Nógrád County (former)

Nógrád County (former)
Comitatus Neogradiensis
Nógrád County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
12th century–1920

Coat of arms of Nógrád

Coat of arms

Location of Nógrád
Capital Balassagyarmat
History
 - Established 12th century
 - Treaty of Trianon June 4 1920
Area
 - 1910 4,128 km2 (1,594 sq mi)
Population
 - 1910 261,500 
     Density 63.3 /km2  (164.1 /sq mi)
Today part of Slovakia, Hungary


Nógrád (Hungarian; Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, German: Neuburg or Neograd, Slovak: Novohrad) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and in northern present-day Hungary. The name Novohrad is still used in Slovakia as an informal designation of the corresponding territory. The name stems from the former Nógrád (Novohrad) castle in present-day Hungary.

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Geography

Map of Nógrád county

In 1910, Nógrád county shared borders with the counties Hont, Zólyom (Zvolen), Gömör-Kishont (Gemer-Malohont), Heves and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun. It was situated approximately along the line Poltár, Losonc (today Lučenec), Szécsény and Vác. The river Ipeľ/Ipoly flowed through the county. Its area was 4,133 km² around 1910.

Capitals

The capital of the county was Balassagyarmat, except for the 18th century, when the capital was Lučenec.

History

Nógrád was one of the first counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, founded in the 11th century. It was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1541 to 1595, and from 1605 to 1686, as part of Budin Province and Egri Province.

In the aftermath of World War I, the part of Nógrád county north of the river Ipeľ/Ipoly became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia (as Novohrad county), as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. The southern part stayed in Hungary. Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, the northern half of Novohrad came under Hungarian control in November 1938. After World War II, the Trianon borders were restored. In 1993, Czechoslovakia dissolved and Novohrad became part of independent Slovakia. Since 1996, it is part of the Slovak administrative unit Banska Bystrica region.

The Hungarian part of Nógrád merged with the Hungarian part of Hont county to form Nógrád-Hont county. Between 1939 and 1945 it was united with the occupied half of the Slovak part of Nógrád county. Since 1950, the Hungarian part of Nógrád, with a small part of former Hont county added, forms the present Hungarian county Nógrád.

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Nógrád/Novohrad county were:

Franciscan Convent Szécsény - Aerial Photo
Szirák - Palace from above
Districts (járás)
District Capital
Balassagyarmat Balassagyarmat
Gács Gács, SK Halič
Losonc Losonc, SK Lučenec
Nógrád Rétság
Salgótarján Salgótarján
Szécsény Szécsény
Szirák Szirák
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Losonc, SK Lučenec

The towns of Lučenec and Halič are presently in Slovakia.

Coordinates: 48°00′N 19°35′E / 48°N 19.583°E / 48; 19.583


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