Krassó-Szörény County

Krassó-Szörény County Comitatul Caraș-Severin Comitatus Krassovinis et Severinensis Krassó-Szörény vármegye Komitat Karasch-Severin Županija Karaš-Severin Жупанија Караш-Северин
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1881–1920
Coat of arms
Capital		Lugos 45°41′N 21°54′E / 45.683°N 21.900°ECoordinates: 45°41′N 21°54′E / 45.683°N 21.900°E
History
•	Established	1881
•	Treaty of Trianon	4 June 1920
Area
•	1910	11,074 km^2 (4,276 sq mi)
Population
•	1910	466,147
	Density	42.1 /km^2  (109 /sq mi)
Today part of		Romania, Serbia
Lugoj is the current name of the capital.

Kraso County in the 14th century

Krassó-Szörény (Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Romanian: Caraş-Severin, Serbian: Karaš-Severin or Караш-Северин) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary.^[1] Its territory is now mostly located in south-western Romania, with one small part which is located in Serbia. The capital of the county was Lugoj (Hungarian: Lugos).

Geography

Krassó-Szörény county was located in the Banat region. It shared borders with the Kingdom of Serbia and the Hungarian counties Temes, Arad and Hunyad. The river Danube formed its southern border, and the river Mureş (Maros) its northern border. The river Timiş flowed through the county. Its area was 11,032 km² around 1910.

History

Krassó-Szörény county was formed in 1881 by uniting the counties Krassó and Szörény.

In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon most of the county was assigned to Romania, with one small part which was assigned to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The north of the county (including Lugoj) is now part of the Romanian county Timiş, except a 10 km wide strip along the river Mureş, which is in the county Arad. The rest now forms the county Caraş-Severin, except the city Orşova, which is in Mehedinţi county.

Demographics

Krassó-Szörény County, c. 1910

In 1900, the county had a population of 443,001 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[2]

Total:

• Romanian: 328,371 (74.1%)
• German: 55,256 (12.5%)
• Hungarian: 21,439 (4.8%)
• Serbian: 13,138 (3.0%)
• Slovak: 3,831 (0.9%)
• Ruthenian: 803 (0.2%)
• Croatian: 279 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 19,884 (4.5%)

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[3]

Total:

• Eastern Orthodox: 325,613 (73.5%)
• Roman Catholic: 84,748 (19.1%)
• Greek Catholic: 18,262 (4.1%)
• Calvinist: 7,792 (1.8%)
• Jewish: 4,375 (1.0%)
• Lutheran: 2,043 (0.5%)
• Unitarian: 59 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 109 (0.0%)

In 1910, the county had a population of 466,147 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[4]

Total:

• Romanian: 336,082 (72.1%)
• German: 55,883 (12.0%)
• Hungarian: 33,787 (7.3%)
• Serbian: 14,674 (3.1%)
• Slovak: 2,908 (0.6%)
• Ruthenian: 2,351 (0.5%)
• Croatian: 319 (0.1%)
• Other or unknown: 20,143 (4.3%)

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[5]

Total:

• Eastern Orthodox: 337,153 (72.4%)
• Roman Catholic: 90,479 (19.4%)
• Greek Catholic: 20,006 (4.3%)
• Calvinist: 10,400 (2.2%)
• Lutheran: 2,875 (0.6%)
• Jewish: 4,795 (1.0%)
• Unitarian: 142 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 297 (0.1%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Krassó-Szörény county were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Béga	Bálinc (Romanian: Balinț)
Boksanbánya	Boksanbánya (Romanian: Bocşa Montană)
Bozovics	Bozovics (Romanian: Bozovici)
Facsád	Facsád (Romanian: Făget)
Jám	Jám (Romanian: Iam)
Karánsebes	Karánsebes (Romanian: Caransebeş)
Lugos	Lugos (Romanian: Lugoj)
Maros	Marosberkes (Romanian: Birchiș)
Oravicabánya	Oravicabánya (Romanian: Oraviţa)
Resicabánya	Resicabánya (Romanian: Reşiţa)
Temes	Szákul (Romanian: Sacu)
Teregova	Teregova (Romanian: Teregova)
Újmoldova	Újmoldova (Romanian: Moldova Nouă)
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Karánsebes (Romanian: Caransebeş)
Lugos (Romanian: Lugoj)

References

1. Zoltán Gál, The banking functions of the Hungarian urban network in the early 20th century, Centre for Regional Studies, 2006, table 6
2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
5. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-21.