Hunyad County

Hunyad County
Comitatul Hunedoara
Comitatus Hunyadensis
Hunyad vármegye
Komitat Hunyad
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1265-1529)
County of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (1529-1570)
County of the Principality of Transylvania (1570-1867)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1867-1920)
1920

Coat of arms

Capital Déva
45°53′N 22°54′E / 45.883°N 22.900°E / 45.883; 22.900Coordinates: 45°53′N 22°54′E / 45.883°N 22.900°E / 45.883; 22.900
History
  Established Enter start date
  Treaty of Trianon 4 June 1920
Area
  1910 7,809 km2 (3,015 sq mi)
Population
  1910 340,100 
Density 43.6 /km2  (112.8 /sq mi)
Today part of Romania
Deva is the current name of the capital.

Hunyad (today mainly Hunedoara) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania. Its territory is now in Romania in Transylvania. The capital of the county was Deva (Déva in Hungarian).

Geography

After 1876, Hunyad county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Krassó-Szörény, Arad, Torda-Aranyos, Alsó-Fehér and Szeben. Its area was 7809 km² around 1910.

History

Administrative division of Transylvania in the early 16th century
Hunyad county as an administrative unit in the early 16th century
Hunyad county in the Principality of Transylvania
Hunyad county (1876-1920)
Map of Hunyad county (1890)

Hunyad county was formed in the Middle Ages. It was first attested in 1265 as Hungnod by the Papal Quitrent Register. In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, its territory was modified. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the present Romanian county Hunedoara; a strip in the east is now part of Alba; a strip in the west is now part of Caraș-Severin County (the commune Băuţar).

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 303,838 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:

In 1910, county had a population of 340,135 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

Total:

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]

Total:

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Hunyad County were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
AlgyógyAlgyógyalfalu, RO Geoagiu
BrádBrád, RO Brad
DévaDéva, RO Deva
HátszegHátszeg, RO Hațeg
KőrösbányaKőrösbánya, RO Baia de Criș
MarosillyeMarosillye, RO Ilia
PetrozsényPetrozsény, RO Petroșani
PujPuj, RO Pui
SzászvárosSzászváros, RO Orăștie
VajdahunyadVajdahunyad, RO Hunedoara
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Déva, RO Deva
Hátszeg, RO Hațeg
Szászváros, RO Orăștie
Vajdahunyad, RO Hunedoara

References

  1. 1 2 "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. p. 23. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. 1 2 "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. p. 31. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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