Fogaras County
Fogaras was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The county's capital was Fogaras (present-day Făgăraș).
| Fogaras County | |
|---|---|
| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| 1876–1920 | |
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| Capital | Fogaras |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 45°51′N 24°58′E |
• 1910 | 2,433 km2 (939 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 95174 |
| History | |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
| June 4 1920 | |
| Today part of | Romania |
| Făgăraș is the current name of the capital. | |
Geography
Fogaras county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Szeben, Nagy-Küküllő and Brassó. The river Olt formed most of its northern border. The ridge of the southern Carpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was 2,433 km2 (939 sq mi) around 1910.
History
The Fogaras region was an administrative territorial entity of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 15th century. Fogaras 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; Făgăraș County was created, with an identical territory. The territory lies in the present Romanian counties Brașov and Sibiu (the westernmost part).
Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | Hungarian | German | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880[1] | 84,571 | 75,050 (90.92%) | 2,694 (3.26%) | 3,850 (4.66%) | 948 (1.15%) |
| 1890[2] | 88,217 | 78,725 (89.24%) | 4,082 (4.63%) | 4,009 (4.54%) | 1,401 (1.59%) |
| 1900[3] | 92,801 | 83,445 (89.92%) | 5,159 (5.56%) | 3,627 (3.91%) | 570 (0.61%) |
| 1910[4] | 95,174 | 84,436 (88.72%) | 6,466 (6.79%) | 3,236 (3.40%) | 1,036 (1.09%) |
| Census | Total | Eastern Orthodox | Greek Catholic | Roman Catholic | Lutheran | Calvinist | Jewish | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 84,571 | 54,900 (64.92%) | 22,787 (26.94%) | 2,194 (2.59%) | 2,449 (2.90%) | 1,335 (1.58%) | 675 (0.80%) | 231 (0.27%) |
| 1890 | 88,217 | 56,943 (64.55%) | 23,142 (26.23%) | 2,466 (2.80%) | 2,625 (2.98%) | 1,801 (2.04%) | 866 (0.98%) | 374 (0.42%) |
| 1900 | 92,801 | 60,220 (64.89%) | 23,850 (25.70%) | 2,454 (2.64%) | 2,737 (2.95%) | 2,225 (2.40%) | 873 (0.94%) | 442 (0.48%) |
| 1910 | 95,174 | 61,881 (65.02%) | 23,651 (24.85%) | 3,024 (3.18%) | 2,768 (2.91%) | 2,441 (2.56%) | 905 (0.95%) | 504 (0.53%) |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Fogaras county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsóárpás | Alsóárpás (now Arpașu de Jos) |
| Fogaras | Fogaras (now Făgăraș) |
| Sárkány | Sárkány (now Șercaia) |
| Törcsvár | Zernest (now Zărnești) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Fogaras (now Făgăraș) | |
Notes
- Only linguistic communities > 1% are displayed.
- Only religious communities > 1% are displayed.
References
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- "A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892)". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- "A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900". library.hungaricana.hu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
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