Győr county (in Hungarian: Győr (vár)megye) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its territory is now part of Hungary, except seven villages on the left side of the Danube which belong to Slovakia. The capital of the county was the city of Győr.
Győr county shared borders with the counties Moson, Pozsony, Komárom, Veszprém and Sopron. The rivers Danube, and Rába run through the county. Its area was 1534 km2 around 1910.
History
The Győr comitatus arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its southern part was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1543. The Ottoman Empire meant a constant threat to the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary therefore the Habsburg kings divided the kingdom's remaining territory into captaincies. The Captaincy of Győr was located between lake Balaton and river Danube. In 1594, the Ottomans captured the city Győr, however an Habsburg-Hungarian army reconquered it in 1598. The other parts of Győr County were liberated from Ottoman rule in the 1680s.
In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned a very small part of the territory of the county to Czechoslovakia. The rest stayed in Hungary and merged with the eastern part of Moson county and a very small part of Pozsony county to form Győr-Moson-Pozsony county in 1923.
Győr and Moson counties after the Treaty of Trianon. In 1923, the two counties were merged to form Győr-Moson County. The map shows that small part of the former Pozsony County that remained in Hungary. (2) the city of Győr (urban county). (4) territory assigned from Moson County to Sopron County in 1921. (5) and (6) territory ceded to Czechoslovakia in 1947.
The county became abolished after World War II and Győr-Moson county was created instead. In 1950, Sopron county merged with Győr-Moson county to form Győr-Sopron county. This county was renamed to Győr-Moson-Sopron in 1990. The part of the county north of the river Danube is now in Slovakia, Trnava Region.
The formation of modern Győr-Moson-Sopron County. (1) territory assigned from Vas County to Győr-Moson-Sopron County in 1950. (2) territory assigned from Sopron County to Vas County in 1950.
Demographics
1900
Ethnic map of the county (with data of the 1910 census). Key: red – Hungarians; pink – Germans; light green – Slovaks. Coloured dots in plain rectangles imply the presence of smaller minority populations. 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 126,188 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
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Gyor county in Hungarian Gyor var megye was an administrative county comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary situated mostly on the right south side of the Danube river Its territory is now part of Hungary except seven villages on the left side of the Danube which belong to Slovakia The capital of the county was the city of Gyor Gyor CountyComitatus Jauriensis Latin Gyor varmegye Hungarian Komitat Raab German County of the Kingdom of Hungary 12th century 1785 1790 1923 Coat of armsCapitalGyorArea Coordinates47 41 N 17 38 E 47 683 N 17 633 E 47 683 17 633 19101 534 km2 592 sq mi Population 1910136300HistoryHistory Established12th century Merged into Gyor Moson County1785 County recreated1790 Treaty of Trianon4 June 1920 Merged into Gyor Moson County1923Today part ofHungary 1 451 km2 Slovakia 83 km2 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 3 1 1900 3 2 1910 4 Subdivisions 5 ReferencesGeography EditGyor county shared borders with the counties Moson Pozsony Komarom Veszprem and Sopron The rivers Danube and Raba run through the county Its area was 1534 km2 around 1910 History EditThe Gyor comitatus arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary Its southern part was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1543 The Ottoman Empire meant a constant threat to the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary therefore the Habsburg kings divided the kingdom s remaining territory into captaincies The Captaincy of Gyor was located between lake Balaton and river Danube In 1594 the Ottomans captured the city Gyor however an Habsburg Hungarian army reconquered it in 1598 The other parts of Gyor County were liberated from Ottoman rule in the 1680s In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned a very small part of the territory of the county to Czechoslovakia The rest stayed in Hungary and merged with the eastern part of Moson county and a very small part of Pozsony county to form Gyor Moson Pozsony county in 1923 Gyor and Moson counties after the Treaty of Trianon In 1923 the two counties were merged to form Gyor Moson County The map shows that small part of the former Pozsony County that remained in Hungary 2 the city of Gyor urban county 4 territory assigned from Moson County to Sopron County in 1921 5 and 6 territory ceded to Czechoslovakia in 1947 The county became abolished after World War II and Gyor Moson county was created instead In 1950 Sopron county merged with Gyor Moson county to form Gyor Sopron county This county was renamed to Gyor Moson Sopron in 1990 The part of the county north of the river Danube is now in Slovakia Trnava Region The formation of modern Gyor Moson Sopron County 1 territory assigned from Vas County to Gyor Moson Sopron County in 1950 2 territory assigned from Sopron County to Vas County in 1950 Demographics Edit1900 Edit Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census Key red Hungarians pink Germans light green Slovaks Coloured dots in plain rectangles imply the presence of smaller minority populations 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 126 188 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities 1 Total Hungarian 122 925 97 4 German 2 465 2 0 Slovak 216 0 2 Croatian 151 0 1 Serbian 27 0 0 Romanian 16 0 0 Ruthenian 2 0 0 Other or unknown 386 0 3 According to the census of 1900 the county was composed of the following religious communities 2 Total Roman Catholic 94 939 75 2 Lutheran 15 902 12 6 Calvinist 8 800 7 0 Jewish 6 403 5 1 Greek Orthodox 70 0 0 Greek Catholic 61 0 0 Unitarian 9 0 0 Other or unknown 4 0 0 1910 Edit In 1910 the county had a population of 136 295 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities 3 Total Hungarian 132 991 97 6 German 2 023 1 5 Slovak 609 0 5 Croatian 109 0 0 Serbian 17 0 0 Romanian 17 0 0 Ruthenian 2 0 0 Other or unknown 527 0 4 According to the census of 1910 the county was composed of the following religious communities 4 Total Roman Catholic 103 292 75 8 Lutheran 16 656 12 2 Calvinist 9 080 6 7 Jewish 7 046 5 2 Greek Catholic 130 0 0 Greek Orthodox 55 0 0 Unitarian 18 0 0 Other or unknown 18 0 0 Subdivisions EditIn the early 20th century the subdivisions of Gyor county were Districts jaras District CapitalPuszta Gyorszentmarton renamed Pannonhalma Sokoroalja TetToszigetcsilizkoz GyorUrban counties torvenyhatosagi jogu varos Gyor Town Hall GyorReferences Edit KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 25 June 2012 KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 25 June 2012 KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 25 June 2012 KlimoTheca Konyvtar Kt lib pte hu Retrieved 25 June 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gyor County amp oldid 1150222144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
