National Atlas of Hungary

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1. State and Nation
2. Natural environment
3. Society
4. Economy

National Atlas of Hungary - Antecendents

András Rónai (Ed.) 1945. Középeurópa Atlasz – Atlas of Central Europe. Államtudományi Intézet – Institute of Political Sciences, Budapest – Balatonfüred. (1945)

This work was edited by András Rónai, director of the Institute of Political Sciences, which is regarded as the organizational predecessor of the present Geographical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The atlas was published in Hungarian and English and it met all the requirements of a national atlas, with one exception: it did not show the territory of a country (Hungary) exclusively, but rather the area of Hungary, the Carpathian Basin and its broader environment on 134 colour maps at a scale of ca. 1:6.2 million on 334 pages. The English-language version of the atlas (31.5 x 23 cm in size) contained 171 maps on 367 pages. This masterpiece was originally prepared for the talks on the peace treaty after World War II, but later it was almost destroyed. Its digital facsimile version was published in Hungarian and in English on 411 pages by the Society of St. Steven and Püski Publishing House in 1993. The cartography work was mainly undertaken at the Department of Cartography of Eötvös Loránd University.

Book review: István Klinghammer: András Rónai: Atlas of Central Europe - a masterpiece of maps. (in Hungarian). Published in Földrajzi Értesítő (Geographical Bulletin) 57/1-2. 71-75. (2008) (PDF, ~230 KB)

Content

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1-5.
  COVER PAGES, CONTENT (3 MB)
9.
  INTRODUCTION (1.4 MB)
12.
  THE PLACE OF CENTRAL EUROPE ON THE CONTINENT (0.6 MB)
14.
 DISTANCE FROM THE SHORE (0.8 MB)
16.
  CLIMATE-ZONES IN EUROPE (1.6 MB)
20.
  THE STRUCTURE OF CENTRAL EUROPE (1.7 MB)
22.
  GEOLOGICAL MAP OF CENTRAL EUROPE (1.2 MB)
24.
  RELIEF (2 MB)
28.
  RIVER-SYSTEM (0.8 MB)
30.
  FOREST-AREAS (1 MB)
32.
  SOILS (12 MB)
34.
  STATE BOUNDARIES (2.6 MB)
38.
  THE NOMINATION OF REGIONS (1.2 MB)
41.
  THE CLIMATIC MAPS OF CENTRAL EUROPE (16 MB)
42.
   January Atmospheric Pressure and the Prevailing Winds of Winter
44.
   July Atmospheric Pressure and the Prevailing Winds of Summer
46.
   The Mean Annual Temperature
48.
   The Mean January Temperature
50.
   The Mean July Temperature
52.
   Average values of extremites in the temperature
53.
   The amplitudo between the temperature of the warmest and coldest month
54.
   The Annual Course of Temperature
56.
   Number of Frosty Days
58.
   The amount of annual rainfall
60.
   The spring rainfall
61.
   The summer rainfall
62.
   The autumn rainfall
63.
   The winter rainfall
64.
   The Annual Course of rainfall
66.
   Humidity in January
67.
   Humidity in July
68.
   Sunlight
70.
   Precipitation and Clouds
72.
  ADMINISTRATIV DISTRICTS IN THE CARPATHIAN BASIN AND SURROUNDINGS ABOUT 1930 (0.5 MB)
73.
  AREA AND POPULATION (35.6 MB)
74.
   Density of Population
77.
   Distribution of Population
78.
   Maps With Regional Data
79.
   Population, Area and Population Density of Central Europe by Regions
81.
   Total Population, Area and Population Density by Large Regions
83.
   Development of Population in Large Cities between 1800-1940
85.
   Nationalities
87.
   Nationality Majority over 50 per Cent
89.
   Nationality Majority above 75 per Cent
91.
   The Mixture of Nationalities
92.
   Pure Territories of the Nationalities in Central Europe
93.
   Homogeneous Nationality Territories
94.
   Minorities
97.
   Nationalities by Regions
98.
   The Germans
100.
   The Russians, Ukrainians and Ruthenians
102.
   The Italians
104.
   The Poles
106.
   The Hungarians
110.
   The Roumanians
94.
   Czechs, Moravians
112.
   The Czechs and Moravians
114.
   The Serbians
116.
   The Bulgarians
118.
   The Croatians
120.
   The Slovaks
122.
   The Slovenes /Vends/
124.
   The Albanians
126.
   The Turks
128.
   The Bosnians
130.
   Gipsies
132.
   The Slavs
134.
   The Slavs and Their Natural Increase
136.
  THE SPREAD OF RELIGIONS (12.6 MB)
139.
   Religious Denominations
140.
   Roman Catholics
142.
   Greek Catholics
144.
   Protestants
146.
   Greek Orientals
148.
   Mohammedans
150.
   Israelites
153.
   Actual Numbers of Israelites
154.
  OCCUPATIONS (14.8 MB)
155.
   Occupational Distribution of Population in Central Europe by Regions
157.
   Occupational Distribution of Population by Large Regions
159.
   Agricultural Population in the Percentage of Total Population
160.
   Density of Agricultural Population
162.
   Mining and Industrial Population
164.
   Population Engaged in Trade and Transportation
166.
   Public Service and Free Professionals
168.
   The Rate of Illiterates
173.
   Western Christianity and Illiteracy
174.
  POPULATION MOVEMENT (15.2 MB)
176.
   The Rate of Live-Births
178.
   The Rate of Deaths
182.
   The Natural Increase of the Population in the Years About 1930
184.
   The Chronological Development of the Rate of Natural Increase by Regions between 1920-1941
186.
   Infant Mortality
188.
   Population Density and Natural Increase
191.
   The Distribution of the Population According to Age by Regions /1930/
193.
  GENERAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (10.1 MB)
195.
   The Distribution of the Area by Branches of Cultivation
196.
   Arable Land
198.
   The Rate of Meadows and Pastures
200.
   Forest areas
206.
  PROPERTY CONDITIONS (46.4 MB)
210.
   The Acreage of Cereals and Potatoes by Regions
212.
   Wheat
214.
   The Average Yields of Wheat
216.
   The Amount of Wheat Production Compared to the Number of Population
218.
   Rye
220.
   The Average Yields of Rye
222.
   Production and Demand for Rye
224.
   Bread-grain Supply of Central Europe From Wheat and Rye
226.
   Barley
228.
   The Average Yields of Barley
230.
   The Per Capita Barley Production
232.
   Oats
234.
   The Average Yields of Oat
236.
   Per Capita Amoumt of Oats
238.
   Corn
240.
   The Average Yields of Corn
242.
   Per Capita Amount of Corn
244.
   Potatoes
246.
   The Average Yields of Potatoes
248.
   Per Capita Amount of Potatoes
250.
   Per Capita Amount of Cereals and Bread-crops Combined
252.
   Per Capita Amount of the Various Products of Cereals by Regions
254.
   Excess and Want in Cereals and Potatoes by Regions
256.
   Non-agricultural Population
258.
   Production and Needs in Bread-grains and Potatoes by Regions
260.
   Production of Other Plants
263.
  LIVESTOCK-RAISING (20.2 MB)
268.
   The Stock of Horses
270.
   The Cattle Stock
272.
   Per Capita Amount of Beef about 1935
274.
   The Stock os Swines
276.
   Per Capita Amount of Pork /1935/
278.
   Per Capita Amount of Fats /1935/
280.
   The Stock of Sheep
282.
   Per Capita Amount of Mutton /1935/
284.
   The Available Total Amount of Meet by Head /about 1935/
286.
   Surplus and Deficiency in Meat per Regions
288.
   The Available Amount of Meat, Surplus and Deficiency per Regions
291.
  MINING (14.3 MB)
294.
   Coal Reserves of Central Europe
296.
   Production of Coal and Carbonic Hydrogene of Central Europe
296.
   Production of Anthracite
297.
   Production of Carbonic Hydrogene in 1938
300.
   Ore Reserves of Central Europe
306.
   Iron-, Steel Refining-, Copper- and Aluminium Ore Production of Central Europe between 1928 and 1938
309.
   Production of Salt, Mottled Ore and Other Useful Minerals between 1927-1938
314.
  HEAVY INDUSTRY (2.4 MB)
319.
  SYSTEM OF ROADS AND RAILWAYS (2.9 MB)
323.
  THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN AREA FROM THE NEIGHBOURING LARGE CITIES. SOME IMPORTANT ROUTES (3.6 MB)
328.
  PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAFFIC, AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTES (1.6 MB)
331.
  PRINCIPAL TRANSVERSAL TRANSPORTATION ROUTES (0.6 MB)
332.
  ISOCHRONE MAP OF THE MORE IMPORTANT CITIES OF CENTRAL EUROPE (1.6 MB)
334.
  AIRWAYS ABOUT 1935 (1.2 MB)
336.
  RADIO STATIONS BETWEEN 1937-1941 (1.3 MB)
336.
  FOREIGN TRADE (6.4 MB)
353.
  BOUNDARIES OF COUNTRIES, PROVINCES AND COUNTIES (9.8 MB)
355.
  Boundaries of Countries, Provinces and Counties in 1910
356.
  Boundaries of Countries, Provinces and Counties in 1930
361.
  Names of Countries, Provinces and Counties in 1930
362.
  Boundaries of Countries, Provinces and Counties in 1942
364.
  The Territorial Development of Some Important Empires in Central Europe and in the Surrounding Areas
366.
  Stability of State Boundaries in Central Europe