Sopron County
{{Short description | Historic Hungarian county divided between Austria and Hungary}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
|native_name = Comitatus Soproniensis
Sopron vármegye
|conventional_long_name = Sopron County
|common_name = Sopron
|subdivision = County
|nation = the Kingdom of Hungary
(11th century-1946)
County of the Second Hungarian Republic
(1946–1949)
County of the Hungarian People's Republic
(1949–1950)
|p1 =
|s1 =
|flag_s1 =
|year_start = 11th century
|event1 = Treaty of Trianon
|date_event1 = 4 June 1920
|event2 = Disestablished
|date_event2 = 16 March 1950
|year_end =
|event_end = Merged into Győr-Sopron County
|image_coat = Coa_Hungary_County_Sopron_(history).svg
|image_map = Sopron vármegye Magyarországon.svg
|capital = Sopron
|coordinates = {{Coord|47|41|N|16|35|E|display=inline,title}}
|stat_area1 = 3256
|stat_pop1 = 283500
|stat_year1 = 1910
|stat_area2 = 1915
|stat_pop2 = 179261
|stat_year2 = 1930
|category =
|today =
Hungary
(1,915 km2)
Austria
(1,341 km2)
|footnotes =
}}
Sopron (German: Ödenburg, Slovak: Šopron) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary. The capital of the county was Sopron.
Geography
History
The Sopron comitatus arose as one of the first comitati of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the western part of the county became part of Austria, while the eastern part became a part of Hungary. In 1921, it was decided by referendum that the city of Sopron and eight surrounding settlements would join Hungary instead of Austria.
File:Győr, Moson és Pozsony.PNG
In 1950, Sopron county merged with Győr-Moson county to form Győr-Sopron county, while a small part of Sopron county went to Vas County. The county was renamed to Győr-Moson-Sopron county in 1990. File:Győr-Sopron 1950.PNG
Demographics
=1900=
In 1900, the county had a population of 279,796 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:{{cite web|url=http://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_3_pg_22.html |title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár |publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu |access-date=2012-06-25}}
Total:
- Hungarian: 136,616 (48.8%)
- German: 109,369 (39.1%)
- Croatian: 31,317 (11.2%)
- Slovak: 505 (0.2%)
- Romanian: 22 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 12 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 1,951 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:{{cite web|url=http://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_3_pg_30.html |title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár |publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu |access-date=2012-06-25}}
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 235,390 (84.1%)
- Lutheran: 33,924 (12.1%)
- Jewish: 9,736 (3,5)
- Calvinist: 641 (0.2%)
- Greek Catholic: 53 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 26 (0.0%)
- Unitarian: 15 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 11 (0.0%)
=1910=
In 1910, the county had a population of 283,510 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:{{cite web|url=http://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_3_pg_22.html |title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár |publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu |access-date=2012-06-25}}
Total:
- Hungarian: 141,011 (49.7%)
- German: 109,160 (38.5%)
- Croatian: 31,004 (10.9%)
- Slovak: 397 (0.1%)
- Romanian: 33 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 15 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 1,886 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:{{cite web|url=http://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_3_pg_30.html |title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár |publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu |access-date=2012-06-25}}
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 239,578 (84.5%)
- Lutheran: 34,820 (12.3%)
- Jewish: 8,192 (2,9)
- Calvinist: 743 (0.3%)
- Greek Catholic: 93 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 50 (0.0%)
- Unitarian: 27 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 7 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
File:Sopron county administrative map.jpg
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Sopron county were:
| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Districts (járás) | |
| District | Capital |
|---|---|
| Csepreg | Csepreg |
| Csorna | Csorna |
| Felsőpulya | Felsőpulya, AT Oberpullendorf |
| Kapuvár | Kapuvár |
| Kismarton | Kismarton, AT Eisenstadt |
| Nagymarton | Nagymarton, AT Mattersburg |
| Sopron | Sopron |
| colspan=2|Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| colspan=2|Sopron | |
| colspan=2|Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| colspan=2|Kismarton, AT Eisenstadt | |
| colspan=2|Ruszt, AT Rust |
Eisenstadt, Mattersburg, Rust and Oberpullendorf are now in Austria.
References
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Category:States and territories established in the 11th century
Category:States and territories disestablished in 1920
Category:States and territories disestablished in 1950
Category:Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary
Category:Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Category:Eisenstadt-Umgebung District