Moson (
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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**Ger ...
: Wieselburg,
Slovak: Mošon) was an administrative county (
comitatus) of the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its territory is now divided between
Austria
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and
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
, except a small area which is part of
Slovakia
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. Moson is also the name of a town, nowadays part of the city
Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...
, Hungary.
Geography
Moson county shared borders with the
Austria
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n land
Lower Austria
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and the Hungarian counties
Pozsony,
Győr and
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
. The river Danube runs along the north of the county, and the
Lake Neusiedl (Hungarian: Fertő tó) lies partly in the county. Its area was 2013 km
2 around 1910.
Capitals
The capital of the county was the town of Moson initially. The capital was moved to nearby Magyaróvár in the Middle Ages. Moson and Magyaróvár merged in 1939 to form the city of
Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...
.
History
The Moson comitatus arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary.
In 1920 by the
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...
a tiny part of Moson county close to
Pressburg
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(Pozsony, today's
Bratislava
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) became part of newly formed
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
. The eastern part stayed in Hungary and merged with
Győr county and a very small part of
Pozsony county to form Győr-Moson-Pozsony county. The western part became part of the new
Austria
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n land
Burgenland (formed in 1921). Three villages – Dunacsún, (
Čunovo
Čunovo ( hr, Čunovo, hu, Dunacsún, Duna-Csún, ) is a small part of Bratislava, Slovakia, in the southern area near the Hungarian border. It is located close to the Gabčíkovo - Nagymaros Dams.
History
Čunovo was first mentioned as a vil ...
), Horvátjárfalu (
Jarovce
Jarovce ( hu, Horvátjárfalu, Horvát-Járfalu, hr, Hrvatski Jandrof, german: Kroatisch Jahrndorf) is a small borough of Bratislava, Slovakia.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1208 under the name ''Ban''. During the Ottoman wars, m ...
), and Oroszvár (
Rusovce
Rusovce ( hu, Oroszvár, hr, Rosvar german: Karlburg, Rossenburg, Kerchenburg) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Austrian border.
History
In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement n ...
) – became part of Czechoslovakia.
![Győr, Moson és Pozsony](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Gy%C5%91r%2C_Moson_%C3%A9s_Pozsony.PNG)
After
World War II
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, Győr-Moson-Pozsony county merged with
Sopron County
Sopron (German: ''Ödenburg'') was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary. The capital of the county was Sopron.
Geography
Sopron county shared borders with the A ...
to form Győr-Sopron county. This county was renamed to
Győr-Moson-Sopron county in the early 1990s.
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 89,714 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
Total:
*
German
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**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
: 54,508 (60.7%)
*
Hungarian: 25,991 (29.0%)
*
Croatian: 8,017 (8.9%)
*
Slovak: 589 (0.7%)
*
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
: 21 (0.0%)
*
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
: 3 (0.0%)
*
Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
* Other or unknown: 584 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
Total:
*
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
: 77,934 (86.9%)
*
Lutheran
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: 9,309 (10.4%)
*
Jewish
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: 2,180 (2,4)
*
Calvinist
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: 256 (0.3%)
*
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
: 19 (0.0%)
*
Unitarian: 8 (0.0%)
*
Greek Orthodox
The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek language, Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the Eastern Orthodox Church, entire body of Orthodox (Chalced ...
: 4 (0.0%)
* Other or unknown: 4 (0.0%)
1910
![Moson ethnic map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Moson_ethnic_map.png)
In 1910, the county had a population of 94,479 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
Total:
*
German
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**Germania (historical use)
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** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
: 51,997 (55.0%)
*
Hungarian: 33,006 (34.9%)
*
Croatian: 8,123 (8.6%)
*
Slovak: 735 (0.8%)
*
Ruthenian: 7 (0.0%)
*
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
: 5 (0.0%)
*
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
: 2 (0.0%)
* Other or unknown: 604 (0.7%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
Total:
*
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
: 82,636 (87.5%)
*
Lutheran
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: 9,551 (10.1%)
*
Jewish
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: 1,881 (2,0)
*
Calvinist
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: 355 (0.4%)
*
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
: 37 (0.0%)
*
Greek Orthodox
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: 12 (0.0%)
*
Unitarian: 5 (0.0%)
* Other or unknown: 2 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
![Moson county administrative map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Moson_county_administrative_map.jpg)
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Moson county were:
Neusiedl am See
Neusiedl am See (; cs, Nezider; hr, Niuzalj; hu, Nezsider; sk, Nezider) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and administrative center of the district of Neusiedl am See.
Neusiedl am See is located on the northern shore of the Neusiedler See.
...
is now in Austria.
References
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