Krassó-Szörény
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| Krassó-Szörény | |
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| County seat in 1910 | Lugos (Romanian: Lugoj) |
| Area in 1910 | 11,074 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 466,100 |
| Present country | Romania |
Krassó-Szörény (Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Romanian: Caraş-Severin, Serbian: Karaš-Severin or Караш-Северин) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in south-western Romania. The capital of the county was Lugoj (Hungarian: Lugos).
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[edit] Geography
Krassó-Szörény county was located in the Banat region. It shared borders with the Kingdom of Serbia and the Hungarian counties Temes, Arad and Hunyad. The river Danube formed its southern border, and the river Mureş (Maros) its northern border. The river Timiş flowed through the county. Its area was 11,032 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Krassó-Szörény county was formed in 1881 by uniting the counties Krassó and Szörény.
In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon of 1920), the county became part of Romania. The north of the county (including Lugoj) is now part of the Romanian county Timiş, except a 10 km wide strip along the river Mureş, which is in the county Arad. The rest now forms the county Caraş-Severin, except the city Orşova, which is in Mehedinţi county.
[edit] Demographics
According to the census of 1910, the county had 466,147 inhabitants.
Population by language (1910 census):
- Romanian = 336,082 (72.10%)
- German = 55,883 (11.99%)
- Hungarian = 33,787
- Serbian = 14,674
- Slovak = 2,908
- Russniak = 2,351
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Krassó-Szörény county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Béga | Bálinc (Romanian: Balinţ) |
| Boksanbánya | Boksanbánya (Romanian: Bocşa Montană) |
| Bozovics | Bozovics (Romanian: Bozovici) |
| Facsád | Facsád (Romanian: Făget) |
| Jám | Jám (Romanian: Iam) |
| Karánsebes | Karánsebes (Romanian: Caransebeş) |
| Lugos | Lugos (Romanian: Lugoj) |
| Maros | Marosberkes (Romanian: Birchiş) |
| Oravicabánya | Oravicabánya (Romanian: Oraviţa) |
| Resicabánya | Resicabánya (Romanian: Reşiţa) |
| Temes | Szákul (Romanian: Sacu) |
| Teregova | Teregova (Romanian: Teregova) |
| Újmoldova | Újmoldova (Romanian: Moldova Nouă) |
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| Karánsebes (Romanian: Caransebeş) | |
| Lugos (Romanian: Lugoj) | |
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