Gömör and Kishont County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gömör-Kishont (Hungarian: Gömör és Kishont, Slovak: Gemer a Malohont, German: Gemer und Kleinhont) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its capital was Rimaszombat (present-day Rimavská Sobota). Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller part belongs to Hungary.
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Gömör-Kishont County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1802-1923, 1938-1945) | |
Capital | Rimaszombat; Putnok (1920-1923) |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 48°23′N 20°1′E |
• 1910 | 4,279 km2 (1,652 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 188,100 |
History | |
• Established | 1802 |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
• Merged into Borsod-Gömör County | 1923 |
• County recreated (First Vienna Award) | 1938 |
• Remerged into Borsod-Gömör County | 1945 |
Today part of | Slovakia (3,956 km2) Hungary (323 km2) |
Rimavská Sobota is the current name of the capital. |
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