Tolna ( la, Comitatus Tolnensis) was an administrative county of the

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. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central

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. The capital of the county was Tolnavár and later Szekszárd.

Geography

Tolna county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy,

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, Fejér,

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and

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. The river

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formed most of its eastern border. Its area was 3537 km² around 1910.

History

Tolna county arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Part of Hungary was in the 1500s taken and controlled by the Ottoman Empire during the ruling of Suleiman the Magnificent.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 253,182 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 172,967 (68.3%) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **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 ...

: 77,293 (30.5%) *

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 ...

: 1,011 (0.4%) * Slovak: 735 (0.3%) * Croatian: 369 (0.2%) *

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 ...

: 1 (0.0%) * Ruthenian: 0 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 806 (0.3%) According to the census of 1900, 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 ...

: 172,151 (68.0%) *

Calvinist Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...

: 39,141 (15.5%) *

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

: 31,836 (12.6%) *

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: 8,427 (3.3%) *

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: 1,108 (0.4%) *

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: 123 (0.0%) * Unitarian: 19 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 377 (0.2%)

1910

In 1910, the county had a population of 267,267 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 189,521 (70.9%) * German: 74,376 (27.9%) *

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: 1,102 (0.4%) * Slovak: 789 (0.3%) * Croatian: 343 (0.1%) *

: 39 (0.0%) * Ruthenian: 4 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 1,085 (0.4%) According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities: Total: * Roman Catholic: 185,863 (69.5%) *

: 39,500 (14.8%) *

: 31,976 (12.0%) *

: 8,159 (3.1%) *

: 1,167 (0.4%) *

: 209 (0.1%) * Unitarian: 20 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 355 (0.1%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Tolna county were:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tolna County (Former) States and territories disestablished in 1946 Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary