Ung County


Ung county was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly in western Ukraine and less in eastern Slovakia, while a very small area in Hungary.

Geography

Ung county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia and the Hungarian counties Bereg, Szabolcs and Zemplén. It was situated between the Carpathian Mountains in the north, the rivers Tisza and Latorca in the south, and the river Laborc in the west. The rivers Latorca and Ung flowed through the county. Its area was 3230 km² around 1910.

Capitals

Initially, the capital of the county was the Uzhhorod Castle, later the town of Ungvár.

History

Ung is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the aftermath of World War I, most of Ung county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. The town of Záhony and the village of Győröcske remained in Hungary, which was merged into Szabolcs-Ung County in 1923.
Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award, all but the westernmost part of the county became part of Hungary again in November 1938, and the county was recreated. In 1939, following the annexation of the remainder of Carpathian Ruthenia after Czechoslovakia became abolished, the rest of the territories became part of Hungary again, however those were assigned to the administrative branch offices of Ung.
After World War II, as the 1920 borders were restored, the westernmost part was returned to Czechoslovakia. The rest became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast, while a small part remained in Hungary.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 153,266 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 162,089 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 Ung county were:
The towns of Veľké Kapušany and Sobrance are now in Slovakia; the other towns mentioned are in Ukraine.