'Krassó-Szörény' (
Hungarian: ''Krassó-Szörény'',
Romanian: ''
Caraş-Severin'',
Serbian: ''Karaš-Severin'' or Караш-Северин) is the name of administrative county (
comitatus) of the historic
Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently mostly located in south-western
Romania, with one small part which is located in
Serbia. The capital of the county was
Lugoj (
Hungarian: ''Lugos'').
Geography
Krassó-Szörény county was located in the
Banat region. It shared borders with the
Kingdom of Serbia and the Hungarian counties
Temes,
Arad and
Hunyad. The river
Danube formed its southern border, and the river
Mureş (''Maros'') its northern border. The river
Timiş flowed through the county. Its area was 11,032
km² around
1910.
History
Krassó-Szörény county was formed in
1881 by uniting the counties
Krassó and
Szörény.
By the
Treaty of Versailles of
1919, most of the county was assigned to
Romania, with one small part which was assigned to the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The north of the county (including
Lugoj) is now part of the
Romanian county
Timiş, except a 10 km wide strip along the river
Mureş, which is in the county
Arad. The rest now forms the county
Caraş-Severin, except the city
Orşova, which is in
Mehedinţi county.
Demographics
According to the census of
1910, the county had 466,147 inhabitants.
Population by language (1910 census):
★ Romanian = 336,082 (72.10%)
★ German = 55,883 (11.99%)
★ Hungarian = 33,787
★ Serbian = 14,674
★ Slovak = 2,908
★ Russniak = 2,351
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Krassó-Szörény county were:
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