Ugocsa County

Ugocsa County Comitatus Ugotsensis Ugocsa vármegye Komitat Ugotsch Comitatul Ugocea Комітат Уґоча
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1920
Coat of arms
Capital		Nagyszőllős 48°8′N 23°2′E / 48.133°N 23.033°ECoordinates: 48°8′N 23°2′E / 48.133°N 23.033°E
History
•	Established	1876
•	Treaty of Trianon	June 4, 1920
Area
•	1910	1,213 km^2 (468 sq mi)
Population
•	1910	91,800
	Density	75.7 /km^2  (196 /sq mi)
Today part of		Ukraine  Romania
Vynohradiv is the current name of the capital.

Ugocsa was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (1/4) and western Ukraine (3/4). The capital of the county was Nagy-Szőllős (Vynohradiv Ukrainian,Sevlush in Rusyn, Vinogradov in Russian).

Geography

Map of Ugocsa county

Ugocsa county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Szatmár and Bereg. It was situated on both sides of the river Tisza. Its area was 1208 km² around 1910.

History

In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon most of the county (including Nagy-Szőllős) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part (including Halmi, Halmeu in Romanian language) became part of Romania except from 1940 until the end of the World War II when it was returned to Hungary by the Second Vienna Award.

In 1938, the western part of the former Czechoslovak part was returned to Hungary by the First Vienna Award and after, in 1939 the rest became part of Hungary when the remainder of Carpathian Ruthenia was annexed after Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. The county Ugocsa was recreated, again with Nagy-Szőllős as capital.

After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Ugocsa county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattia Oblast is part of Ukraine.

The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Satu Mare.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 83,316 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[1]

Total:

• Hungarian: 35,702 (42.9%)
• Ruthenian: 32,721 (39.3%)
• Romanian: 9,270 (11.1%)
• German: 5,505 (6.6%)
• Slovak: 16 (0.0%)
• Croatian: 3 (0.0%)
• Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 98 (0.1%)

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[2]

Total:

• Greek Catholic: 52,417 (62.9%)
• Calvinist: 12,928 (15.5%)
• Jewish: 10,556 (12.7%)
• Roman Catholic: 7,264 (8.7%)
• Lutheran: 108 (0.2%)
• Greek Orthodox: 14 (0.0%)
• Unitarian: 10 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 9 (0.0%)

1910

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

In 1910, the county had a population of 91,755 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[3]

Total:

• Hungarian: 42,677 (46.5%)
• Ruthenian: 34,415 (37.5%)
• Romanian: 9,750 (10.6%)
• German: 4,632 (5.1%)
• Slovak: 37 (0.0%)
• Croatian: 4 (0.0%)
• Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 239 (0.3%)

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[4]

Total:

• Greek Catholic: 57,550 (62.7%)
• Calvinist: 14,002 (15.3%)
• Jewish: 11,850 (12.9%)
• Roman Catholic: 8,173 (8.9%)
• Lutheran: 120 (0.1%)
• Greek Orthodox: 48 (0.1%)
• Unitarian: 8 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 4 (0.0%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Ugocsa county were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Tiszáninnen	Nagyszőllős, UA Vynohradiv
Tiszántúl	Halmi, RO Halmeu

Vynohradiv is now in Ukraine; Halmeu is now in Romania.

References

1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-26.