Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former)

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.

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Comitatus Jazyga et Cumania Maior et Szolnokiensis  (Latin)
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye  (Hungarian)
Komitat Jaß-Großkumanien-Sollnock  (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1946
Coat of arms

CapitalSzolnok
Area
  Coordinates47°10′N 20°11′E
 
 1910
5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
374000
History 
 Established
1876
 Monarchy abolished
1 February 1946
Today part of Hungary

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 1876 century from the territories of the Külső-Szolnok part of Heves-Külső-Szolnok County, the Jászság (Jazygia) and the 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

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

In 1900, the county had a population of 350,269 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:

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county were:

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
Jászság alsóJászapáti
Jászság felsőJászberény
Tisza alsóTiszaföldvár
Tisza felsőKunhegyes
Tisza középTörökszentmiklós
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Jászberény
Karcag
Kisújszállás
Mezőtúr
Szolnok
Túrkeve
  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.


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