Szabolcs (county)
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| County seat in 1910 | Nyíregyháza |
| Area in 1910 | 4637 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 319,800 |
| Present country | Hungary |
Szabolcs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day north-eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Nyíregyháza.
[edit] Geography
Szabolcs county shared borders with the counties Borsod, Zemplén (Zemplín), Ung, Bereg, Szatmár, Bihar and Hajdú. It was situated mostly south of the river Tisza. Its area was 4637 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Szabolcs is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, it was merged with a very small part of former Ung county to form Szabolcs-Ung county, with capital Nyíregyháza. After World War II, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Szatmár and Bereg counties to form Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Some parts of Szabolcs county (around Polgár and north-east of Debrecen) are currently in Hajdú-Bihar county.
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szabolcs county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Dada alsó | Tiszalök |
| Dada felső | Gáva |
| Kisvárda | Kisvárda |
| Ligetalja | Nyíracsád |
| Nagykálló | Nagykálló |
| Nyírbakta | Nyírbakta |
| Nyírbátor | Nyírbátor |
| Nyírbogdány | Kemecse |
| Tisza | Mándok |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Nyíregyháza | |
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