Ugocsa County

Ugocsa County
Комітат Уґоча
Comitatul Ugocea
Comitatus Ugotsensis
Ugocsa vármegye
Komitat Ugotsch
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1920

Coat of arms

Capital Nagyszőllős
48°8′N 23°2′E / 48.133°N 23.033°E / 48.133; 23.033Coordinates: 48°8′N 23°2′E / 48.133°N 23.033°E / 48.133; 23.033
History
  Established 1876
  Treaty of Trianon June 4, 1920
Area
  1910 1,213 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population
  1910 91,800 
Density 75.7 /km2  (196 /sq mi)
Today part of  Ukraine
 Romania
Vynohradiv is the current name of the capital.

Ugocsa was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (1/4) and western Ukraine (3/4). The capital of the county was Nagyszőllős (Vynohradiv Ukrainian,Sevlush in Rusyn, Vinogradov in Russian).

Geography

Map of Ugocsa county

Ugocsa county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Szatmár and Bereg. It was situated on both sides of the river Tisza. Its area was 1208 km² around 1910.

History

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county (including Nagyszőllős) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part (including Halmi, Halmeu in Romanian language) became part of Romania except Hungarian occupation between 1940–1944.

During World War II, the Czechoslovak part was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Ugocsa was recreated, again with Nagyszőllős (Vynohradiv) as capital.

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

The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Satu Mare.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 83,316 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 91,755 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 Ugocsa county were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
TiszáninnenNagyszőllős, UA Vynohradiv
TiszántúlHalmi, RO Halmeu

Vynohradiv is now in Ukraine; Halmeu is now in Romania.

References

  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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