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Bereg (Rusyn: Береґ; German: Berg) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Hungary and western Ukraine. The capital of the county was Berehove (Ukrainian, Berehovo in Rusyn, Beregszász in Hungarian, Bergsaß in German, Beregovo in Russian, Bereg in Romanian).
Geography [link]
Bereg county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia (currently in Poland and Ukraine) and the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Ugocsa, Szatmár, Szabolcs and Ung. It was situated between the Carpathian Mountains in the north and the river Tisza in the south. Its area was 3788 km² around 1910.
History [link]
Bereg is one of the oldest counties in Hungary. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned most of the territory to Czechoslovakia, present day Slovakia. The southwestern part remained in Hungary (county Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg).
During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, the complete county was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Bereg was recreated, again with Beregszász as capital.
After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Bereg county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattya region is part of Ukraine.
The south-western part of the county, that was in Hungary before World War II, became part of the Hungarian county Szabolcs-Szatmár. This county was renamed Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg in the 1990s.
Religions (1910 Census):
- Greek Catholic 49.7%
- Calvinist 25.9%
- Jewish 14.2%
- Roman Catholic 9.7%
- Lutheran 0.4%
- Greek Orthodox 0.1%
Subdivisions [link]
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Bereg county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsóverecke | Alsóverecke, UA Nyzhni Vorota, RUE Nyzhn'ŷ Verec'kŷ |
| Felvidék | Ilosva, UA Irshava, RUE Yrshava |
| Latorca | Oroszvég, UA Rosvegove, RUE Rosvyhovo part of Mukachevo |
| Mezőkaszony | Mezőkaszony, UA Koson', RUE Koson' |
| Munkács | Munkács, UA Mukacheve, RUE Mukachovo |
| Szolyva | Szolyva, UA Svaliava, RUE Svaliava |
| Tiszahát | Beregszász, UA Berehove, RUE Berehovo |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Beregszász, UA Berehove, RUE Berehovo | |
| Munkács, UA Mukacheve, RUE Mukachovo | |
All the towns mentioned are presently in Ukraine.
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