozsony County | 1923 |
Today part of | Slovakia (4,323 km2) Hungary (47 km2) |
Bratislava is the current name of the capital. |
Pozsony county was an administrative county (
Its name changed along with that of the city of
Geography
The county shared borders with the
Seats
The seats of Pozsony county were the Pozsony Castle (present-day
History
A sort of predecessor to Pozsony county may be existed as early as the 9th century during the time of Great Moravia.[citation needed] After Pozsony county's territory had become part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Hungarian comitatus was created around 1000 or even earlier. It was one of the first counties created in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory comprised roughly what is today Bratislava Region and Trnava Region. Throughout its history it was among the most prosperous territories of Hungary, and until the late 18th century it was particularly advanced and prosperous. In the 18th and 19th century, the population consisted of Germans (mainly in Pressburg and larger towns), Hungarians (mainly in the south, some suburbs of Pressburg,[a] Slovaks (mainly in the north and in the suburbs of Pressburg[b] and Croats (mainly in the suburbs of Pressburg).
In the aftermath of World War I, most of Pozsony county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon. As Bratislava county, it continued to exist until 1927 in Czechoslovakia, but it had completely different powers and somewhat modified borders. A small part south of the river Danube remained part of Hungary and joined Győr-Moson-Pozsony county.
Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award, the southeastern part of the area (Žitný ostrov, Senec, Galanta) became part of Hungary again in November 1938. The approximate Trianon borders were restored after World War II.
Demographics
Census | Total | Slovak | Hungarian | German | Other or unknown |
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1880[2] | 314,173 | 133,580 (44.24%) | 108,918 (36.07%) | 54,370 (18.01%) | 5,098 (1.69%) |
1890[3] | 331,370 | 149,741 (45.19%) | 119,899 (36.18%) | 55,903 (16.87%) | 5,827 (1.76%) |
1900[4] | 367,502 | 164,585 (44.78%) | 139,835 (38.05%) | 56,358 (15.34%) | 6,724 (1.83%) |
1910[5] | 389,750 | 166,017 (42.60%) | 163,367 (41.92%) | 53,822 (13.81%) | 6,544 (1.68%) |
Census | Total | Roman Catholic | Lutheran | Jewish | Calvinist |
Other or unknown |
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1880 | 314,173 | 262,050 (83.41%) | 23,476 (7.47%) | 20,671 (6.58%) | 7,634 (2.43%) | 342 (0.11%) |
1890 | 331,370 | 277,921 (83.87%) | 24,360 (7.35%) | 21,304 (6.43%) | 7,619 (2.30%) | 166 (0.05%) |
1900 | 367,502 | 309,861 (84.32%) | 26,112 (7.11%) | 22,246 (6.05%) | 8,854 (2.41%) | 429 (0.12%) |
1910 | 389,750 | 331,265 (84.99%) | 26,456 (6.79%) | 22,588 (5.80%) | 8,924 (2.29%) | 517 (0.13%) |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Pozsony county were:
Districts (járás) | |
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District | Capital |
Dunaszerdahely | Dunaszerdahely (now Dunajská Streda) |
Galánta | Galánta (now Galanta) |
Malacka | Malacka (now Malacky) |
Nagyszombat | Nagyszombat (now Trnava) |
Pozsony | Pozsony (now Bratislava) |
Somorja | Somorja (now Šamorín) |
Szenc | Szenc (now Senec )
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Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
Pozsony (now Bratislava) | |
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
Bazin (now Pezinok) | |
Modor (now Modra) | |
Nagyszombat (now Trnava) | |
Szentgyörgy (now Svätý Jur) |
Notes
- ^ In 1900: particularly present-day Podunajské Biskupice and Vrakuňa (cca 90%)
- ^ In 1900: present-day Lamač, Dúbravka, Záhorská Bystrica – more than 93% of the population, present-day Vajnory (93%) and Rača (75%).[1]
- ^ Only linguistic communities > 1% are displayed.
- ^ Only religious communities > 1% are displayed.
References
- ISBN 978-80-223-3516-4.
- ^ "Az 1881. év elején végrehajtott népszámlálás főbb eredményei megyék és községek szerint rendezve, II. kötet (1882)". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892)". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 29 September 2021.