History
A sort of predecessor to Pozsony county existed as early as the 9th century during the time of Great Moravia. After Pozsony county's territory had become part of the Kingdom of Hungary, the Hungarian comitatus was created around 1000 or even earlier. It was one of the first counties created in the Kingdom Hungary. Its territory comprised roughly both the present-day Bratislava Region and Trnava Region. Throughout its history it was among the most prosperous territories of Hungary, and until the late 18th century it was particularly advanced and prosperous. In the 18th and 19th century, the population consisted of Slovaks (mainly in the north), Hungarians (mainly in the south), Germans (mainly in Bratislava and larger towns) and Croats (mainly in the suburbs of Bratislava).
In the aftermath of World War I, most of Pozsony county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. As Bratislava county, it continued to exist until 1927 in Czechoslovakia, but it had completely different powers and somewhat modified borders. A small part south of the river Danube remained part of Hungary and joined Győr-Moson-Pozsony county.
Following the provisions of the First Vienna Award, the southeastern part of the area (Žitný ostrov, Senec, Galanta) came under Hungarian administration in November 1938. The approximate Trianon borders were restored after World War II.
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