Moson County

Moson (German: Wieselburg, Slovak: Mošon) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary, except a small area which is part of Slovakia. Moson is also the name of a town, nowadays part of the city Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.

Moson County
Comitatus Mosoniensis (Latin)
Moson vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Wieselburg (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
11th century–1923
Coat of arms of Moson
Coat of arms

CapitalMoson; Magyaróvár (1271-1923)
Area
 • Coordinates47°53′N 17°16′E
 
• 1910
2,013 km2 (777 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
94500
History
History 
• Established
11th century
4 June 1920
• Merged into Győr-Moson County
1923
Today part ofAustria
(979 km2)

Hungary
(972 km2)

Slovakia
(62 km2)

Geography

Moson county shared borders with the Austrian land Lower Austria and the Hungarian counties Pozsony, Győr and Sopron. The river Danube runs along the north of the county, and the Lake Neusiedl (Hungarian: Fertő tó) lies partly in the county. Its area was 2013 km2 around 1910.

Capitals

The capital of the county was the town of Moson initially. The capital was moved to nearby Magyaróvár in the Middle Ages. Moson and Magyaróvár merged in 1939 to form the city of Mosonmagyaróvár.

History

The Moson comitatus arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon a tiny part of Moson county close to Pressburg (Pozsony, today's Bratislava) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The eastern part stayed in Hungary and merged with Győr county and a very small part of Pozsony county to form Győr-Moson-Pozsony county. The western part became part of the new Austrian land Burgenland (formed in 1921). Three villages – Dunacsún, (Čunovo), Horvátjárfalu (Jarovce), and Oroszvár (Rusovce) – became part of Czechoslovakia.

Győr and Moson counties after the Treaty of Trianon. In 1923, the two counties were merged to form Győr-Moson County. The map shows that small part of the former Pozsony County that remained in Hungary. (4) territory assigned from Moson County to Sopron County in 1921. (5) and (6) territory ceded to Czechoslovakia in 1947.

After World War II, Győr-Moson-Pozsony county merged with Sopron County to form Győr-Sopron county. This county was renamed to Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the early 1990s.

The formation of modern Győr-Moson-Sopron County. (1) territory assigned from Vas County to Győr-Moson-Sopron County in 1950. (2) territory assigned from Sopron County to Vas County in 1950.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 89,714 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

Total:

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]

Total:

1910
Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description).

In 1910, the county had a population of 94,479 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]

Total:

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]

Total:

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Moson county were:

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
MagyaróvárMagyaróvár (now Mosonmagyaróvár)
NezsiderNezsider, AT Neusiedl am See
RajkaRajka

Neusiedl am See is now in Austria.

References
  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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