Trenčín county
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| Trencsén | |
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| County seat in 1910 | Trencsén SK Trenčín |
| Area in 1910 | km² |
| Population in 1910 | 310,400 |
| Present country | Slovakia |
Trenčín county (in Latin: comitatus Trentsiniensis/Trenchiniensis, in Hungarian Trencsén (vár)megye, in Slovak Trenčiansky komitát/ Trenčianska stolica/ Trenčianska župa, in German Trentschiner Gespanschaft/Komitat) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in western Slovakia.
Geography
Trenčín county shared borders with the Austrian lands Moravia and Galicia and the Hungarian counties Árva (Orava), Turóc (Turiec), Nyitra (Nitra). The county's territory was a strip in the extreme northwestern edge of present-day Slovakia, i. e. the territory between the Czech border, the town of Nové Mesto nad Váhom, the Turiec county, the Orava county and the Polish border. The river Váh flowed through the county. Its area was 4456 km² around 1910.Capitals
The capital of Trenčín county was the Trencin Castle, and from around 1650 the town of Trenčín.History
A predecessor of the Trenčín county existed already in the 9th century, at the time of Great Moravia. Its center was in Ducové. In the 10th and 11th century, the county was probably temporarily part of Bohemia and then temporarily of Poland (castellania Trecen).The Trenčín county as a Hungarian comitatus arose at the end of the 11th century, when most parts of the territory were conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary. When Slovakia became part of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the Trenčín county (Trenčianska župa) continued to exist till 1922, but it had completely different powers etc.
When Slovakia became independent temporarily between 1939 and 1945, the Trenčín county (Trenčianska župa) was created again in 1940, but its territory was slightly extended. After World War II Trenčín county was in Czechoslovakia again. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was split and Trenčín became part of Slovakia.
The name "Trenčín county" is also used erronously to designate the Trenčín Region (Trenčiansky kraj) which was created in 1948.
Demographics
Population by language (1910 census):
- Slovak = 284,770
- Hungarian = 13,204
- German = 9,029
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Trencsén/Trenčín were:| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Bán | Bán, SK Bánovce nad Bebravou |
| Csaca | Csaca, SK Čadca |
| Illava | Illava, SK Ilava |
| Kiszucaújhely | Kiszucaújhely, SK Kysucké Nové Mesto |
| Nagybiccse | Nagybiccse, SK Bytča |
| Puhó | Puhó, SK Púchov |
| Trencsén | Trencsén, SK Trenčín |
| Vágbeszterce | Vágbeszterce, SK Považská Bystrica |
| Zsolna | Zsolna, SK Žilina |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Trencsén, SK Trenčín | |
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