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1 Geography

Bács-Bodrog county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Baranya, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Csongrád, Torontál, Szerém and Veroce (the latter two counties part of Croatia- Slavonia). The river Danube (left bank) formed its western and southern border. The river TiszaThe Tisza Hungarian, in Romanian, Serbian and Slovak: Tisa in German: Thei or Theiss in Ukrainian: Tysa is a river, tributary of the Danube and one of the major rivers of Central Europe, passing through Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine and Serbia and M formed its eastern border, down to its confluence with the Danube. Its area was 11079 km² around 1910.

2 History

Bács county arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century10th century 11th century 12th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. Events 1000 (cca), Vikings, led by Leif Eirikson, establish small settlements at and aro. The county was occupied by the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans in the 16th century15th century 16th century 17th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. Events Beginning of the " Little Ice Age" a cooling period that resulted in lower crop yi. After the Vojvodina was captured by the AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to thens, the county fell alternately under AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to then and Hungarian rule. The county Bács-Bodrog was created in the 1860s, when the area was definitely incorporated into the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), most of the county (including Sombor and Novi Sad) became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). The northernmost approx. 15% of the county stayed in Hungary. The capital of this smaller Hungarian county Bács-Bodrog was Baja. After World War II Bács-Bodrog was united with the southern part of former Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county to form Bács-Kiskun county.

The Yugoslavian part of pre-1918 Bács-Bodrog county (the Backa region) is presently part of Serbia, autonomous region Vojvodina.