Csongrád County (former)


Csongrád was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present-day Csongrád county, is now part of Hungary, except a very small area which belongs to Serbia. The capital of the county was Szentes.

Name

The name Csongrád/Čongrad is Slavic by origin. In Slavic languages, this name means "a black city". Indeed, the county was named after a town of Csongrád.

Geography

Csongrád county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Békés, Csanád, Torontál and Bács-Bodrog. The river Tisza flowed through the county. Its area was 3,544 km² around 1910.

History

Csongrád county arose in the 11th century as one of the first counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. It was taken by the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, and reconqered by the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary at the end of the 17th century.
In 1920, the Treaty of Trianon assigned a small part of the territory of the county - a small area around Horgos in northern Délvidék - to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The rest remained in Hungary. During Word War II, Hungary annexed the territory lost, but after the end of the war the previous borders were restored.
In 1950, the southern part of Csanád County was added to Csongrád county.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 296,111 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1910, the county had a population of 325,568 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Csongrád county were: