Szabolcs County


Szabolcs was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now part of Hungary, except three villages which are in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. The capital of the county was Nyíregyháza.

Geography

Szabolcs county shared borders with the counties Borsod, Zemplén, Ung, Bereg, Szatmár, Bihar and Hajdú. It was situated mostly south of the river Tisza. Its area was 4637 km² around 1910.

History

Szabolcs is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, it was merged with a very small part of former Ung County to form Szabolcs-Ung county, with capital Nyíregyháza. But, villages of Eszeny, Szalóka and Tiszaágtelek at Tisza district were passed to Czechoslovakia. These villages were returned to Hungary between 1938 and 1945 but were passed to Soviet Union afterwards. Now, they are part of Ukraine after 1991. In 1950, the county was disestablished and Szabolcs-Szatmár County was created which included most of its territory, while some parts of it were passed to the newly created Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Hajdú-Bihar counties. In 1990, Szabolcs-Szatmár County was renamed to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.

Demographics

1880

In 1880, the county had a population of 214,008 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1880, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1900, the county had a population of 288,672 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, the county had a population of 319,818 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 Szabolcs county were: