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| |native_name = {{line-height|1.1em|{{native name|hu|Árva vármegye}}<br/>{{native name|la|Comitatus Arvensis}}<br/>{{native name|de|Komitat Arwa}}<br/>{{native name|sk|Oravská župa}} }} | |native_name = {{line-height|1.1em|{{native name|hu|Árva vármegye}}<br/>{{native name|la|Comitatus Arvensis}}<br/>{{native name|de|Komitat Arwa}}<br/>{{native name|sk|Oravská stolica/župa<ref>{{cite book | title = Stručný vývoj územného a administratívneho členenia Slovenska | trans-title = A Brief History of the Territorial and Administrative Division of Slovakia | first1 = Volko | last1 = Viliam | first2 = Miloslav | last2 = Kiš | publisher = Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic | location = Bratislava | year = 2007 | pp = 21, 23 | url = http://www.minv.sk/?strucny-prehlad-vyvoja-uzemneho-a-spravneho-clenenia-slovenska&subor=21831}}</ref>}} }} | ||
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| Emerging from the Zólyom (Zvolen) royal land ({{lang-hu|zólyomi erdőispánság}}), the first written mention about Árva County (comitatus) is from 1349.<ref name="maslikova41">Maslíková 2010, p. 41.</ref> However, the territory had been still referenced as a district in 1351-1368 and it finally became a county with its own self-administration in 1370.<ref name="maslikova41"/> | Emerging from the Zólyom (Zvolen) royal land ({{lang-hu|zólyomi erdőispánság}}), the first written mention about Árva County (comitatus) is from 1349.<ref name="maslikova41">Maslíková 2010, p. 41.</ref> However, the territory had been still referenced as a district in 1351-1368 and it finally became a county with its own self-administration in 1370.<ref name="maslikova41"/> | ||
| In the aftermath of World War I, the whole county became part of newly formed ] |
In the aftermath of World War I, the whole county became part of newly formed ]. The county was abolished with effective date 1 January 1923<ref>Volko-Kiš 2007, p. 38.</ref> and its territory became a part of ]. After a border dispute (treated in detail under ]) several villages in the north-east territory were exchanged between Poland and Czechoslovakia. | ||
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"Árva" redirects here. For other uses, see Arva.| Árva CountyÁrva vármegye (Hungarian) Comitatus Arvensis (Latin) Komitat Arwa (German) Oravská stolica/župa (Slovak) | |
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| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| 14th century–1920 | |
Coat of arms
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| Capital | Alsókubin (Dolný Kubín) |
| Area | |
| • 1910 | 2,019 km (780 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • 1910 | 78,700 |
| History | |
| • Established | 14th century |
| • Abolished | 1920 |
| Today part of | Slovakia, Poland |
Árva County (Template:Lang-hu, Template:Lang-la, Template:Lang-sk, Template:Lang-de, Template:Lang-pl) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary since the 14th century until 1918/1920. Its territory is now in northern Slovakia and southern Poland. Today, the Slovak name is only used as an informal designation of the corresponding territory (see Orava (region)).
Geography
Árva County shared borders with the Austrian land Galicia and the Hungarian counties Trencsén, Turóc and Liptó County. The county's territory was situated along the Árva (Orava) river between Zázriva (Zázrivá) and the Tatra mountains. Its area was 2,019 km² around 1910. Now the territory is divided between Poland and Slovakia. The main Polish town of Orava is Jabłonka.
Capitals
The county seat was at the Orava Castle (Hungarian: Árva vára) until 1520, then it was moved to Nagyfalu (also Magna Villa, Nagfalw, Velicsna, Velka Wesz, present-day Veličná). After the destruction of the town by the Lithuanian troops in 1683, the seat was moved to Alsókubin (also Kolbin, Kublen, Kubin, Also Helben, Clbin, Culbyn, Cublyn, present-day Dolný Kubín).
History
Emerging from the Zólyom (Zvolen) royal land (Template:Lang-hu), the first written mention about Árva County (comitatus) is from 1349. However, the territory had been still referenced as a district in 1351-1368 and it finally became a county with its own self-administration in 1370.
In the aftermath of World War I, the whole county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The county was abolished with effective date 1 January 1923 and its territory became a part of Váh County. After a border dispute (treated in detail under Polish–Czechoslovak border conflicts) several villages in the north-east territory were exchanged between Poland and Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
In 1900, the county had a population of 85.009 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
Total:
- Slovak: 80,487 (94.7%)
- German: 2,127 (2.5%)
- Hungarian: 1,494 (1.8%)
- Ruthenian: 6 (0.0%)
- Romanian: 5 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 0 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 888 (1.0%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 75,337 (88.6%)
- Lutheran: 6,936 (8.2%)
- Jewish: 2,648 (3.1%)
- Calvinist: 50 (0.1%)
- Greek Catholic: 19 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 13 (0.0%)
- Unitarian: 0 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 6 (0.0%)
In 1910, county had a population of 78,745 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
Total:
- Slovak: 59,096 (75.0%)
- Hungarian: 2,000 (2.5%)
- German: 1,518 (1.9%)
- Romanian: 8 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 1 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 1 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown (most of them Polish): 16,120 (20.5%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 69,788 (88.6%)
- Lutheran: 6,674 (8.5%)
- Jewish: 2,205 (2.8%)
- Calvinist: 51 (0.0%)
- Greek Catholic: 18 (0.0%)
- Unitarianist: 5 (0.0%)
- Greek Orthodox: 4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 0 (0.0%)
Districts
In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsókubin | Alsókubin, today Dolný Kubín |
| Námesztó | Námesztó, today Námestovo |
| Trsztena | Trsztena, today Trstená |
| Vár | Turdossin, today Tvrdošín |
References
- Viliam, Volko; Kiš, Miloslav (2007). Stručný vývoj územného a administratívneho členenia Slovenska [A Brief History of the Territorial and Administrative Division of Slovakia]. Bratislava: Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic. pp. 21, 23.
- Maslíková, Ľudmila (2010). "Hospodárske pomery vo Veličnej na základe urbárov z 17. a prvej polovice 18. storočia". Historia nova (in Slovak) (1). Bratislava: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Komenského: 46. ISBN 978-80-8127-160-1.
- ^ Maslíková 2010, p. 41.
- Volko-Kiš 2007, p. 38.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
External links
- Template:Sk icon http://www.orava.sk
- Template:Pl icon http://skansen.nowotarski.pl Orawa Ethnographic Park
- http://www.oravafoto.com
- Template:Sk icon http://www.namestovo-orava.webnode.sk
