- Arad (Hungarian county)
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name =
conventional_long_name = Arad County
common_name = Arad
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 = Arad
stat_area1 = 6048
stat_pop1 = 414400
stat_year1 = 1910
today =Romania ,Hungary Arad is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the
Kingdom of Hungary . Its territory is presently in westernRomania and south-easternHungary . The capital of the county was Arad.Geography
Arad county shared borders with the Hungarian counties
Csanád , Békés, Bihar,Torda-Aranyos ,Hunyad ,Krassó-Szörény ,Temes andTorontál . The river Mureş/Maros formed its southern border. TheCrişul Alb River flowed through the county. Its area was 6078 km² around 1910.History
Arad county is one of the oldest counties of the
Kingdom of Hungary . In 1920 theTreaty of Trianon assigned most of the territory of Arad county toRomania , except a small area south ofBékéscsaba , which became part of the new Hungarian county Csanád-Arad-Torontál. SinceWorld War II the Hungarian part of Arad county is part of the Hungarian county Békés.The rest of the county is now part of the
Arad County inRomania . This county also contains parts of the former countiesTemes andKrassó-Szörény .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 = 2,138ubdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Arad county were:
Elek is presently inHungary ; the other towns mentioned are inRomania .
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