Ugocsa County - History

History

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county (including Nagyszőllős) became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. The southern part (including Halmi, Halmeu in Romanian language) became part of Romania except Hungarian occupation between 1940-1944.

During World War II, the Czechoslovak part was occupied by Hungary under the First Vienna Award. The county Ugocsa was recreated, again with Nagyszőllős (Vynohradiv) as capital.

After World War II, the formerly Czechoslovak part of Ugocsa county became part of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian SSR, Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 1991, when the Soviet Union split up, the Zakarpattia Oblast is part of Ukraine.

The southern part of the county is now part of the Romanian county Satu Mare.

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