Csanád is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in western Romania and south-eastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Makó.

Geography

Csanád county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Békés, Arad and Torontál. The river Mureş/Maros formed its southern border. Its area was 1715 km² around 1910.

History

Csanád county was formed before the 11th century. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), a small area in the south-east of the county (around Nădlac ) became part of Romania. The rest of the county was united with parts of Torontál county (a small area south of Szeged) and Arad county (a small area south of Békéscsaba) to form the new county Csanád-Arad-Torontál.

After World War II Csanád-Arad-Torontál county was divided over the Hungarian counties Békés and Csongrád. The Romanian part of former Csanád county is now part of the Romanian county Arad.

Districts

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

• Központ, capital Makó
• Nădlac (Hungarian: Nagylak)
• Battonya
• Mezőkovácsháza

Urban district:

• Makó

The town Nădlac is presently in Romania, the other mentioned towns are presently in Hungary.