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Kolozs County

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Capital
  
Kolozsvár

1910
  
5,006 km (1,933 sq mi)

Today part of
  
Romania

Established
  
15th century

1910
  
286,700

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Kolozs was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (north-western Transylvania). The capital of the county was Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca).

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Geography

After 1876, Kolozs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar, Szilágy, Szolnok-Doboka, Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda and Torda-Aranyos. The rivers Sebes-Körös and Kis-Szamos flow through the county. Its area was 5006 km² around 1910.

History

Kolozs county was formed in the 11th century. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. It was retaken by Hungary between 1940–1944 during World War II following the Second Vienna Award. Most of the territory of the county lies in the present Romanian county Cluj, some parts of the county are in the present Romanian counties Sălaj (north-west), Bistriţa-Năsăud (north-east) and Mureş (south-east).

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

  • Romanian: 146,268 (57.7%)
  • Hungarian: 95,626 (37.7%)
  • German: 9,058 (3.6%)
  • Slovak: 170 (0.0%)
  • Croatian: 33 (0.0%)
  • Serbian: 22 (0.0%)
  • Ruthenian: 9 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 2,470 (1.0%)

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

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 113,136 (44.6%)
  • Calvinist: 58,297 (23.0%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 36,578 (14.4%)
  • Roman Catholic: 24,821 (9.8%)
  • Jewish: 9,858 (3.9%)
  • Lutheran: 7,864 (3.1%)
  • Unitarian: 3,020 (1.2%)
  • Other or unknown: 82 (0.0%)

    • In 1910, county had a population of 286,687 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

    Total:

  • Romanian: 161,279 (56.3%)
  • Hungarian: 111,439 (38.9%)
  • German: 8,386 (2.9%)
  • Slovak: 169 (0.0%)
  • Croatian: 55 (0.0%)
  • Serbian: 44 (0.0%)
  • Ruthenian: 13 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 5,302 (1.9%)

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

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 126,217 (44.0%)
  • Calvinist: 65,910 (23.0%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 41,715 (14.6%)
  • Roman Catholic: 28,427 (9.9%)
  • Jewish: 12,581 (4.4%)
  • Lutheran: 8,167 (2.9%)
  • Unitarianist: 3,331 (1.2%)
  • Other or unknown: 339 (0.0%)

    • Subdivisions

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

    References

    Kolozs County Wikipedia
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