Tolna County (former)
Tolna was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Tolnavár and later Szekszárd.
Geography
Tolna county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Veszprém, Fejér, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Baranya. The river Danube 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
- German: 77,293
- Serbian: 1,011
- Slovak: 735
- Croatian: 369
- Romanian: 1
- Ruthenian: 0
- Other or unknown: 806
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 172,151
- Calvinist: 39,141
- Lutheran: 31,836
- Jewish: 8,427
- Eastern Orthodox: 1,108
- Greek Catholic: 123
- Unitarian: 19
- Other or unknown: 377
1910
In 1910, the county had a population of 267,267 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:Total:
- Hungarian: 189,521
- German: 74,376
- Serbian: 1,102
- Slovak: 789
- Croatian: 343
- Romanian: 39
- Ruthenian: 4
- Other or unknown: 1,085
Total:
- Roman Catholic: 185,863
- Calvinist: 39,500
- Lutheran: 31,976
- Jewish: 8,159
- Eastern Orthodox: 1,167
- Greek Catholic: 209
- Unitarian: 20
- Other or unknown: 355