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.

This article is about the historical county. For the modern county, see Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
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
 
• 1910
5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
373,964
History
History 
• Established
1876
• administrative division reform
1 February 1950
Today part ofHungary

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 5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi) around 1910.

History

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
Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description).
Population by mother tongue[lower-alpha 1]
CensusTotalHungarianOther or unknown
1880[1] 278,443263,994 (98.86%)3,036 (1.14%)
1890[2] 318,475315,387 (99.03%)3,088 (0.97%)
1900[3] 350,269348,050 (99.37%)2,219 (0.63%)
1910[4] 373,964372,423 (99.59%)1,541 (0.41%)
Population by religion[lower-alpha 2]
CensusTotalRoman CatholicCalvinistJewishOther or unknown
1880 278,443154,261 (55.40%)113,192 (40.65%)8,319 (2.99%)2,671 (0.96%)
1890 318,475180,538 (56.69%)124,437 (39.07%)10,005 (3.14%)3,495 (1.10%)
1900 350,269204,306 (58.33%)131,120 (37.43%)10,707 (3.06%)4,136 (1.18%)
1910 373,964225,111 (60.20%)133,462 (35.69%)10,313 (2.76%)5,078 (1.36%)

Subdivisions

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

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
Jászság alsóJászapáti
Jászság felsőJászberény
Tisza alsóTiszaföldvár
Tisza felsőKunhegyes
Tisza középTörökszentmiklós
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Jászberény
Karcag
Kisújszállás
Mezőtúr
Szolnok
Túrkeve

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

References
  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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