Sáros County
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Sáros (-Hungarian, Slovak: Šariš, Latin: comitatus Sarossiensis, German: Scharosch) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia. Today, Šariš is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory.
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[edit] Geography
Sáros county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia and the Hungarian counties Szepes (Spiš), Abaúj-Torna (Abov-Turňa) and Zemplén (Zemplín). It was situated between the Levoča Hills (i.e. Spiš), Košice and Svidník. The river Torysa flowed through the county. Its area was 3,652 km² around 1910.
[edit] Capitals
The capital of Sáros county was Sáros Castle. After various other towns, since 1647 the capital has been Prešov (Hungarian: Eperjes).
[edit] History
Šariš county was created before the 13th century from the comitatus Novi Castri (named after Novum Castrum, today Abaújvár), which also included the later counties Abov and Heves.
In the aftermath of World War I, most of Sáros county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split, Šariš became part of the First Slovak Republic. Since 1993, Šariš has been part of Slovakia, located in the Prešov Region. Historically a prosperous region, it is nowadays relatively poor.
[edit] Demographics
Population by language (1910 census):
- Slovak = 101,855 (60.66%)
- Rusyn = 38,500 (22.93%)
- Hungarian = 18,088 (10.77%)
- German = 9,447 (5.62%)
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Sáros county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Bártfa | Bártfa, SK Bardejov |
| Eperjes | Eperjes, SK Prešov |
| Felsővízköz | Felsővízköz, SK Svidník |
| Girált | Girált, SK Giraltovce |
| Héthárs | Héthárs, SK Lipany |
| Kisszeben | Kisszeben, SK Sabinov |
| Lemes | Lemes, SK Lemešany |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Bártfa, SK Bardejov | |
| Eperjes, SK Prešov | |
| Kisszeben, SK Sabinov | |
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