Veszprém County (former)
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| Veszprém County Comitatus Vesprimiensis ( County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
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| 11th century–1946 | |
 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Veszprém |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 47°5′N 17°55′E / 47.083°N 17.917°E |
• 1910 | 3,953 km2 (1,526 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 229,776 |
| History | |
• Established | 11th century |
• Monarchy abolished | 1946 |
| Today part of | Hungary |
Veszprém was an administrative county (
.Geography
Veszprém county shared borders with the Hungarian counties
Zala. It covered the Bakony hills, the eastern tip of Lake Balaton and the region southeast of the lake. The river Marcal
formed its western border. Its area was 3953 km2 around 1910.
History
Veszprém county arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century.
The city
Fejér
county.
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 222,024 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Hungarian: 187,160 (84,3%)
- German: 32,522 (14,6%)
- Slovak: 1,758 (0,8%)
- Romanian: 121 (0,1%)
- Croatian: 35 (0,0%)
- Serbian: 4 (0,0%)
- Ruthenian: 2 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 422 (0,2%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 143,192 (64,5%)
- Calvinist: 44,820 (20,2%)
- Lutheran: 24,393 (11,0%)
- Jewish: 9,343 (4,2%)
- Greek Catholic: 78 (0,0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 98 (0,1%)
- Unitarian: 52 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 48 (0,0%)
1910
In 1910, the county had a population of 229,776 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Hungarian: 199,063 (86.63%)
- German: 29,283 (12.74%)
- Slovak: 917 (0.4%)
- Croatian: 55 (0.02%)
- Romanian: 41 (0.02%)
- Serbian: 17 (0.01%)
- Ruthenian: 5 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 395 (0.17%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 151,831 (66.08%)
- Calvinist: 44,507 (19.37%)
- Lutheran: 24,905 (10.84%)
- Jewish: 8,282 (3.6%)
- Greek Catholic: 106 (0.05%)
- Greek Orthodox: 61 (0.03%)
- Unitarian: 57 (0.02%)
- Other or unknown: 27 (0.01%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Veszprém county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Devecser | Devecser |
| Enying | Enying |
| Pápa | Pápa |
| Veszprém | Veszprém |
| Zirc | Zirc |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Pápa | |
| Veszprém | |
References
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
