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| Fogaras County | |
|---|---|
| County of theKingdom of Hungary | |
| 1876–1920 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Capital | Fogaras |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 45°51′N24°58′E / 45.850°N 24.967°E /45.850; 24.967 |
• 1910 | 2,433 km2 (939 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 95,174 |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
| 4 June 1920 | |
| Today part of | Romania |
| Făgăraș is the current name of the capital. | |
Fogaras was an administrative county (comitatus) of theKingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in centralRomania (south-easternTransylvania). The county's capital wasFogaras (present-dayFăgăraș).
Fogaras county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian countiesSzeben,Nagy-Küküllő andBrassó. The riverOlt formed most of its northern border. The ridge of the southernCarpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was 2,433 km2 (939 sq mi) around 1910.
The Fogaras region was an administrative territorial entity of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 15th century. Fogaras county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920, by theTreaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania;Făgăraș County was created, with an identical territory. The territory lies in the present Romanian countiesBrașov andSibiu (the westernmost part).
| Census | Total | Romanian | Hungarian | German | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880[1] | 84,571 | 75,050(90.92%) | 2,694(3.26%) | 3,850(4.66%) | 948(1.15%) |
| 1890[2] | 88,217 | 78,725(89.24%) | 4,082(4.63%) | 4,009(4.54%) | 1,401(1.59%) |
| 1900[3] | 92,801 | 83,445(89.92%) | 5,159(5.56%) | 3,627(3.91%) | 570(0.61%) |
| 1910[4] | 95,174 | 84,436(88.72%) | 6,466(6.79%) | 3,236(3.40%) | 1,036(1.09%) |
| Census | Total | Eastern Orthodox | Greek Catholic | Roman Catholic | Lutheran | Calvinist | Jewish | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 84,571 | 54,900(64.92%) | 22,787(26.94%) | 2,194(2.59%) | 2,449(2.90%) | 1,335(1.58%) | 675(0.80%) | 231(0.27%) |
| 1890 | 88,217 | 56,943(64.55%) | 23,142(26.23%) | 2,466(2.80%) | 2,625(2.98%) | 1,801(2.04%) | 866(0.98%) | 374(0.42%) |
| 1900 | 92,801 | 60,220(64.89%) | 23,850(25.70%) | 2,454(2.64%) | 2,737(2.95%) | 2,225(2.40%) | 873(0.94%) | 442(0.48%) |
| 1910 | 95,174 | 61,881(65.02%) | 23,651(24.85%) | 3,024(3.18%) | 2,768(2.91%) | 2,441(2.56%) | 905(0.95%) | 504(0.53%) |
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Fogaras county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsóárpás | Alsóárpás (nowArpașu de Jos) |
| Fogaras | Fogaras (nowFăgăraș) |
| Sárkány | Sárkány (nowȘercaia) |
| Törcsvár | Zernest (nowZărnești) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Fogaras (nowFăgăraș) | |
