- Kolozs
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name =
conventional_long_name = Kolozs County
common_name = Kolozs
subdivision = County
nation = theKingdom of Hungary
p1 =
s1 =
year_start = 15th century
event_end = Treaty of Trianon
year_end = 1920
date_end = June 4
capital = Kolozsvár
stat_area1 = 5006
stat_pop1 = 286700
stat_year1 = 1910
today =Romania
footnotes =Cluj-Napoca is the current name of the capital.Kolozs is the name of a historic administrative county (
comitatus ) of theKingdom of Hungary . Its territory is presently in north-westernRomania (north-westernTransylvania ). The capital of the county was the city of Cluj ("Kolozsvár" in Hungarian), todayCluj-Napoca in Romania.Geography
Kolozs county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar,
Szilágy ,Szolnok-Doboka ,Beszterce-Naszód ,Maros-Torda andTorda-Aranyos . The riversCrişul Repede and Someşul Mic flow through the county. Its area was 5006 km² around 1910.History
Kolozs county was formed in the 11th century. In 1918 (confirmed by the
Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part ofRomania . It was occupied by Hungary between 1940-1944 duringWorld War II . Most of the territory of the county lies in the presentRomania n county Cluj, some parts of the county are in the presentRomania n counties Sălaj (north-west),Bistriţa-Năsăud (north-east) and Mureş (south-east).Demographics
In 1910, county had a population of 286,687 people. Population by language:
*Romanian = 161,279
*Hungarian = 111,439
*German = 8,386ubdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kolozs county were:
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