Hajdú County


Hajdú, formerly known as Hajdúság, was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was Debrecen. The territory of the county is now part of the Hungarian county Hajdú-Bihar.

Geography

Hajdú county shared borders with the counties Heves, Borsod, Szabolcs, Bihar, Békés and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. The river Tisza touched its western border. The Hortobágy National Park steppe lies in the county. Its area was 3343 km² around 1910.

History

The Hajdúság region had a special status in the Kingdom of Hungary, but was turned into the proper county Hajdú in the 19th century. At the 1950 county reform, it was merged with Bihar County and some smaller parts of the former Szabolcs County to form Hajdú-Bihar County, with its capital at Debrecen.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 223,612 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Hajdú county were: