Sáros county

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Sáros County
(Saris)
(1910)
Sáros coat of arms (Sharosh)
Administrative headquarters : Eperjes
Area : 3,652 km²
Population : 174.620
Ethnic groups : 58% Slovaks
22% Russians
10% Magyars
5% Germans
Sáros county

The Sáros County (German and county or county Saris ; Hungarian vármegye Sáros , Slovak Šarišská stolica (1918 to 1920 Šarišská župa ), Latin comitatus Sarossiensis ) is the name of a historic administrative unit (County / County) of the Kingdom of Hungary .

The county was in what is now northeastern Slovakia and the Slovak name Šariš is now used as an unofficial name for this area and as an official name for a tourist region.

location

Map of Sáros county around 1890

The county bordered in the north on Poland (or 1772–1918 on the Austrian crown land Galicia ), in the west on the Zips ( Szepes ) county , in the south on the Abaúj (or 1785–90, 1848–59, 1882–1918 county) Abaúj-Torna ) and to the east to Semplin County ( Zemplén ).

It was bordered by the Levočské vrchy , located in the Spiš , and the towns of Košice and Svidník . The Torysa River flowed through the county. In 1910 the area had 174,620 inhabitants on an area of ​​3,652 km².

Administrative offices

The county seat was originally Sharosh Castle , after which there were various seats until 1647 (including Veľký Šariš ) and from then on Prešov .

history

Sáros county emerged in the 13th century from Novi Castri county (named after Novum Castrum , today Abaújvár ), from which the later Abaujwar and Heves counties also emerged .

In 1918 the region became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia , this was confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. There it existed until 1922 (Šarišská župa) . In 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II after Czechoslovakia was dissolved, Šariš became part of independent Slovakia . After the war, Czechoslovakia was restored and dissolved again in 1993.

The administrative area of ​​the county was incorporated chronologically as follows:

  • 1918–1922: Šarišská župa (Sharos County), CS
  • 1923–1928: Košická župa (Kosice County), CS
  • 1928–1939: Slovenská krajina / zem (Slovak Land), CS
  • 1940–1945: Šarišsko-zemplínska župa (Sharosh-Semplin County), SK
  • 1945–1948: Slovenská krajina (Slovak Country), CS
  • 1949–1960: Prešovský kraj (Eperieser Landschaftsverband - not to be confused with today's), CS
  • 1960–1990: Východoslovenský kraj (East Slovak Regional Association), CS
  • since 1996: Prešovský kraj (Eperieser Landschaftsverband), SK

Although the region has historically been a rather rich area, it has been rather impoverished since the 19th century.

District subdivision

In the early 20th century, the county was divided into the following chair districts (named after the name of the administrative center):

Chair districts (járások)
Chair district Administrative headquarters
Eperjes Eperjes, today Prešov
Bártfa Bártfa, today Bardejov
Felsővízköz Felsővízköz, today Svidník
Girált Girált, today Giraltovce
Héthárs Héthárs, today Lipany
Kisszeben Kisszeben, today Sabinov
Lemes Lemes, today Lemešany
City districts (rendezett tanácsú városok)
Eperjes, today Prešov
Bártfa, today Bardejov
Kisszeben, today Sabinov

See also

literature

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)