Bratislava county
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| County seat in 1910 | Pozsony SK Bratislava |
| Area in 1910 | km² |
| Population in 1910 | 389,700 |
| Present country | Slovakia, Hungary |
Geography
Bratislava county shared borders with the Austrian land Lower Austria and the Hungarian counties Nyitra (Nitra), Komárom, Győr and Moson. It was situated between the river Morava in the west, the river Danube in the south, and the river Váh in the east. It also covered most of the island between the Danube and the Little Danube (Žitný ostrov). Its area was 4370 km² around 1910.Capitals
The capitals of Bratislava county were the Bratislava Castle and Šamorín, and from the 18th cenury onwards the town of Bratislava.History
A kind of predecessor of the Bratislava county existed as early as in the 9th century at the time of Great Moravia. After Bratislava had become part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Hungarian comitatus of Bratislava was created around 1000 or even earlier. It was one of the first counties created in the Kingdom Hungary. Its territory roughly corresponded to the present-day Bratislava Region and Trnava Region. Throughout its history it was among the most prosperous territories of the Kingdom, and until the late 18th century it was the most advanced and prosperous one. In the 18th and 19th century, the population consisted of Slovaks (mainly in the north), Hungarians (mainly in the south), Germans (mainly in Bratislava and larger towns) and Croats (mainly in the suburbs of Bratislava).When Slovakia became part of Czechoslovakia in 1919 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the Bratislava county (Bratislavská župa) continued to exist till 1927, but it had completely different powers etc. and somewhat modified borders. A very small part south of the river Danube stayed in Hungary and joined Győr-Moson-Pozsony county.
When Slovakia became independent temporarily between 1939 and 1945, the Bratislava county (Bratislavská župa) was created again in 1940, but the southern half of its old territory became part of Hungary through the First Vienna Award. The part south of the Little Danube joined Komárom county, a strip of land north of the Little Danube merged with the occupied part of Nitra county to form Nyitra-Pozsony county, with capital Nové Zámky (Hungarian: Érsekújvár).
After World War II, Bratislava county was part of Czechoslovakia again. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was split and Bratislava became part of Slovakia. The name "Bratislava county" is also used erroneously to designate the Bratislava Region (Bratislavský kraj) which was created in 1948.
Demographics
Population by language (1910 census):
- Slovak = 166,017
- Hungarian = 163,367
- German = 53,822
- Croatian = 1,934
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Pozsony/Bratislava were:| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Dunaszerdahely | Dunaszerdahely, SK Dunajská Streda |
| Galánta | Galánta, SK Galanta |
| Malacka | Malacka, SK Malacky |
| Nagyszombat | Nagyszombat, SK Trnava |
| Pozsony | Pozsony, SK Bratislava |
| Somorja | Somorja, SK Šamorín |
| Szenc | Szenc, SK Senec |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| Pozsony, SK Bratislava | |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Bazin, SK Pezinok | |
| Modor, SK Modra | |
| Nagyszombat, SK Trnava | |
| Szentgyörgy, SK Svätý Jur | |
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