Sopron County
| Sopron County Comitatus Soproniensis Sopron vármegye | |
|---|---|
| Countyof theKingdom of Hungary (11th century-1946) County of theSecond Hungarian Republic (1946–1949) County of theHungarian People's Republic (1949–1950) | |
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| Capital | Sopron |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 47°41′N16°35′E/ 47.683°N 16.583°E |
• 1910 | 3,256 km2(1,257 sq mi) |
• 1930 | 1,915 km2(739 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 283,500 |
• 1930 | 179,261 |
| History | |
• Established | 11th century |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
• Disestablished | 16 March 1950 |
| Today part of | Hungary (1,915 km2) Austria (1,341 km2) |
Sopron(German:Ödenburg,Slovak:Šopron) was an administrative county (comitatus) of theKingdom of Hungary.Its territory is now divided betweenAustriaandHungary.The capital of the county wasSopron.
Geography[edit]
Sopron county shared borders with theAustrianland Lower Austria and the Hungarian countiesMoson,Győr,VeszprémandVas.TheLake Neusiedl(Hungarian:Fertő tó,German:Neusiedler See) lay in the county. Its area was about 3,256 km2around 1910.
History[edit]
The Soproncomitatusarose as one of the first comitati of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1920, by theTreaty of Trianonthe western part of the county became part ofAustria,while the eastern part became a part of Hungary. In 1921, it was decided by referendum that the city ofSopronand eight surrounding settlements would join Hungary instead of Austria.
In 1950, Sopron county merged with Győr-Moson county to form Győr-Sopron county, while a small part of Sopron county went toVas County.The county was renamed toGyőr-Moson-Soproncounty in 1990.
Demographics[edit]
1900[edit]
In 1900, the county had a population of 279,796 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Hungarian:136,616 (48.8%)
- German:109,369 (39.1%)
- Croatian:31,317 (11.2%)
- Slovak:505 (0.2%)
- Romanian:22 (0.0%)
- Serbian:12 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian:4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 1,951 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Roman Catholic:235,390 (84.1%)
- Lutheran:33,924 (12.1%)
- Jewish:9,736 (3,5)
- Calvinist:641 (0.2%)
- Greek Catholic:53 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox:26 (0.0%)
- Unitarian:15 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 11 (0.0%)
1910[edit]
In 1910, the county had a population of 283,510 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Hungarian:141,011 (49.7%)
- German:109,160 (38.5%)
- Croatian:31,004 (10.9%)
- Slovak:397 (0.1%)
- Romanian:33 (0.0%)
- Serbian:15 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian:4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 1,886 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 239,578 (84.5%)
- Lutheran:34,820 (12.3%)
- Jewish:8,192 (2,9)
- Calvinist:743 (0.3%)
- Greek Catholic:93 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox:50 (0.0%)
- Unitarian:27 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 7 (0.0%)
Subdivisions[edit]
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Sopron county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Csepreg | Csepreg |
| Csorna | Csorna |
| Felsőpulya | Felsőpulya,ATOberpullendorf |
| Kapuvár | Kapuvár |
| Kismarton | Kismarton, ATEisenstadt |
| Nagymarton | Nagymarton, ATMattersburg |
| Sopron | Sopron |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| Sopron | |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Kismarton, ATEisenstadt | |
| Ruszt, ATRust | |
Eisenstadt,Mattersburg,RustandOberpullendorfare now in Austria.
References[edit]
- ^"KlimoTheca:: Könyvtár".Kt.lib.pte.hu.Retrieved25 June2012.
- ^"KlimoTheca:: Könyvtár".Kt.lib.pte.hu.Retrieved25 June2012.
- ^"KlimoTheca:: Könyvtár".Kt.lib.pte.hu.Retrieved25 June2012.
- ^"KlimoTheca:: Könyvtár".Kt.lib.pte.hu.Retrieved25 June2012.
