Fogaras County

Fogaras was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The county's capital was Fogaras (present-day Făgăraș).

Fogaras County
Comitatus Fogarasensis  (Latin)
Fogaras vármegye  (Hungarian)
Komitat Fogarasch  (German)
Comitatul Făgăraş  (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1920
Coat of arms

CapitalFogaras
Area
  Coordinates45°51′N 24°58′E
 
 1910
2,444 km2 (944 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
95174
History 
 Established
1876
 Treaty of Trianon
June 4 1920
Today part of Romania
Făgăraş is the current name of the capital.

Geography

Fogaras county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Szeben, Nagy-Küküllő and Brassó. The river Olt formed most of its northern border. The ridge of the southern Carpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was 2433 km² around 1910.

History

The Fogaras region was an administrative territorial entity of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 15th century. Fogaras county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Braşov and Sibiu (the westernmost part).

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 92,801 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

Total:

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]

Total:

Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description)

In 1910, county had a population of 95,174 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]

Total:

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]

Total:

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Fogaras county were:

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
AlsóárpásAlsóárpás, (Romanian: Arpaşu de Jos)
FogarasFogaras, (Romanian: Făgăraş)
SárkánySárkány, (Romanian: Şercaia)
TörcsvárZernest, (Romanian: Zărneşti)
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Fogaras, (Romanian: Făgăraş)

References

  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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