Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former county)

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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

County seat in 1910	Szolnok
Area in 1910	5251 km²
Population in 1910	374,000
Present country	Hungary

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus) in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is presently in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. The capital of the county was Szolnok.

[edit] Geography

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Heves, Hajdú, Békés, and Csongrád. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. Its area was 5251 km² around 1910.

[edit] History

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in the 19th century from the territories of Szolnok, Jászság (Jazygia) and Nagykunság (great Cumania). After World War II, the territory of the county was modified: the area on the left bank of the Tisza around Tiszafüred was taken from Heves county, and the area around Dévaványa went to Békés county.

The term Jász originates from the Jassic people (cf. Alans) who moved to this area of Hungary from the Pontic steppes sometime in the 13th century.

[edit] Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Jászság alsó	Jászapáti
Jászság felső	Jászberény
Tisza alsó	Tiszaföldvár
Tisza felső	Kunhegyes
Tisza közép	Törökszentmiklós
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Jászberény
Karcag
Kisújszállás
Mezőtúr
Szolnok
Túrkeve