Esztergom County (Latin: comitatus Stringoniensis, Hungarian: Esztergom (vár)megye, Slovak: Ostrihomský komitát / Ostrihomská stolica / Ostrihomská župa, German: Graner Gespanschaft / Komitat Gran) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated on both sides of the Danube river. Its territory is now divided between Hungary and Slovakia. The territory to the north of the Danube is part of Slovakia, while the territory to the south of the Danube is part of Hungary.
Esztergom County
Comitatus Stringoniensis(Latin) Esztergom vármegye(Hungarian) Komitat Gran(German)
Esztergom County shared borders with the counties Bars, Hont, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Komárom. Its territory comprised a 15 km strip to the west of the lower part of the Garam river and continued some 10 km south of the Danube river. Its area was 1076 km2 around 1910.
Capitalsedit
The capital of the county was the Esztergom Castle and the town of Esztergom, then from 1543 onwards, when the territory became part of the Ottoman Empire, the county officials fled to Nagyszombat and Érsekújvár, the latter functioning as a seat (e. g. 1605–1663) and finally since 1714 the previous situation was restored.
Historyedit
A predecessor of the county existed as early as in the 9th century, when Esztergom (Slovak: Ostrihom) was one of the most important castles of Great Moravia. The Esztergom county as a comitatus arose at the end of the 10th century as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary. The county had a special status in that since 1270 its heads were at the same time the archbishops of Esztergom.
The city of Esztergom in the 19th century
In the aftermath of World War I, the part of Esztergom county north of the Danube became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon. The southern part remained in Hungary and merged with the southern part of Komárom county to form Komárom-Esztergom County in 1923.
Komárom and Esztergom counties after the Treaty of Trianon. In 1923, the two counties were merged to form Komárom-Esztergom county.
Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award, the Czechoslovak part became again part of Hungary in November 1938. The old Esztergom county was recreated. After World War II, the Trianon borders were reestablished and Komárom-Esztergom County was recreated again. In 1950, it was renamed to Komárom county and received some additional territories. This county was eventually renamed to Komárom-Esztergom county again in 1990. The part of the county north of the river Danube is now in Slovakia and is part of the Nitra region.
The formation of modern Komárom-Esztergom County. (1) territory assigned from Fejér County to Komárom-Esztergom County in 1950. (2) territory assigned from Veszprém County to Komárom-Esztergom County in 1950.
Demographicsedit
Ethnic map of Esztergom county according to the data of the 1910 census. Key: red - Hungarians; pink - Germans; light green - Slovaks. Coloured dots in a plain rectangle imply the presence of smaller minority populations (generally more than 100 people or 10%). Multicoloured rectangles imply cities and villages with multi-ethnic populations with the order of the stripes following the ethnic composition of the settlement.
In 1900, the county had a population of 87,651 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
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Esztergom County Latin comitatus Stringoniensis Hungarian Esztergom var megye Slovak Ostrihomsky komitat Ostrihomska stolica Ostrihomska zupa German Graner Gespanschaft Komitat Gran was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary situated on both sides of the Danube river Its territory is now divided between Hungary and Slovakia The territory to the north of the Danube is part of Slovakia while the territory to the south of the Danube is part of Hungary Esztergom CountyComitatus Stringoniensis Latin Esztergom varmegye Hungarian Komitat Gran German County of the Kingdom of Hungary 10th century 1543 1690 1786 1790 1923 1938 1945 Coat of armsCapitalEsztergomArea Coordinates47 48 N 18 45 E 47 800 N 18 750 E 47 800 18 750 19101 076 km2 415 sq mi Population 191090 800History Established10th century Ottoman conquest1543 County recreated1690 Merged into Esztergom Komarom County1786 County recreated1790 Treaty of Trianon20 June 1920 Merged into Komarom Esztergom County1923 County recreated First Vienna Award 2 November 1938 Remerged into Komarom Esztergom County1945Today part ofSlovakia 544 km2 Hungary 532 km2 Contents 1 Geography 2 Capitals 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Subdivisions 6 ReferencesGeography edit nbsp Map of Esztergom 1891 Esztergom County shared borders with the counties Bars Hont Pest Pilis Solt Kiskun and Komarom Its territory comprised a 15 km strip to the west of the lower part of the Garam river and continued some 10 km south of the Danube river Its area was 1076 km2 around 1910 Capitals editThe capital of the county was the Esztergom Castle and the town of Esztergom then from 1543 onwards when the territory became part of the Ottoman Empire the county officials fled to Nagyszombat and Ersekujvar the latter functioning as a seat e g 1605 1663 and finally since 1714 the previous situation was restored History editA predecessor of the county existed as early as in the 9th century when Esztergom Slovak Ostrihom was one of the most important castles of Great Moravia The Esztergom county as a comitatus arose at the end of the 10th century as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary The county had a special status in that since 1270 its heads were at the same time the archbishops of Esztergom nbsp The city of Esztergom in the 19th centuryIn the aftermath of World War I the part of Esztergom county north of the Danube became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon The southern part remained in Hungary and merged with the southern part of Komarom county to form Komarom Esztergom County in 1923 nbsp Komarom and Esztergom counties after the Treaty of Trianon In 1923 the two counties were merged to form Komarom Esztergom county Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award the Czechoslovak part became again part of Hungary in November 1938 The old Esztergom county was recreated After World War II the Trianon borders were reestablished and Komarom Esztergom County was recreated again In 1950 it was renamed to Komarom county and received some additional territories This county was eventually renamed to Komarom Esztergom county again in 1990 The part of the county north of the river Danube is now in Slovakia and is part of the Nitra region nbsp The formation of modern Komarom Esztergom County 1 territory assigned from Fejer County to Komarom Esztergom County in 1950 2 territory assigned from Veszprem County to Komarom Esztergom County in 1950 Demographics edit nbsp Ethnic map of Esztergom county according to the data of the 1910 census Key red Hungarians pink Germans light green Slovaks Coloured dots in a plain rectangle imply the presence of smaller minority populations generally more than 100 people or 10 Multicoloured rectangles imply cities and villages with multi ethnic populations with the order of the stripes following the ethnic composition of the settlement In 1900 the county had a population of 87 651 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities 1 Total Hungarian 69 429 79 2 German 9 995 11 4 Slovak 7 491 8 6 Croatian 61 0 1 Serbian 15 0 0 Romanian 7 0 0 Ruthenian 1 0 0 Other or unknown 652 0 7 According to the census of 1900 the county was composed of the following religious communities 2 Total Roman Catholic 74 017 84 4 Calvinist 9 829 11 2 Jewish 2 974 3 4 Lutheran 733 0 8 Greek Catholic 54 0 1 Greek Orthodox 33 0 1 Unitarian 6 0 0 Other or unknown 5 0 0 Subdivisions editIn the early 20th century the subdivisions of Esztergom county were nbsp Districts jaras District Capital Esztergom Esztergom Parkany Muzsla now Muzla until 1908 after Parkany now Sturovo Urban districts rendezett tanacsu varos EsztergomSturovo and Muzla are now in Slovakia nbsp Esztergom Castle Hill panorama from SturovoReferences edit KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 2012 12 06 KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 2012 12 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esztergom 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