- Ung county
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = Comitatus Unghvariensis
conventional_long_name = Ung County
common_name = Ung
subdivision = County
nation = theKingdom of Hungary
p1 =
s1 =
year_start = 11th century
event_end = Treaty of Trianon
year_end = 1920
date_end = June 4
capital = Ungvár
stat_area1 = 3230
stat_pop1 = 162100
stat_year1 = 1910
today =Ukraine ,Slovakia ,Hungary
footnotes =Uzhhorod is the current name of the capital.Ung county (in Latin: "comitatus Unghvariensis", in Hungarian: "Ung (vár)megye" in Slovak also: "Užský komitát/ Užská župa / Užská stolica") is the name of a historic administrative county (
comitatus ) of theKingdom of Hungary . Its territory is presently in easternSlovakia (1/3) and westernUkraine (2/3).Geography
Ung county shared borders with the
Austria n crownland Galicia (currently inPoland andUkraine ) and the Hungarian counties Bereg, Szabolcs and Zemplén (Zemplín). It was situated between theCarpathian Mountains in the north, the riversTisza andLatorica in the south, and the riverLaborec in the west. The riversLatorica and Uzh (Hungarian: "Ung", hence the name of the county) flowed through the county. Its area was 3230 km² around 1910.Capitals
Initially, the capital of the county was the
Uzhhorod Castle , later the town ofUzhhorod (in Hungarian: "Ungvár").History
Ung is one of the oldest counties of the
Kingdom of Hungary . In the aftermath ofWorld War I , most of Ung county became part of newly formedCzechoslovakia , as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920Treaty of Trianon . The townZáhony remained inHungary (county Szabolcs-Ung).Following the provisions of the controversial
First Vienna Award , all but the westernmost part of the county came under Hungarian control in November 1938. AfterWorld War II , this westernmost part was returned to Czechoslovakia. The rest (except Záhony) became part of theSoviet Union ,Ukrainian SSR ,Zakarpattia Oblast .Demographics
Population by language (1910 census):
*Ruthenian = 61,711
*Hungarian = 53,824
*Slovak = 36,364
*German = 8,383ubdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Ung county were:
The towns of Veľké Kapušany and
Sobrance are presently inSlovakia ; the other towns mentioned are inUkraine .
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