Bereg County

Bereg County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
12th century–1920 →

Coat of arms

Capital Beregszász
48°12′N 22°39′E / 48.200°N 22.650°E / 48.200; 22.650Coordinates: 48°12′N 22°39′E / 48.200°N 22.650°E / 48.200; 22.650
History
 • Established 12th century
 • Treaty of Trianon June 4, 1920
Area
 • 1910 3,786 km2 (1,462 sq mi)
Population
 • 1910 236,611 
Density 62.5 /km2  (161.9 /sq mi)
Today part of  Ukraine
 Hungary
Berehove is the current name of the capital.

Bereg (Rusyn: Береґ; German: Berg) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northeastern Hungary and western Ukraine. The capital of the county was Berehove (Ukrainian, Berehovo in Rusyn, Beregszász in Hungarian, Bergsaß in German, Beregovo in Russian, Bereg in Romanian).

Geography

Bereg county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia (now in Poland and Ukraine) and the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Ugocsa, Szatmár, Szabolcs and Ung. It was situated between the Carpathian Mountains in the north and the river Tisza in the south. Its area was 3788 km² around 1910.

History

Bereg is one of the oldest counties in Hungary. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned most of the territory to Czechoslovakia, present day Slovakia. The southwestern part remained in Hungary (county Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg).

During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, the complete county was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Bereg was recreated, again with Beregszász as capital.

After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Bereg county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattya region is part of Ukraine.

The south-western part of the county, that was in Hungary before World War II, became part of the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár. This county was renamed Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg in the 1990s.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 208,589 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:

1910

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

In 1910, the county had a population of 236,611 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 Bereg county were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
AlsóvereckeAlsóverecke, UA Nyzhni Vorota, RUE Nyzhn'ŷ Verec'kŷ
FelvidékIlosva, UA Irshava, RUE Yrshava
LatorcaOroszvég, UA Rosvegove, RUE Rosvyhovo part of Mukachevo
MezőkaszonyMezőkaszony, UA Koson', RUE Koson'
MunkácsMunkács, UA Mukacheve, RUE Mukachovo
SzolyvaSzolyva, UA Svaliava, RUE Svaliava
TiszahátBeregszász, UA Berehove, RUE Berehovo
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Beregszász, UA Berehove, RUE Berehovo
Munkács, UA Mukacheve, RUE Mukachovo

All the towns mentioned are now in Ukraine.

References

  1. ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  2. ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  3. ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  4. ↑ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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