Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former)
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Comitatus Jazyga et Cumania Maior et Szolnokiensis Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye Komitat Jaß-Großkumanien-Sollnock | |||||
| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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| Capital | Szolnok 47°10′N 20°11′E / 47.167°N 20.183°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 20°11′E / 47.167°N 20.183°E | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 19th century | |||
| • | Disestablished | 1920 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1910 | 5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1910 | 374,000 | |||
| Density | 71.2 /km2 (184.5 /sq mi) | ||||
| Today part of | Hungary | ||||
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok was an administrative county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is now in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. The capital of the county was Szolnok.
Geography
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Heves, Hajdú, Békés, and Csongrád. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. Its area was 5251 km² around 1910.
History
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in the 19th century from the territories of Szolnok, Jászság (Jazygia) and Nagykunság (great Cumania). After World War II, the territory of the county was modified: the area on the left bank of the Tisza around Tiszafüred was taken from Heves county, and the area around Dévaványa went to Békés county.
The term Jász originates from the Jassic people (cf. Alans) who moved to this area of Hungary from the Pontic steppes sometime in the 13th century.
Demographics
In 1900, the county had a population of 350,269 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Hungarian: 348,050 (99,4%)
- German: 1,138 (0,3%)
- Slovak: 616 (0,2%)
- Romanian: 108 (0,0%)
- Croatian: 22 (0,0%)
- Serbian: 14 (0,0%)
- Ruthenian: 10 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 311 (0,1%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 204,306 (58,3%)
- Calvinist: 131,120 (37,4%)
- Jewish: 10,707 (3,1%)
- Lutheran: 3,071 (0,9%)
- Greek Catholic: 430 (0,1%)
- Greek Orthodox: 189 (0,0%)
- Unitarian: 148 (0,0%)
- Other or unknown: 298 (0,0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Jászság alsó | Jászapáti |
| Jászság felső | Jászberény |
| Tisza alsó | Tiszaföldvár |
| Tisza felső | Kunhegyes |
| Tisza közép | Törökszentmiklós |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Jászberény | |
| Karcag | |
| Kisújszállás | |
| Mezőtúr | |
| Szolnok | |
| Túrkeve | |
- ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
