Máramaros County


Máramaros County was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania and western Ukraine. The capital of the county was Máramarossziget.

Geography

Máramaros county shared borders with the Austrian crownlands Galicia and Bukovina and the Hungarian counties Bereg, Ugocsa, Szatmár, Szolnok-Doboka and Beszterce-Naszód. It was situated on both sides of the river Tisza, and in the Carpathian mountains. Its area was 9720 km² around 1910.

History

The first mention of the county in the written sources is from 1119. In the 13th century, it was almost uninhabited or very scarcely inhabited. The growth of its population started when the five crown cities were founded in the 14th century. In 1920, after the Treaty of Trianon, the northern part of the county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part became part of Romania.
The northern part was returned to Hungary by the annexation of the remainder of Carpathian Ruthenia after Czechoslovakia ceased to exist in 1939, however the redeemed territories of the former county remained separate from the administrative branch office of Máramaros. After the Second Vienna Award, the rest of the county became part of Hungary as well and Máramaros County was recreated on this territory, with Máramarossziget as capital. Afterwards, the northern part of Máramaros county along with the administrative branch offices of Máramaros became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattya region is part of Ukraine.
The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Maramureș.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 309,598 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1910, the county had a population of 357,705 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Máramaros county were:
Rakhiv, Teresva, Tiachiv, Khust, Dovhe and Mizhhir'ya are now in Ukraine; Sighetu Marmației, Ocna Șugatag, Dragomirești and Vișeu de Sus are now in Romania.