Zala County (historical)

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Zala County
(1910)
Zala coat of arms
Administrative headquarters : Zalaegerszeg
Area : 5,995 km²
Population : 466.333
Ethnic groups : 74% Hungarians
20% Croats
5% Slovenes
1% Germans
Zala County (historical)

The Zala county (Hungarian vármegye Zala , Latin comitatus Zaladiensis ) was a historic administrative unit (county / county) in the Kingdom of Hungary .

The area is located in today's southwestern Hungary on the area of ​​today's counties Zala and Veszprém as well as in the northern part of Croatia (in the area of ​​today's Međimurje County ) and in northeastern Slovenia (around the place Lendava ).

location

Map of Zala County around 1890

The county bordered the Austrian crown land of Styria and the Hungarian counties Eisenburg ( Vas ), Wesprim ( Veszprém ), Somogy , Belovár-Kőrös and Varasd (the latter two belonged to the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia ). In the south the Drava was the natural border, in the east the Balaton , and the Mur and the Zala flowed through the area .

history

The county was established in the 11th century and existed in this form until 1918. The southwestern part, the so-called Murinsel , was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1919 ( confirmed under international law by the Treaty of Trianon in 1920). Due to the large Komitatsreform 1950 a part of came Vas County north of the city Zalaegerszeg added to Komitatsgebiet, in return, the area of the north was Balaton the Veszprém County slammed shut. See further under Zala County .

District subdivision

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

Chair districts (járások)
Chair district Administrative headquarters
Alsólendva Alsólendva, today Lendava
Balatonfüred Balatonfüred
Csáktornya Csáktornya, today Čakovec
Keszthely Keszthely
Letenye Letenye
Nagykanizsa Nagykanizsa
nova nova
Pacsa Pacsa
Perlak Perlak, today Prelog
Sümeg Sümeg
Tapolca Tapolca
Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg
Zalaszentgrót Zalaszentgrót
City districts (rendezett tanácsú városok)
Nagykanizsa
Zalaegerszeg

The cities of Čakovec and Prelog are in present-day Croatia , Lendava in present-day Slovenia , and all other places in present-day Hungary .

See also

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  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)