Kolozs County

"Kolozs" redirects here. For the commune in Cluj County, Romania, called Kolozs in Hungarian, seeCojocna.

Kolozs County Comitatus Kolosiensis(Latin) Kolozs vármegye(Hungarian) Komitat Klausenburg(German) Comitatul Cluj(Romanian)
Countyof theKingdom of Hungary (11th century-1526) Countyof theEastern Hungarian Kingdom (1526–1570) Countyof thePrincipality of Transylvania (1570–1867) Countyof theKingdom of Hungary (1867–1920, 1940–1945)
Coat of arms
Capital	Kolozsvár
Area
• Coordinates	46°46′N23°36′E
• 1910	5,006 km2(1,933 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	286,700
History
• Established	11th century
• Treaty of Trianon	4 June 1920
• County recreated (Second Vienna Award)	30 August 1940
• Disestablished	1945
Today part of	Romania
Cluj-Napocais the current name of the capital.

Kolozs Countywas an administrative county (comitatus) of theKingdom of Hungary,of theEastern Hungarian Kingdomand of thePrincipality of Transylvania.Its territory is now in north-westernRomania(north-westernTransylvania). The capital of the county was Kolozsvár (present-dayCluj-Napoca).

Geography

Map of Kolozs County, 1891.

After 1876, Kolozs County shared borders with the Hungarian countiesBihar,Szilágy,Szolnok-Doboka,Beszterce-Naszód,Maros-Torda,andTorda-Aranyos.The riversCrișul RepedeandSomeșul Micflowed through the county. Its area was 5,006 km²(1,933 sq mi) in 1910.

History

Kolozs County was formed in the 11th century. In 1876, when the administrative structure ofTransylvaniawas changed, the territory of Kolozs was modified and some villages ofDoboka County(which was then disbanded) were annexed to it. In 1920, by theTreaty of Trianon,the county became part of Romania. Following theSecond Vienna Award,large part of it was retaken by Hungary in 1940 and the county was recreated; however, afterWorld War IIit became part of Romania again. Most of the territory of the county lies in the present Romanian countyCluj,some parts of the county are in the present Romanian countiesSălaj(north-west),Bistrița-Năsăud(north-east), andMureș(south-east).

Demographics

Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description)

Population bymother tongue

Census	Total	Romanian	Hungarian	German	Other or unknown
1880	196,307	112,627(59.31%)	63,005(33.18%)	7,667(4.04%)	6,587(3.47%)
1890	225,199	133,277(59.18%)	77,271(34.31%)	8,081(3.59%)	6,570(2.92%)
1900	253,656	146,268(57.66%)	95,626(37.70%)	9,058(3.57%)	2,704(1.07%)
1910	286,687	161,279(56.26%)	111,439(38.87%)	8,386(2.93%)	5,583(1.95%)

Population byreligion

Census	Total	Greek Catholic	Calvinist	Eastern Orthodox	Roman Catholic	Jewish	Lutheran	Unitarian	Other or unknown
1880	196,307	90,265(45.98%)	44,525(22.68%)	29,110(14.83%)	18,016(9.18%)	4,782(2.44%)	7,380(3.76%)	2,083(1.06%)	146(0.07%)
1890	225,199	103,681(46.04%)	51,213(22.74%)	33,281(14.78%)	19,972(8.87%)	6,727(2.99%)	7,700(3.42%)	2,515(1.12%)	110(0.05%)
1900	253,656	113,136(44.60%)	58,297(22.98%)	36,578(14.42%)	24,821(9.79%)	9,858(3.89%)	7,864(3.10%)	3,020(1.19%)	82(0.03%)
1910	286,687	126,217(44.03%)	65,910(22.99%)	41,715(14.55%)	28,427(9.92%)	12,581(4.39%)	8,167(2.85%)	3,331(1.16%)	339(0.12%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kolozs County were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Bánffyhunyad	Bánffyhunyad (nowHuedin)
Gyalu	Gyalu (nowGilău)
Hídalmás	Hídalmás (nowHida)
Kolozsvár	Kolozsvár (nowCluj)
Mezőörményes	Mezőörményes (nowUrmeniș)
Mocs	Mocs (nowMociu)
Nádasment	Kolozsvár (nowCluj)
Nagysármás	Nagysármás (nowSărmașu)
Teke	Teke (nowTeaca)
Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város)
Kolozsvár (nowCluj)
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Kolozs (nowCojocna)