Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-07-20
Uungary-Its Territory. Population, Arny'
&c, &C.;

lust now all eyes are turned towards nun
gary. The following statistical sketch from
Mr. McGregor's work, published al Lohuon'
in t844, is pariicularly interesting:
In the I4th d 18Th centuries, Hungary COM
nr;sed pau of modern Poland and European
Turkey, and was divided into TOO sepera'e gov
eruments or kingdoms, viz: Hungary; proper
Sclayopia. Croatia, Dalmaiia, Bosnia Bulgaria.
Moldayia. Lordomia, and TransylSahIa' sew
eraI Of these provinces have since been de'achen
from Hungary, and il now forms part Of me
Austrian domains, being bounded on the wes'
hv !. mar, of Germany. north by Galcia. from
wh;cb !, is seperated bv The Carpathian noun.
tans, east by Transylvania and Wallacn'a' anu
south by Turkey, Sclavonia. and Ofoa''a' nS
present territorial extent is s4,5Oo square "''es
Thus ii is nearly twice as large as inc s'a'e "
New York t.x
Il was formerly known as Upper and Lower
Hungary, but this division has been supefseueo'
and il is now separated into the following SIX
circles. viz Circle this side the DANUBE, eho'o
lbevond The Danube. circle this side OF neySS'
circle beyond the Theyss, province o. Sc'aVo-
MIA nroyiuce Of Croatia. These circles are
d;y;ded into counties, of which there are 10 !"
,ho frs, circle, and II in each OF the o'herS'
The nr;ncipal rivers are the Danube, the DraSe'
,ha Maresch, the March, the White horesch'
the lzarnos, the Theyss, the Waag ana mo
Ternes. ,o,urs
: :, roc vilIaoes. .3O7.172 houses, x,8so'5OV
; families. 5.9i7 ,2o2 males. 6,l79OoO females.
To,.l nopula,ion, 1906 ,202. OF these about
M zoo o0o are Roman Catholics, and about Z
Iono noo of the Greek Church, about l.ooV'ooo
Tn,herans, 900, 600 Calyiuis's, 26O,Ooo 'ews'
4 and its regular army is $4,000.
"T There are abont Is 600 900 of English acres
: ocarohla land. |, $50. 900 vineyards, 4,8OO'OoV
: O.rJens ESQ 900 pastures, about l5ooo'OOO
, EnaI;oh acres Of woodlands--whole number OF
Il acres being about 340OOo,ooO'--a ooooo0 ooo 600
i head of horned cattle, $4,000 horses o'Voo'oGo
h sheen. Buda is the capital, stands on ,ne l'eN'
t. hank of The Danube. and has 25,OOo lhhao,''S
+, Il was once the residence oil the hlhss o. tiu"
e oarv. saws ill 1926, when ii was 'aken py 'ho
s. Turks. For I60 years it was contested pe'"ee"
e bem and ,he Christians and II was many SUI, sur
y rarderad 20 the latter in 1886. In 1910, oVu
1. houses were DESTROYED by fire, but they nave
10 been repIaced with improved buildings
It. rmmedia,ey opposite Buda, on the east SIDE " o.
m I nonuhe il Pes,b, VIII ch is the largest city
Ut i Hungary. tits we'll built, containing many
IS eegan, public buildings and mansions o. '',e !"
'e pn1oarian nobility. Its University IS one .
+ ,he mos, richly endowed on the coniihen' y
d Furone. and The city of Pes'h contains aoov'
le sn moo inhabitants. 1t is about l3o mio'
southeast of Vienna.
a a Tbrouubout Hungary the sclsvonia pom
: ulo,ion are the most numerous, and Periom w
" mos, servie kinds of labor. The MagyafS-.,, :,
80 The original Hungarians though generahy u
- - l,era,e' are a spirited and intelligent race ION
:, ofac,ive employment. and military me- aSoiu :.
&c inc as much as possible, either labor or irailc
~ In 1887 there were not less than 2oSio4o PRIV
!" Us leoed nobIemen. The number since 'hal u'Ll
y y Soscons;deraby increased. They pay no taxes
!, md are thus very burthersome, and greatly re
o. ,ord the advancement OF the most genera''y ie'
t;le KINGDOM in Europe, which also suffers muo
On from the wan. of good roads and cheap Uan'
he portaion. s.,o HI.
IN In the absence OF a better account oi the t1ut
es, oarian country, this sketch, taken rom 81, -
,ed sra Of the best books within the reach oi y
fl. writer, will paobably be acceptable 10 your ~
our merous readers. Its large population wi'' =. 81
er. nrise many, but that statement WIN al "'e o.n
sed Statistics NAV be relied upon, having o oeen =
ties lscted from 1886 to 1899 by John Marcy M
one of the Secretaries of the Board Of iia0
the London, and published IN lF44'
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