Csanád County

County Csanád ( German and county Tschanad; Hungarian Vármegye Csanád, Latin comitatus Chanadiensis ) was an administrative unit ( county, county ) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Today the greater part is in Hungary ( in the present counties of Csongrád and Békés ), the smaller part in Romania ( in Arad county ).

Location

County Csanád covered an area of 1714 km ². The relief was marked by the great Hungarian Plains. The height differences of the county talked consequently limited: They swayed 80-107 meters above sea level. The main river and also southern boundary of the county was the Maros (now Romanian Mureş ). It bordered on the counties Csongrád, Békés, Arad and Torontal.

History

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the county Csanád shows the Holy Gerhardus Sagredo, Hungarian Szent Gellért, the first Bishop of Csanád. He was tutor to the holy prince Imre and is the patron of this profession. Bishop Gerhard was during the turmoil throne after the death of King Stephen I on September 24, 1046 murdered. He received the " martyr's palm " when he (now Gellért Hill ) was stabbed to death in Old Buda above the Danube with lances on the Kelenhegy. This explains its attributes.

Population

The census in 1900 yielded a total population of 140 007 people. This Csanád was one of the most densely populated counties in general. Among them were 103 242 ( 73.2 %), Hungary, 1182 ( 0.8%), German, 17,274 (12.3%) Slovaks and 13,982 (10%) Romanians and Serbs 3981 ( 2.8%). The Hungarians were everywhere represented a majority in the county up to the circle Nagylak. The majority of the Slovaks and Romanians lived in the county Nagylak, the Serbs in the Kreis Battonya. The county seat was the city of Mako. 71 610 persons identified themselves as Catholics, Calvinists than 25 234, 18 384 as a Lutheran, 4520 as Eastern Catholic, Orthodox and 16,567 as 3254 as Israelites.

County subdivision

The county was in the early 20th century from the following districts chair (after the name of the administrative headquarters named):

The city Nădlac located in present-day Romania, all other places in present-day Hungary.