Borsod
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Borsod was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus
) of the Kingdom of Hungary
in present-day northeastern Hungary
. The capital of the county was Miskolc
. After World War II
, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna
and Zemplén counties to form Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county.
, Borsod county shared borders with the counties Gömör-Kishont
, Abaúj-Torna
, Zemplén, Szabolcs
, Hajdú
and Heves
. The river Tisza
formed the southeastern border, and the river Sajó
flowed through the county. Its area was 3629 km² around 1910.
. In the early history of the Kingdom of Hungary
each county (in Latin
comitatus) formed around a castle (the majority of these castles were motte
castles; most of the stone-built castles were constructed after the Mongol invasion of Hungary
in the mid-13th century). The castle – which stood near modern-day Edelény
– bore the name of its first steward, Bors, who lived during the reigns of either High Prince Géza
or his son Stephen I. In old Hungarian language
the -d suffix was a derivational suffix for place names, thus "Borsod" means "(a place) belonging to Bors". The name bors is of Turkish origin and means "pepper" both in old and modern Hungarian language (though in modern Hungarian it is not used as a personal name).
The county's borders became permanent in the early 14th century, when the neighbouring Torna County was formed, and they remained basically unchanged for the next six hundred years. Judging from the place names, originally the majority of the population were ethnic Hungarians, but later other groups immigrated to the area too: Pechenegs (in the late 10th/early 11th century) and úz groups (11th-12th century). This is also evident from place names like Szirmabesenyő
(besenyő is the Hungarian word for Pecheneg) and Ózd
(from "úz").
The parishes of the county belonged to the Diocese of Eger
from the beginning. Several monasteries were founded in the region, in Százd (by the Aba clan, 11th century), Boldva (by the queen, 12th century), Kács (by the Örsúr clan), Tapolca
(by the Miskolc clan), Bélháromkút (by the Bishop of Eger, after 1232).
The Battle of Mohi
– marking the beginning of the Mongol invasion which had a disastrous effect on Hungary – took place in Borsod county, near the village of Muhi
, on April 11, 1241. The Mongols defeated the army of King Béla IV
. During the two-year invasion 16 of the county's 69 villages were completely destroyed.
In 1248, when King Béla ordered stone castles to be built throughout the kingdom, several new castles were constructed in Borsod county too (Cserépvár, Csorbakő, Dédes, Diósgyőr
, Éleskő), many in places of former, destroyed motte castles. The monastery of Boldva was destroyed during a second Mongol invasion in 1285.
In the papal tithe registers from 1332-1335 the county is mentioned as having 91 parishes. The county had about 240 villages at that time. Before the battle of Mohács
(1526), which marks the beginning of the Ottoman occupation of Hungary
(lasting for over 160 years) the county had 13 castles, 13 market towns (oppidum
, including Miskolc and Mezőkövesd
) and 250 villages, owned by 235 different feudal lords including dioceses and monasteries. The steward of the county was the captain of the Castle of Diósgyőr.
In 1566 the Ottomans occupied the castles of Dédes and Diósgyőr, and after the Battle of Mezőkeresztes (October 26–28, 1596) they occupied Miskolc too. The area was under Ottoman control until 1687.
In the next century an important historical event of Prince Rákóczi
's freedom fight took place in the county: the Diet of Ónod, where Hungary was declared independent of Habsburg
rule, was held here, next to the village of Ónod
, on June 18, 1707.
In 1724 it was decided that the county hall of Borsod would be built in Miskolc, thus the town officially became the seat of the county. The building was constructed between 1825–1827.
There were some minor changes in the area of the county during the 19th century: between 1807 and 1812 the villages Szőlőske, Cegléd, Tihamér, Almagyar, Felnémet and Bekölce (many of these are today city parts of Eger
) were annexed to the neighbouring Heves county, while Egerfarmos, Ivánka, Szőkepuszta and the mill of Kistálya were annexed from Heves to Borsod. In 1850 several other towns and villages of Borsod were annexed to neighbouring counties: Andornak, Kistálya and Felsőtárkány to Heves, Domaháza
and Sikátor to Gömör and Kishont. Onga
, formerly belonging to Abaúj county, and Külsőböcs, formerly of Zemplén county, became parts of Borsod. In 1907 Miskolc was granted the rank of city with municipal rights, becoming de jure independent from Borsod county.
In 1910 the county had 289,492 inhabitants (281,871 Hungarians, 2,379 Germans, 4,115 Slovaks; 160,699 Roman Catholics, 14,086 Greek Catholics, 7,299 Evangelicals, 88,856 Calvinists, 18,346 Jews). Of the 63 counties of Hungary it was the 39th largest by area, 23rd largest by population and 11th largest by population density (80 persons/km² in 1910). Between 1899 and 1913 many people left Hungary and emigrated to other countries; from Borsod 23,797 people emigrated, which, not counting the 7,313 who eventually came back, makes the county 18th in the list of Hungarian counties with the most emigrees.
After World War I
and the Treaty of Trianon
Hungary lost many of its territories to neighbouring countries. The loss didn't effect Borsod county, its borders remained unchanged, but of the surrounding counties Abaúj-Torna (Abaúj had been merged with Torna in 1882) lost 48% of its area to the newly formed state of Czechoslovakia
, Zemplén lost 72% and Gömör-Kishont lost 92.5%. In 1924 Borsod county was merged with the remaining parts of former Gömör-Kishont
county to form "Borsod-Gömör-Kishont temporarily united county" with its capital at Miskolc.
In 1919 Borsod county had 177 villages (13 of them had a population larger than 2000).
On November 2, 1938, the First Vienna Award
returned to Hungary some parts of Gömör and Kishont lost in 1918; Borsod and Gömör-Kishont became independent from each other again but the border between them slightly changed.
In 1941 the county had 382,324 inhabitants (378,303 Hungarians, 272 Germans, 240 Slovaks, 165 Romanians, 210 Ruthenians, 2103 Gypsies and 2324 other; 225,476 Roman Catholics, 19,625 Greek Catholics, 226 Greek Orthodox, 8657 Evangelicals, 109,809 Protestants, 105 Unitarians, 970 Baptists, 16,997 Jews, 164 of other religions.
After World War II
the Vienna Award was declared void, Hungary lost the northern territories to Czechoslovakia again, and in 1945 the 1938 law was repealed and the remaining part of Gömör-Kishont was merged with Borsod county again, forming Borsod-Gömör county. On March 16, 1950, during an extensive administrative reform, the remaining parts of Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén counties were annexed to Borsod-Gömör, creating the modern-day county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
, with only Borsod's county seat Miskolc keeping its county seat status – Sátoraljaújhely
, of Zemplén, and Szikszó
, of Abaúj county, lost it.
Today the area that was once Borsod county is the most urbanized and industrialized area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, with 3/4 of the county's population living here. The county's three largest cities – Miskolc, Ózd and Kazincbarcika – can be found here. In colloquial speech Borsod county is often used to mean Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén as a whole.
* as Borsod-Gömör
** Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
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Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
A county is the name of a type of administrative units in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Hungary from the 10th century until the present day....
) of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
in present-day northeastern Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. The capital of the county was Miskolc
Miskolc
Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
. After World War II
World War II
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, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna
Abaúj-Torna
Abaúj-Torna is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Košice...
and Zemplén counties to form Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
county.
Geography
Before World War IWorld War I
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, Borsod county shared borders with the counties Gömör-Kishont
Gömör-Kishont
Gömör-Kishont is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Rimaszombat...
, Abaúj-Torna
Abaúj-Torna
Abaúj-Torna is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Košice...
, Zemplén, Szabolcs
Szabolcs (county)
Szabolcs is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day northeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Nyíregyháza.-Geography:...
, Hajdú
Hajdú (county)
Hajdú, formerly known as Hajdúság, is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Debrecen...
and Heves
Heves (county)
Heves county lies in northern Hungary. It lies between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok...
. The river Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
formed the southeastern border, and the river Sajó
Sajó
The Sajó is a river in Slovakia and Hungary.Its length is 229 km, of which 110 km is in Slovakia. Its source is in the Stolica Mountains range of the Slovak Ore Mountains. It flows through the Slovak town Rožňava and the Hungarian city Miskolc. In Hungary it flows through the county of...
flowed through the county. Its area was 3629 km² around 1910.
History
Borsod is one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of HungaryKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. In the early history of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
each county (in Latin
Latin
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comitatus) formed around a castle (the majority of these castles were motte
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
castles; most of the stone-built castles were constructed after the Mongol invasion of Hungary
Mongol invasion of Europe
The resumption of the Mongol invasion of Europe, during which the Mongols attacked medieval Rus' principalities and the powers of Poland and Hungary, was marked by the Mongol invasion of Rus starting in 21 December 1237...
in the mid-13th century). The castle – which stood near modern-day Edelény
Edelény
Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north from county seat Miskolc.-History:...
– bore the name of its first steward, Bors, who lived during the reigns of either High Prince Géza
Géza
Géza can refer to any of the following:* Géza of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Magyars* Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary* Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary...
or his son Stephen I. In old Hungarian language
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
the -d suffix was a derivational suffix for place names, thus "Borsod" means "(a place) belonging to Bors". The name bors is of Turkish origin and means "pepper" both in old and modern Hungarian language (though in modern Hungarian it is not used as a personal name).
The county's borders became permanent in the early 14th century, when the neighbouring Torna County was formed, and they remained basically unchanged for the next six hundred years. Judging from the place names, originally the majority of the population were ethnic Hungarians, but later other groups immigrated to the area too: Pechenegs (in the late 10th/early 11th century) and úz groups (11th-12th century). This is also evident from place names like Szirmabesenyő
Szirmabesenyo
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(besenyő is the Hungarian word for Pecheneg) and Ózd
Ózd
Ózd is a city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, away from county seat Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest city of the county.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village Ózd was mentioned first in 1272...
(from "úz").
The parishes of the county belonged to the Diocese of Eger
Archdiocese of Eger
The Archdiocese of Eger is an archdiocese in Northern Hungary, its centre is the city of Eger.-History:* 1000: Established as Diocese of Eger* August 9, 1804: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Eger-Leadership:* Archbishops of Eger...
from the beginning. Several monasteries were founded in the region, in Százd (by the Aba clan, 11th century), Boldva (by the queen, 12th century), Kács (by the Örsúr clan), Tapolca
Miskolctapolca
Miskolctapolca or Miskolc-Tapolca is a suburb of Miskolc, and is one of the most popular tourist towns of Hungary. Not to be confused with Tapolca town in Veszprém County.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times...
(by the Miskolc clan), Bélháromkút (by the Bishop of Eger, after 1232).
Battle of Mohi
The Battle of Mohi , or Battle of the Sajó River, was the main battle between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe. It took place at Muhi, Southwest of the Sajó River. After the invasion, Hungary lay in ruins. Nearly half of the inhabited places had...
– marking the beginning of the Mongol invasion which had a disastrous effect on Hungary – took place in Borsod county, near the village of Muhi
Muhi
Muhi is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.- External links :*...
, on April 11, 1241. The Mongols defeated the army of King Béla IV
Béla IV of Hungary
Béla IV , King of Hungary and of Croatia , duke of Styria 1254–58. One of the most famous kings of Hungary, he distinguished himself through his policy of strengthening of the royal power following the example of his grandfather Bela III, and by the rebuilding Hungary after the catastrophe of the...
. During the two-year invasion 16 of the county's 69 villages were completely destroyed.
In 1248, when King Béla ordered stone castles to be built throughout the kingdom, several new castles were constructed in Borsod county too (Cserépvár, Csorbakő, Dédes, Diósgyőr
Castle of Diósgyor
The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc.-History:...
, Éleskő), many in places of former, destroyed motte castles. The monastery of Boldva was destroyed during a second Mongol invasion in 1285.
In the papal tithe registers from 1332-1335 the county is mentioned as having 91 parishes. The county had about 240 villages at that time. Before the battle of Mohács
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács was fought on August 29, 1526 near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent....
(1526), which marks the beginning of the Ottoman occupation of Hungary
Ottoman wars in Europe
The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older, European texts.- Rise :...
(lasting for over 160 years) the county had 13 castles, 13 market towns (oppidum
Oppidum
Oppidum is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of ancient Rome. The word is derived from the earlier Latin ob-pedum, "enclosed space," possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *pedóm-, "occupied space" or "footprint."Julius Caesar described the larger Celtic Iron Age...
, including Miskolc and Mezőkövesd
Mezokövesd
Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger.-History:The area has been inhabited since the Great Migration. It's likely that the first Hungarian settlement was formed here shortly after the conquest of Hungary, but in 1275 in a church...
) and 250 villages, owned by 235 different feudal lords including dioceses and monasteries. The steward of the county was the captain of the Castle of Diósgyőr.
In 1566 the Ottomans occupied the castles of Dédes and Diósgyőr, and after the Battle of Mezőkeresztes (October 26–28, 1596) they occupied Miskolc too. The area was under Ottoman control until 1687.
In the next century an important historical event of Prince Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi
Francis II Rákóczi Hungarian aristocrat, he was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs in 1703-11 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also Prince of Transylvania, an Imperial Prince, and a member of the Order of the Golden...
's freedom fight took place in the county: the Diet of Ónod, where Hungary was declared independent of Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
rule, was held here, next to the village of Ónod
Ónod
Ónod is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. There are around 2000 people living there. Ónod has a long history reflected by some of the older buildings in the town, including the castle and post carriage stopping point....
, on June 18, 1707.
In 1724 it was decided that the county hall of Borsod would be built in Miskolc, thus the town officially became the seat of the county. The building was constructed between 1825–1827.
Eger
Eger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, east of the Mátra Mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines.- Name :...
) were annexed to the neighbouring Heves county, while Egerfarmos, Ivánka, Szőkepuszta and the mill of Kistálya were annexed from Heves to Borsod. In 1850 several other towns and villages of Borsod were annexed to neighbouring counties: Andornak, Kistálya and Felsőtárkány to Heves, Domaháza
Domaháza
Domaháza is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary. As of 2008 it had a population of 903....
and Sikátor to Gömör and Kishont. Onga
Onga, Hungary
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, formerly belonging to Abaúj county, and Külsőböcs, formerly of Zemplén county, became parts of Borsod. In 1907 Miskolc was granted the rank of city with municipal rights, becoming de jure independent from Borsod county.
In 1910 the county had 289,492 inhabitants (281,871 Hungarians, 2,379 Germans, 4,115 Slovaks; 160,699 Roman Catholics, 14,086 Greek Catholics, 7,299 Evangelicals, 88,856 Calvinists, 18,346 Jews). Of the 63 counties of Hungary it was the 39th largest by area, 23rd largest by population and 11th largest by population density (80 persons/km² in 1910). Between 1899 and 1913 many people left Hungary and emigrated to other countries; from Borsod 23,797 people emigrated, which, not counting the 7,313 who eventually came back, makes the county 18th in the list of Hungarian counties with the most emigrees.
After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the peace agreement signed in 1920, at the end of World War I, between the Allies of World War I and Hungary . The treaty greatly redefined and reduced Hungary's borders. From its borders before World War I, it lost 72% of its territory, which was reduced from to...
Hungary lost many of its territories to neighbouring countries. The loss didn't effect Borsod county, its borders remained unchanged, but of the surrounding counties Abaúj-Torna (Abaúj had been merged with Torna in 1882) lost 48% of its area to the newly formed state of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, Zemplén lost 72% and Gömör-Kishont lost 92.5%. In 1924 Borsod county was merged with the remaining parts of former Gömör-Kishont
Gömör-Kishont
Gömör-Kishont is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Rimaszombat...
county to form "Borsod-Gömör-Kishont temporarily united county" with its capital at Miskolc.
In 1919 Borsod county had 177 villages (13 of them had a population larger than 2000).
On November 2, 1938, the First Vienna Award
First Vienna Award
The First Vienna Award was the result of the First Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace on November 2, 1938. The Arbitration and Award were direct consequences of the Munich Agreement...
returned to Hungary some parts of Gömör and Kishont lost in 1918; Borsod and Gömör-Kishont became independent from each other again but the border between them slightly changed.
In 1941 the county had 382,324 inhabitants (378,303 Hungarians, 272 Germans, 240 Slovaks, 165 Romanians, 210 Ruthenians, 2103 Gypsies and 2324 other; 225,476 Roman Catholics, 19,625 Greek Catholics, 226 Greek Orthodox, 8657 Evangelicals, 109,809 Protestants, 105 Unitarians, 970 Baptists, 16,997 Jews, 164 of other religions.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the Vienna Award was declared void, Hungary lost the northern territories to Czechoslovakia again, and in 1945 the 1938 law was repealed and the remaining part of Gömör-Kishont was merged with Borsod county again, forming Borsod-Gömör county. On March 16, 1950, during an extensive administrative reform, the remaining parts of Abaúj-Torna and Zemplén counties were annexed to Borsod-Gömör, creating the modern-day county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
, with only Borsod's county seat Miskolc keeping its county seat status – Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely
Sátoraljaújhely or אוהעלי ) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary near the Slovak border. It is east from the county capital Miskolc.- History :...
, of Zemplén, and Szikszó
Szikszó
Szikszó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 15 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.-History:Szikszó was first mentioned in documents in 1280. It belonged to the estate of the Aba clan. After 1370 Aba Estates in the area became the property of King Sigismund and then...
, of Abaúj county, lost it.
Today the area that was once Borsod county is the most urbanized and industrialized area of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, with 3/4 of the county's population living here. The county's three largest cities – Miskolc, Ózd and Kazincbarcika – can be found here. In colloquial speech Borsod county is often used to mean Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén as a whole.
Historical population
| 1782 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1941 | 1949 | 2001 |
| 134.223 | 193.707 | 193.839 | 216.794 | 255.194 | 289.492 | 382.324 | 387.167* | 739.143** |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Borsod county were:| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Edelény | Edelény Edelény Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north from county seat Miskolc.-History:... |
| Mezőcsát | Mezőcsát Mezocsát Mezőcsát is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 35 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times. In 1067 a monastery was founded here... |
| Mezőkövesd | Mezőkövesd Mezokövesd Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger.-History:The area has been inhabited since the Great Migration. It's likely that the first Hungarian settlement was formed here shortly after the conquest of Hungary, but in 1275 in a church... |
| Miskolc | Miskolc Miskolc Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located... |
| Ózd | Ózd Ózd Ózd is a city in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, away from county seat Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest city of the county.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village Ózd was mentioned first in 1272... |
| Sajószentpéter | Sajószentpéter Sajószentpéter Sajószentpéter is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the Miskolc–Kazincbarcika agglomeration, 10 kilometres away from the county capital.-History:... |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| Miskolc Miskolc Miskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located... |
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Sources
- Hungarian Catholic Lexicon (Hungarian only) (articles: Borsod, Gömör és Kishont közigazgatásilag egyelőre egyesített vármegye, Borsod vármegye, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye and Borsod-Gömör vármegye.)
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