Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former)

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.

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
1876–1946
Coat of arms
Capital	Szolnok
Area
• Coordinates	47°10′N 20°11′E
• 1910	5,251 km^2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	374000
History
• Established	1876
• Monarchy abolished	1 February 1946
Today part of	Hungary

Geography

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 5251 km² around 1910.

History

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in 1876 century 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

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

In 1900, the county had a population of 350,269 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

Total:

• Hungarian: 348,050 (99,4%)
• German: 1,138 (0,3%)
• Slovak: 616 (0,2%)
• Romanian: 108 (0,0%)
• Croatian: 22 (0,0%)
• Serbian: 14 (0,0%)
• Ruthenian: 10 (0,0%)
• Other or unknown: 311 (0,1%)

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

Total:

• Roman Catholic: 204,306 (58,3%)
• Calvinist: 131,120 (37,4%)
• Jewish: 10,707 (3,1%)
• Lutheran: 3,071 (0,9%)
• Greek Catholic: 430 (0,1%)
• Greek Orthodox: 189 (0,0%)
• Unitarian: 148 (0,0%)
• Other or unknown: 298 (0,0%)

Subdivisions

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

1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.