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Nyitra county ( in Slovak: Nitriansky komitát / Nitrianska stolica / Nitrianska župa, in Latin: comitatus Nitriensis, in Hungarian Nyitr(i)a (vár)megye, in German Neutraer Gespanschaft/Komitat Neutra) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in western Slovakia.
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Geography
Nyitra county shared borders with the Austrian land Moravia and the Hungarian counties Trencsén (Trenčín), Turóc (Turiec), Bars (Tekov), Komárom and Pozsony (current Bratislava). In its final phase, it was a strip of land between the Morava river in the north and the town of Érsekújvár" (Nové Zámky) in the south, plus an outlier around the town of Privigye (Prievidza). The river Váh (Vág) flowed through the county. Its area was 5519 km² around 1910.
Capitals
The capital of the county was the Nitra Castle and since the Late Middle Ages the town of Nyitra (Nitra).
History
A kind of predecessor of the Nyitra county existed as early as in the 9th century at the time of Great Moravia. Around 1000, the Nyitra county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In the aftermath of World War I, Nyitra county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. Nitra county (Nitrianska župa) continued to exist till 1927, but it had completely different powers etc. and somewhat modified borders.
Following the provisions of the controversial First Vienna Award, the southern part of the area came under Hungarian control in November 1938. The Trianon borders were restored after World War II. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was split and Nitra became part of Slovakia.
Demographics
Population by language (1910 census):
- Slovak = 324,664
- Hungarian = 100,324
- German = 27,937
Subdivisions
The subdivisions of Nyitra county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Érsekújvár, SK Nové Zámky | Nagysurány, SK Šurany |
| Galgóc | Galgóc, SK Hlohovec |
| Miava | Miava, SK Myjava |
| Nagytapolcsány | Nagytapolcsány, SK Topoľčany |
| Nyitra | Nyitra, SK Nitra |
| Nyitrazsámbokrét | Nyitrazsámbokrét, SK Žabokreky nad Nitrou |
| Pöstyén | Pöstyén, SK Piešťany |
| Privigye | Privigye, SK Prievidza |
| Szakolca, SK Skalica | Holics, SK Holíč |
| Szenice | Szenice, SK Senica |
| Vágsellye, SK Šaľa | Tornóc, SK Trnovec nad Váhom |
| Vágújhely | Vágújhely, SK Nové Mesto nad Váhom |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Érsekújvár, SK Nové Zámky | |
| Nyitra, SK Nitra | |
| Szakolca, SK Skalica | |
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