Ugocsa is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western Romania (1/4) and western Ukraine (3/4). The capital of the county was Vynohradiv (Ukrainian, Nagyszőllős in Hungarian, Vinogradov in Russian).
Geography
Ugocsa county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Szatmár and Bereg. It was situated on both sides of the river Tisza. Its area was 1208 km² around 1910.
History
In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county (including Vynohradiv) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part (including Halmeu ) became part of Romania.
During World War II, the Czechoslovak part was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Ugocsa was recreated, again with Vynohradiv/Nagyszőllős as capital.
After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Ugocsa county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattya region. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattya region is part of Ukraine.
The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Satu Mare.
Districts
In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:
- Tiszáninnen, capital Vynohradiv (Hungarian: Nagyszőllős)
- Tiszántúl, capital Halmeu (Hungarian: Halmi)
Vynohradiv is presently in Ukraine, Halmeu is presently in Romania.
Last updated: 10-22-2005 06:58:18
