Komárom County

Komárom county (in Latin: comitatus Comaromiensis, in Hungarian: Komárom (vár)megye, in Slovak: Komárňanský komitát / Komárňanská stolica / Komárňanská župa, in German: Komorner Gespanschaft / Komitat Komorn) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated on both sides of the Danube river. Today, the territory to the north of the Danube is part of Slovakia, while the territory to the south of the Danube is part of Hungary.

Komárom County
Comitatus Comaromiensis (Latin)
Komárom vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Komorn (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(11th century-1786, 1790-1923, 1938-1945)
Coat of arms

CapitalKomárom
Area
  Coordinates47°45′N 18°8′E
 
 1910
2,834 km2 (1,094 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
201,800
History 
 Established
11th century
 Merged into Esztergom-Komárom County
1786
 County recreated
1790
 Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
 Merged into Komárom-Esztergom County
1923
 County recreated (First Vienna Award)
2 November 1938
 Remerged into Komárom-Esztergom County
1945
Today part ofHungary
(1,442 km2)
Slovakia
(1,392 km2)
Komárom/Komárno is the current name of the capital.
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