Békés county (historical)

Békés (Békés) (1910)
Administrative headquarters :	Gyula
Area :	3,670 km²
Population :	298.710
Ethnic groups :	73% Magyars 22% Slovaks 2% Romanians 2% Germans 1% others

The Békés county (German rarely Bekesch ; Hungarian Békés vármegye , Latin comitatus Bekesiensis ) was a historical administrative unit ( county or county ) in the Kingdom of Hungary .

The area is located in what is now southeastern Hungary, but the Békés county that exists today comprises less area and areas.

location

Map of Békés county around 1890

Csongrád , Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok , Hajdú , Bihar , Arad and Csanád counties bordered the county . The Körös River flowed through the county .

history

The county was established in the 11th century. In 1950, as part of the county reform, the county was expanded as follows:

• the northeastern part of Csanád-Arad-Torontál county (established after 1918)
• part of the former Bihar county (area around the places Sarkad and Okány )
• part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county (area around Dévaványa )

See also under Békés county .

District subdivision

In the early 20th century the following chair districts existed (mostly named after the name of the administrative seat):

Chair districts (járások)
Chair district	Administrative headquarters
Békés	Békés
Békéscsaba	Békéscsaba
Gyoma	Gyoma
Gyula	Gyula
Orosháza	Orosháza
Szarvas	Szarvas
Szeghalom	Szeghalom
City district (rendezett tanácsú város)
Gyula

All places are in today's Hungary .

See also

• List of historical counties of Hungary

literature

• Békés . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 2, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 632.

Web links

• Entry in the Pallas Lexicon (Hungarian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A magyar szent corona országainak 1910. évi népszámlálása . Budapest 1912, p. 12 ff.
2. ↑ A magyar szent corona országainak 1910. évi népszámlálása . Budapest 1912, p. 22 ff. (1910 census)