Szatmár
Szatmár is the name of a historic administrative county (
comitatus) of the
Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western
Romania and north-eastern
Hungary, south of the river
Tisza. The capital of the county was
Carei (Romanian,
Nagykároly in Hungarian).
Geography
Szatmár county shared borders with the Hungarian counties
Szabolcs,
Bereg,
Ugocsa,
Máramaros,
Szolnok-Doboka,
Szilágy and
Bihar. It was situated south of the river
Tisza. The river
Someş/Szamos flows through the county. Its area was 6257
km² around 1910.
History
In
1918 (confirmed by the
Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county became part of
Romania. The north-west of the county remained in
Hungary, and formed the new county
Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg with parts of the former
Bereg and
Ugocsa counties. The capital of this county was
Mátészalka, which was previously in Szatmár county.
After
World War II, the county Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg was merged with
Szabolcs county to form
Szabolcs-Szatmár county. This county was renamed
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg in the 1990s.
The
Romanian part of the county is now part of the
Romanian county
Satu Mare, except the easternmost part (including
Baia Mare), which is in
Maramureş county.
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Szatmár were:
| Districts (járás) | | District | Capital |
|---|
| Nagykároly | Nagykároly, ro: Carei |
| Szatmárnémeti | Szatmárnémeti, ro: Satu Mare |
| Csenger | Csenger |
| Fehérgyarmat | Fehérgyarmat |
| Mátészalka | Mátészalka |
| Szinérváralja | Szinérváralja, ro: Seini |
| Nagybánya | Nagybánya, ro: Baia Mare |
| Nagysomkút | Nagysomkút, ro: Şomcuta Mare |
| Erdőd | Erdőd, ro: Ardud |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) |
|---|
| Szatmárnémeti, ro: Satu Mare |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) |
|---|
| Nagykároly, ro: Carei |
| Nagybánya, ro: Baia Mare |
| Felsőbánya, ro: Baia Sprie |
Csenger,
Fehérgyarmat and
Mátészalka are presently in
Hungary; the other mentioned towns are presently in
Romania.
