Kolozs County

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Kolozs County Comitatus Kolosiensis  (Latin) Kolozs vármegye  (Hungarian) Komitat Klausenburg  (German) Comitatul Cluj  (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century-1526) County of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (1526-1570) County of the Principality of Transylvania (1570-1867) County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1867-1920, 1940-1945)
Coat of arms
Capital	Kolozsvár
Area
• Coordinates	46°46′N 23°36′E / 46.767°N 23.600°E / 46.767; 23.600Coordinates: 46°46′N 23°36′E / 46.767°N 23.600°E / 46.767; 23.600
• 1910	5,006 km2 (1,933 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	286700
History
• Established	11th century
• Treaty of Trianon	4 June 1920
• County recreated (Second Vienna Award)	30 August 1940
• Disestablished	1945
Today part of	Romania
Cluj-Napoca is the current name of the capital.

Kolozs County was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania. Its territory is now in north-western Romania (north-western Transylvania). The capital of the county was Kolozsvár (present-day Cluj-Napoca).

Geography[]

After 1876, Kolozs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar, Szilágy, Szolnok-Doboka, Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda and Torda-Aranyos. The rivers Sebes-Körös and Kis-Szamos flowed through the county. Its area was 5006 km² in 1910.

History[]

Kolozs county was formed in the 11th century. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Following the Second Vienna Award, large part of it was retaken by Hungary in 1940 and the county was recreated, however, after World War II it became part of Romania again. Most of the territory of the county lies in the present Romanian county Cluj, some parts of the county are in the present Romanian counties Sălaj (north-west), Bistrița-Năsăud (north-east) and Mureș (south-east).

Demographics[]

In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[1]

Total:

• Romanian: 146,268 (57.7%)
• Hungarian: 95,626 (37.7%)
• German: 9,058 (3.6%)
• Slovak: 170 (0.0%)
• Croatian: 33 (0.0%)
• Serbian: 22 (0.0%)
• Ruthenian: 9 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 2,470 (1.0%)

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[2]

Total:

• Greek Catholic: 113,136 (44.6%)
• Calvinist: 58,297 (23.0%)
• Eastern Orthodox: 36,578 (14.4%)
• Roman Catholic: 24,821 (9.8%)
• Jewish: 9,858 (3.9%)
• Lutheran: 7,864 (3.1%)
• Unitarian: 3,020 (1.2%)
• Other or unknown: 82 (0.0%)

Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description)

In 1910, county had a population of 286,687 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:^[3]

Total:

• Romanian: 161,279 (56.3%)
• Hungarian: 111,439 (38.9%)
• German: 8,386 (2.9%)
• Slovak: 169 (0.0%)
• Croatian: 55 (0.0%)
• Serbian: 44 (0.0%)
• Ruthenian: 13 (0.0%)
• Other or unknown: 5,302 (1.9%)

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:^[4]

Total:

• Greek Catholic: 126,217 (44.0%)
• Calvinist: 65,910 (23.0%)
• Eastern Orthodox: 41,715 (14.6%)
• Roman Catholic: 28,427 (9.9%)
• Jewish: 12,581 (4.4%)
• Lutheran: 8,167 (2.9%)
• Unitarianist: 3,331 (1.2%)
• Other or unknown: 339 (0.0%)

Subdivisions[]

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

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