Beszterce-Naszód is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Romania (north-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Bistriţa (Romanian, Beszterce in Hungarian).

Geography

Beszterce-Naszód county shared borders with Romania, the Austrian land Bukovina, and the Hungarian counties Máramaros, Szolnok-Doboka, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, and Csík. The rivers Someş/Szamos, Şieu and Bistriţa flow through the county. Its area was 4167 km² around 1910.

History

Beszterce-Naszód county was formed in 1876, when the Beszterce/Bistritz region was united with part of the Doboka region. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. The territory of the county is now in the (larger) Romanian county Bistriţa-Năsăud.

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Viişoara , capital Bistriţa (Hungarian: Besenyő and Beszterce)
• Livezile , capital Bistriţa (Hungarian: Jád and Beszterce)
• Năsăud (Hungarian: Naszód)
• Rodna (Hungarian: Óradna)

Urban district:

• Bistriţa (Hungarian: Beszterce)