Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county lies in central Hungary. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád and Bács-Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². Before approximately 1990, the name of the county was Szolnok, just like its capital city.

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former county)

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is presently in central Hungary, was slightly smaller than that of present Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. The capital of the county was Szolnok.

Geography

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Heves, Hajdú, Békés, and Csongrád. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. Its area was 5373 km² around 1910.

History

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county was formed in the 19th century from the territories of Szolnok, Jászság (Jazygia ) and Nagykunság (great Cumania). After World War II, the territory of the county was modified: the area on the left bank of the Tisza around Tiszafüred was taken from Heves county, and the area around Dévaványa went to Békés county.

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Jászság felső, capital Jászberény
• Jászság alsó, capital Jászapáti
• Tisza felső, capital Kenderes
• Tisza közép, capital Tiszaroff
• Tisza alsó, capital Tiszaföldvár

Urban districts:

• Szolnok
• Jászberény
• Karcag
• Kisújszállás
• Kunhegyes
• Kunszentmárton
• Mezőtúr
• Túrkeve