Hajdú County

Hajdú County
Comitatus Hajdonicalis
Hajdú vármegye
Komitat Haiduck
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1950

Coat of arms

Capital Debrecen
47°32′N 21°38′E / 47.533°N 21.633°E / 47.533; 21.633Coordinates: 47°32′N 21°38′E / 47.533°N 21.633°E / 47.533; 21.633
History
  Established 1876
  Disestablished 1950
Area
  1910 3,343 km2 (1,291 sq mi)
Population
  1910 253,900 
Density 75.9 /km2  (196.7 /sq mi)
Today part of Hungary

Hajdú, formerly known as Hajdúság, was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Debrecen. The territory of the county is now part of the Hungarian county Hajdú-Bihar.

Geography

Hajdú county shared borders with the counties Heves, Borsod, Szabolcs, Bihar, Békés and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. The river Tisza touched its western border. The Hortobágy National Park steppe lies in the county. Its area was 3343 km² around 1910.

History

The Hajdúság region had a special status in the Kingdom of Hungary, but was turned into the proper county Hajdú in the 19th century. After World War II, it was merged with Bihar county (the Hungarian part of pre-Trianon Bihar county) and some smaller parts of the former Szabolcs county to form Hajdú-Bihar county, with its capital at Debrecen.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 223,612 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

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

Total:

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

Total:

Subdivisions

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

Districts (járás)
District Capital
HajdúböszörményHajdúböszörmény
HajdúszoboszlóHajdúszoboszló
KözpontDebrecen
Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város)
Debrecen
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Hajdúböszörmény
Hajdúszoboszló
Hajdúnánás
  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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