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Brassó County

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1876–1920
  
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Established
  
1876

1910
  
101,109

Capital
  
Brassó

1910
  
1,492 km (576 sq mi)

Today part of
  
Romania

Brassó County

Brassó was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Brassó (Braşov in Romanian, Kronstadt in German).

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Geography

Brassó county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Fogaras, Nagy-Küküllő and Háromszék. The river Olt formed part of its northern border. The ridge of the southern Carpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was 1499 km² around 1910.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 95,565 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

  • Romanian: 33,886 (35,5%)
  • Hungarian: 31,191 (32,6%)
  • German: 29,415 (30,8%)
  • Slovak: 222 (0,2%)
  • Serbian: 33 (0,0%)
  • Croatian: 14 (0,0%)
  • Ruthenian: 3 (0,0%)
  • Other or unknown: 801 (0,8%)

    • According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Lutheran: 42,082 (44,0%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 33,901 (35,5%)
  • Roman Catholic: 10,675 (11,2%)
  • Calvinist: 4,484 (5,7%)
  • Jewish: 1,291 (1,4%)
  • Greek Catholic: 1,075 (1,1%)
  • Unitarian: 1,030 (1,1%)
  • Other or unknown: 27 (0,0%)

    • In 1910, county had a population of 101,109 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

    Total:

  • Hungarian: 35,372 (35,0%)
  • Romanian: 35,091 (34,7%)
  • German: 29,542 (29,2%)
  • Slovak: 184 (0,2%)
  • Serbian: 22
  • Croatian: 19
  • Ruthenian: 18
  • Other or unknown: 951 (0,9%)

    • According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Eastern Orthodox: 42,901 (42,4%)
  • Lutheran: 35,585 (35,2%)
  • Roman Catholic: 11,886 (11,8%)
  • Calvinist: 6,854 (6,8%)
  • Jewish: 1,503 (1,5%)
  • Unitarianist: 1,441 (1,4%)
  • Greek Catholic: 979 (0,9%)
  • Other or unknown: 50 (0,0%)

    • History

    The Brassó/Kronstadt region was settled by German colonists since the 12th century. Brassó county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian county Braşov.

    Subdivisions

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

    References

    Brassó County Wikipedia
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