Grand Trianon Royal Palace in Versailles where the Peace Treaty was signed
TRIANON, June 4, 1920
The most devastating tragedy in her history struck Hungary on this date, when the Peace Treaty of Trianon was forced upon the Hungarians. Hungary accepted every fugitive, or who wanted to make a home there, but as a reward this 1000 year old state was butchered and broken up into pieces. 71.4% of her territory, 63.6% of her population and all her valuable assets below and on the surface was given to neighboring and newly formed countries.
In 1914 the world was set afire with a shot in Sarajevo, that killed the Crown Prince of the Monarchy who hated Hungarians but was adored by Czechs and Romanians. Austria declared war on Serbia, and World War I began. Count István Tisza and a group of the Hungarian Parliament tried desperately to keep Hungary out of the war, but this was impossible, since the Emperor of Austria was also the King of Hungary and Bohemia. Strangely enough, five years later only the Hungarians were punished by the Peace Treaty forced upon them by the victors. The Czechs, who had fought also on the side of Austria received the entire northern part of Hungary! It is interesting to know “who got what”, as today 10 countries share Hungarian territory:
Borders before and after WWI
STATISTICS
Hungary is the only country in the world, which is surrounded by herself.
HUNGARY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PEACE TREATY OF TRIANON:
Territory:
325,411 km2 – 125,651 mi2 – before 1920
92,833 km2 – 35,845 mi2 – after 1920
Population:
20,886,487 – before 1920
7,606,871 – after 1920
In consequence of the Peace Treaty 1000 year old Hungary lost
71.5% of her territory
63.6% of her population
On June 4, 1920 the following countries were rewarded with ancient Hungarian territories:
1. Poland: High-Carpathian Country
2. Austria: Western Pannonia
3. Italy: Fiume, the only access for Hungarians to the sea
1945 – Czechoslovakia received three additional villages near Pozsony (Bratislava).
1993 – Of Thousand year old Hungarian Northern Territories a new country was formed: Slovakia
Yugoslavia:
In the 1990-s Yugoslavia fell apart. Ancient Hungarian territories were annexed to Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia
BY 2000 THOUSAND YEAR OLD HUNGARY WAS DIVIDED INTO TEN COUNTRIES:
1. Hungary – Center of the Carpathian-Basin
2. Poland: High-Carpathian Country
3. Austria: Western Pannonia
4. Italy: Fiume, the only access for Hungarians to the sea
5. Slovenia: South-Western Hungary (Muraköz)
6. Croatia: Besides their original country along the Dalmatian Coast, four times as much territory was annexed from the Hungarian South (Szerémség) This started already in the 18th century.
7. Serbia: Bácska, part of Bánát, part of Szerémség (South Hungary)
8. Rumania: Transylvania, Bánát, Partium, parts of the Great Plain
9. Ukraine: Sub-Carpathia
10. Slovakia: The Northern Highland, Csallóköz
Namely:
NORTHERN HIGHLAND – Slovakia
CSALLÓKÖZ – Slovakia
SUB-CARPATHIA – Ukraine
TRANSYLVANIA – Rumania
PARTIUM – Rumania
SOUTHERN HUNGARY – Serbia
ADRIA-SHORE – Croatia
SZERÉMSÉG – Croatia
FIUME – Italy
MURAKÖZ (South Western Hungary) – Slovenia
WESTERN PANNONIA – Austria
The American Hungarian Museum remembered this tragic event every year on its anniversary since 1995.
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