Kolozs County


Kolozs County was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania. Its territory is now in north-western Romania. The capital of the county was Kolozsvár.

Geography

After 1876, Kolozs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar, Szilágy, Szolnok-Doboka, Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda and Torda-Aranyos. The rivers Sebes-Körös and Kis-Szamos flowed through the county. Its area was 5006 km² in 1910.

History

Kolozs county was formed in the 11th century. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Following the Second Vienna Award, large part of tt was retaken by Hungary in 1940 and the county was recreated, however, after World War II it became part of Romania again. Most of the territory of the county lies in the present Romanian county Cluj, some parts of the county are in the present Romanian counties Sălaj, Bistrița-Năsăud and Mureș.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 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 1910, county had a population of 286,687 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kolozs county were: