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Arad County

County of the Kingdom of Hungary

11th century – 1920

Capital

Arad

History

- Established

11th century

- Treaty of Trianon

June 4, 1920

Area

- 1910

6,048 km² (2,335 sq mi)

Population

- 1910 est.

414,400

Density

68.5 /km² (177.5 /sq mi)

Today part of

Romania, Hungary

Arad is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in western Romania and south-eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Arad. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Arad may refer to: the following places in the Transylvania Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County. ... Map of the counties in the Kingdom of Hungary around 1880 A comitatus (less frequently, a comitat, or, inaccurately, a county; for the various names, their origin and use see here) is the name of an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 10th century to 1918. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 529 pixelsFull resolution (1768 Ã— 1168 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/png) own edit of Image:Zala. ... This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order. ... County Arad County Status County capital Mayor Gheorghe FalcÄƒ, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 46. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... The negotiations on June 4, 1920. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This is a list of the countries of the world sorted by area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Comitatus can be: an old Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader in the Classical Times and in the Middle Ages, a political term used in various meanings: see Comitatus (Classical meaning) in the Middle Ages, the Latin word for county... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... County Arad County Status County capital Mayor Gheorghe FalcÄƒ, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 46. ...

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Subdivisions

Geography

Arad county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Csanád, Békés, Bihar, Torda-Aranyos, Hunyad, Krassó-Szörény, Temes and Torontál. The river Mureş/Maros formed its southern border. The Crişul Alb River flowed through the county. Its area was 6078 km² around 1910. CsanÃ¡d is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... BÃ©kÃ©s is a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Bihar is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Torda-Aranyos is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Hunyad (today Hunedoara) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... BÃ¡cs-Bodrog, SzerÃ©m, TorontÃ¡l, Temes and KrassÃ³-SzÃ¶rÃ©ny counties after 1881 KrassÃ³-SzÃ¶rÃ©ny (Hungarian, in Romanian: CaraÅŸ-Severin) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ... Bacs-Bodrog, Szerem, Torontal, Temes and Krasso-Szoreny counties after 1881 Temes (Hungarian, in Romanian: Timiş, in Serbian: Tamiš) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ... TorontÃ¡l (in Hungarian: TorontÃ¡l, in Serbian: Torontal or Ð¢Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð½Ñ‚Ð°Ð») is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ... The MureÅŸ (in Romanian, in Hungarian: Maros, in German: Mieresch / Marosch) is an approx. ... The CriÅŸul Alb (Romanian) or FehÃ©r-KÃ¶rÃ¶s (Hungarian) is a river in western Romania (Transylvania) and south-eastern Hungary (BÃ©kÃ©s county). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

History

Arad county is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county became part of Romania, except a small area south of Békéscsaba, which became part of the new Hungarian county Csanád-Arad-Torontál. Since World War II the Hungarian part of Arad county is part of the Hungarian county Békés. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The negotiations on June 4, 1920. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... BÃ©kÃ©scsaba (Romanian: BichiÅŸciaba; Slovakian: BÃ©kÃ©Å¡ska ÄŒaba) is an urban county in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county BÃ©kÃ©s. ... CsanÃ¡d is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

The rest of the county is now part of the Arad County in Romania. This county also contains parts of the former counties Temes and Krassó-Szörény. Facts Development region: Vest Historic region: Transylvania Population: â€¢ As of 2002: â€¢ Population density: 461,791 60/kmÂ² Area: 7,754 kmÂ² Codes: â€¢ Car numbers â€¢ ISO 3166-2:RO AR RO-AR Telephone code: (+40) x57 (1) Web: County Council Prefecture 1. ... Bacs-Bodrog, Szerem, Torontal, Temes and Krasso-Szoreny counties after 1881 Temes (Hungarian, in Romanian: Timiş, in Serbian: Tamiš) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ... BÃ¡cs-Bodrog, SzerÃ©m, TorontÃ¡l, Temes and KrassÃ³-SzÃ¶rÃ©ny counties after 1881 KrassÃ³-SzÃ¶rÃ©ny (Hungarian, in Romanian: CaraÅŸ-Severin) is the name of administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. ...

Demographics

In 1910, county had a population of 414,388 people. Population by language:

Romanian = 239,755
Hungarian = 124,215
German = 38,695
Slovak = 5,451
Serbian = 2,138

Subdivisions

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

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Arad	Arad
Borosjenő	Borosjenő, RO Ineu
Borossebes	Borossebes, RO Sebiş
Elek	Elek
Kisjenő	Kisjenő, RO Chişineu Criş
Magyarpécska	Magyarpécska, RO Pecica
Máriaradna	Máriaradna, RO Radna
Nagyhalmágy	Nagyhalmágy, RO Hălmagiu
Tornova	Tornova, RO Târnova
Világos	Világos, RO Şiria
Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város)
Arad

Elek is presently in Hungary; the other towns mentioned are in Romania. County Arad County Status County capital Mayor Gheorghe FalcÄƒ, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 46. ... Romanian (limba romÃ¢nÄƒ, IPA: ) is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people[1], primarily in Romania and Moldova. ... Ineu (Hungarian: BorosjenÅ‘) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. ... County Arad County Status Town Mayor Petru Gheorghe FeieÅŸ, Greater Romania Party, since 2004 Area 65. ... Location of BÃ©kÃ©s county in Hungary Elek or Aletea (Romanian name) is a town in BÃ©kÃ©s county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. ... County Arad County Status City Mayor Gheorghe Burdan, since 2004 Area kmÂ² Population (2004) 7,738 Density inh/kmÂ² Geographical coordinates , Web site ChiÅŸineu-CriÅŸ (Hungarian: KisjenÅ‘) is a town in Arad County, western Transylvania, Romania. ... County Arad County Status Town Mayor Iustin Marinel Cionca Arghir, since 2004 Area 237. ... TÃ¢rnova may refer to several places in Romania: TÃ¢rnova, a commune in Arad County TÃ¢rnova, a commune in CaraÅŸ-Severin County Category: ... Åžiria (German: Hellburg, Hungarian: VilÃ¡gos) is a village in Arad County, Romania. ... County Arad County Status County capital Mayor Gheorghe FalcÄƒ, Democratic Party, since 2004 Area 46. ... Location of BÃ©kÃ©s county in Hungary Elek or Aletea (Romanian name) is a town in BÃ©kÃ©s county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. ...

Image File history File links Kingdom_of_Hungary_counties. ...

Comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary (1886)

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