Szolnok-Doboka
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| Szolnok-Doboka | |
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| County seat in 1910 | Dés RO Dej |
| Area in 1910 | 4,786 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 251,900 |
| Present country | Romania |
Szolnok-Doboka is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Romania (northern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Dej (Romanian, Dés in Hungarian).
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[edit] Geography
Szolnok-Doboka county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Szilágy, Szatmár, Máramaros, Beszterce-Naszód and Kolozs. The river Someş/Szamos flows through the county. Its area was 4786 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Szolnok-Doboka county was formed in 1876, when the county Belső-Szolnok was united with part of the Doboka region.
In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. The territory of the county is now divided under the Romanian counties Cluj (the center and south, a.o. Dej), Maramureş (the north), Bistriţa-Năsăud (the east) and Sălaj (the west).
[edit] Demographics
In 1910, county had a population of 251,936 people. Population by language:
- Romanian = 189,443
- Hungarian = 52,181
- German = 6,902
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szolnok-Doboka county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Bethlen | Bethlen, RO Beclean |
| Csákigorbó | Csákigorbó, RO Gârbou |
| Dés | Dés, RO Dej |
| Kápolnokmonostor | Kápolnokmonostor, RO Copalnic |
| Kékes | Kékes, RO Chiochiş |
| Magyarlápos | Magyarlápos, RO Târgu Lăpuş |
| Nagyilonda | Nagyilonda, RO Ileanda |
| Szamosújvár | Szamosújvár, RO Gherla |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Dés, RO Dej | |
| Szamosújvár, RO Gherla | |
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