Békés (former county)

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Békés
Map highlighting Békés county in the Kingdom of Hungary
County seat in 1910 Gyula
Area in 1910 3670 km²
Population in 1910 298,700
Present country Hungary

Békés is a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present Békés county, is presently in south-eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Gyula.

[edit] Geography

Békés county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hajdú, Bihar, Arad and Csanád. The river Körös/Criş flowed through the county. Its area was 3671 km² around 1910.

[edit] History

Békés county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. After World War II, the territory of Békés county was expanded with:

[edit] Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Békés county were:

Districts (járás)
District Capital
Békés Békés
Békéscsaba Békéscsaba
Gyoma Gyoma
Gyula Gyula
Orosháza Orosháza
Szarvas Szarvas
Szeghalom Szeghalom
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Gyula


Térkép

Comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary (1896)

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