Vas County (former)
| Vas County Comitatus Castriferreus ( County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
|---|---|
| 11th century–1946 | |
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| Capital | Vasvár; Szombathely (1578-1946) |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 47°14′N 16°37′E / 47.233°N 16.617°E |
• 1910 | 5,474 km2 (2,114 sq mi) |
• 1930 | 3,284 km2 (1,268 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 435,793 |
• 1930 | 275,021 |
| History | |
• Established | 11th century |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
| 11 April 1941 | |
• Monarchy abolished | 1 February 1946 |
| Today part of | Hungary (3,284 km2) Austria (642 km2) |
Vas (Latin: Comitatus Castriferreus, German: Eisenburg,
Geography
Vas County shared borders with the Austrian lands
River flowed through the county. Its area was 5474 km² around 1910.History
Vas County arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1920 by the
Since 1991, when
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 418,905 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Hungarian: 222,474 (53.0%)
- German: 125,570 (30.0%)
- Croatian: 17,896 (4.3%)
- Slovak: 284 (0.1%)
- Romanian: 43 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 21 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 52,613 (12.6%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 313,858 (74.9%)
- Lutheran: 83,340 (19.9%)
- Calvinist: 12,151 (2.9%)
- Jewish: 9,429 (2.3%)
- Greek Catholic: 47 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 47 (0.0%)
- Unitarian: 15 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 18 (0.0%)
1910
In 1910, the county had a population of 435,793 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Hungarian: 247,985 (56.9%)
- German: 117,169 (26.89%)
- Croatian: 16,230 (3.72%)
- Slovak: 288 (0.07%)
- Ruthenian: 48 (0.01%)
- Serbian: 23 (0.01%)
- Romanian: 14 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 54,036 (12.4%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 331,269 (76.02%)
- Lutheran: 82,027 (18.82%)
- Calvinist: 12,597 (2.89%)
- Jewish: 9,649 (2.21%)
- Greek Catholic: 151 (0.03%)
- Greek Orthodox: 71 (0.02%)
- Unitarian: 19 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 10 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Vas county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Celldömölk | Celldömölk |
| Felsőőr | Felsőőr, AT Oberwart |
| Körmend | Körmend |
| Kőszeg | Kőszeg |
| Muraszombat | Muraszombat, |
| Németújvár | Németújvár, AT Güssing |
| Sárvár | Sárvár |
| Szentgotthárd | Szentgotthárd |
| Szombathely | Szombathely |
| Vasvár | Vasvár |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Kőszeg | |
| Szombathely | |
The towns of Oberwart and Güssing are now in Austria; Murska Sobota is now in Slovenia.
References
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
