Nógrád County Comitatus Neogradiensis (Latin) Nógrád vármegye (Hungarian) Komitat Neograd (German) Novohradská župa (Slovak) |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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Balassagyarmat 48°5′N 19°18′E / 48.083°N 19.300°ECoordinates: 48°5′N 19°18′E / 48.083°N 19.300°E |
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History | |||||
• | Established | 12th century | |||
• | Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 | |||
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• | 1910 | 4,128 km2(1,594 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1910 | 261,517 | |||
Density | 63.4 /km2 (164.1 /sq mi) | ||||
Today part of | Slovakia, Hungary |
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Nógrád (Hungarian; Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, German: Neuburg or Neograd, Slovak: Novohrad) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in southern Slovakia and in northern present-day Hungary. The name Novohrad is still used in Slovakia as an informal designation of the corresponding territory. The name is derived from the former Nógrád (Novohrad) castle in Hungary.
In 1910, Nógrád county shared borders with the counties Hont, Zólyom, Gömör-Kishont, Heves and Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun. It was situated approximately along the line Poltár, Losonc (today Lučenec), Szécsény and Vác. The river Ipoly (Slovak: Ipeľ) flowed through the county. Its area was 4,133 km² around 1910.