Tolna (former county)
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Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is presently in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.
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[edit] Geography
| Tolna | |
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| County seat in 1910 | Szekszárd |
| Area in 1910 | 3537 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 267,300 |
| Present country | Hungary |
Tolna county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Veszprém, Fejér, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Baranya. The river Danube formed most of its eastern border. Its area was 3537 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Tolna county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century.
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Tolna county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Dombóvár | Dombóvár |
| Dunaföldvár | Paks |
| Központ | Szekszárd |
| Simontornya | Gyönk |
| Tamási | Tamási |
| Völgység | Bonyhád |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Szekszárd | |
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