Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former)

Coordinates: 47°10′N 20°11′E / 47.167°N 20.183°E / 47.167; 20.183
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Comitatus Jazyga et Cumania Maior et Szolnokiensis (Latin)
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Jaß-Großkumanien-Sollnock (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1950
Coat of arms of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Coat of arms

CapitalSzolnok
Area
 • Coordinates47°10′N 20°11′E / 47.167°N 20.183°E / 47.167; 20.183
 
• 1910
5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
373,964
History 
• Established
1876
• administrative division reform
1 February 1950
Today part ofHungary

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok was an administrative county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is now in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. The capital of the county was Szolnok.

Geography[edit]

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Heves, Hajdú, Békés, and Csongrád. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. Its area was 5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi) around 1910.

History[edit]

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in 1876 from the territories of the Külső-Szolnok part of Heves-Külső-Szolnok County, the Jászság (Jazygia) and the Nagykunság (great Cumania). After World War II, the territory of the county was modified: the area on the left bank of the Tisza around Tiszafüred was taken from Heves county, and the area around Dévaványa went to Békés county.

The term Jász originates from the Jassic people (cf. Alans) who moved to this area of Hungary from the Pontic steppes sometime in the 13th century.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description).
Population by mother tongue[a]
Census Total Hungarian Other or unknown
1880[1] 278,443 263,994 (98.86%) 3,036 (1.14%)
1890[2] 318,475 315,387 (99.03%) 3,088 (0.97%)
1900[3] 350,269 348,050 (99.37%) 2,219 (0.63%)
1910[4] 373,964 372,423 (99.59%) 1,541 (0.41%)
Population by religion[b]
Census Total Roman Catholic Calvinist Jewish Other or unknown
1880 278,443 154,261 (55.40%) 113,192 (40.65%) 8,319 (2.99%) 2,671 (0.96%)
1890 318,475 180,538 (56.69%) 124,437 (39.07%) 10,005 (3.14%) 3,495 (1.10%)
1900 350,269 204,306 (58.33%) 131,120 (37.43%) 10,707 (3.06%) 4,136 (1.18%)
1910 373,964 225,111 (60.20%) 133,462 (35.69%) 10,313 (2.76%) 5,078 (1.36%)

Subdivisions[edit]

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
Jászság alsó Jászapáti
Jászság felső Jászberény
Tisza alsó Tiszaföldvár
Tisza felső Kunhegyes
Tisza közép Törökszentmiklós
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Jászberény
Karcag
Kisújszállás
Mezőtúr
Szolnok
Túrkeve

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Only linguistic communities > 1% are displayed.
  2. ^ Only religious communities > 1% are displayed.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Az 1881. év elején végrehajtott népszámlálás főbb eredményei megyék és községek szerint rendezve, II. kötet (1882)". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ^ "A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892)". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ "A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  4. ^ "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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