Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary
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The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown
(1000 -1918) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question.
For details on the functioning and development of the counties and some other administrative divisions see Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
.
consisted of some 45-50 counties. The existence of many of them is disputed for this time period.
(in present-day Romania), 7 under the banate
of Slavonia
(mainly in present-day Slavonia
and Croatia
), and the rest forming Hungary proper (mainly present-day Hungary
and Slovakia
, with 10 counties entirely and 11 partially in present-day Slovakia.
and ruled by the Habsburg
s.
was divided for military and partly also administrative purposes in two captaincies-general (Hungarian: főkapitányságok, Slovak: hlavné kapitanáty):
Later on, these captaincies were further subdivided.
In 1553 and 1578, southern and southeastern regions were split off into the Military Frontier
and were de facto no longer part of the Kingdom.
Also, after 1606 there were the following captaincies-general:
occupation (app. 1541 – 1699/1718). For administrative divisions on the Turkish territory see Ottoman Empire
.
After the defeat of the Turks
(around 1700) there were some 70 counties in the whole Kingdom of Hungary
again. After the final defeat of the Turks in 1718, the three southern counties Temes
iensis, Torontaliensis
and Krassovinsis created the special administrative district Banatus Temesiensis (Hungarian: Temesi Bánság). This district was dissolved again in 1779, but its southermost part remained part of the Military Frontier
(Confiniaria militaria) till the late 19th century.
The following list does not show Transylvania
. The "districtus" is only a traditional formal division. Note that some of the previous counties, e. g. the Zarandiensis, were part of Transylvania at this time.
(a) Districtus Cis-Danubianus (13):
(b) Districtus Trans-Danubianus (11):
(c) Districtus Cis-Tybiscanus (10):
(d) Districtus Trans-Tibiscanus (12):
(e) Counties between the Drava and Sava (after the defeat of the Turks around 1700, they were considered part of Croatia-Slavonia):
Each district consisted of 4 to 7 counties, whose borders were changed in 1786. In 1790, the pre-1785 system was restored.
During this period, Kingdom of Croatia
, Kingdom of Slavonia
, and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banatus Temesiensis (Szerb vajdaság és Temesi bánság) were separated from the Kingdom of Hungary and directly subordinated to Vienna
(Austria). The remaining territory of the Kingdom of Hungary (which did not include Transylvania at that time) was divided into 5 Districts:
These Districts were divided into counties, whose traditional territories however were modified in 1850 and 1853.
(Kingdom of Hungary) have been in great measure remodelled. In 1868 Transylvania
was definitely reunited to Hungary proper, and the town and district of Fiume (Rijeka
) declared autonomous. In 1873 part of the Military Frontier
was united with Hungary proper and part with Croatia-Slavonia. Hungary proper, according to ancient usage, was generally divided into four great divisions or circles, and Transylvania up to 1876 was regarded as the fifth.
In 1876 a general system of counties was introduced. According to this division Hungary proper was divided into seven statistical regions having no administrative functions, of which Transylvania formed one.
The following administrative divisions existed between 1886 and 1918:
The Kingdom of Hungary was divided into the following 71 counties:
:
(b) On the right bank of the Danube:
(c) Between the Danube and Tisza
:
(d) On the right bank of the Tisza:
(e) On the left bank of the Tisza:
(f) Between the Tisza and the Maros:
(g) Királyhágón túl (i.e. "over the royal pass through the mountains", roughly equal to Transylvania
, all in present-day Romania
):
):
These were:
) formed a separate division. It was a subject of dispute between Hungary proper and Croatia-Slavonia and changed hands several times (its desirability as a seaport caused it to change hands even after the Hungarian-Croatian union eventually broke up).
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
(1000 -1918) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question.
For details on the functioning and development of the counties and some other administrative divisions see Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary)
A county is the name of a type of administrative units in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Hungary from the 10th century until the present day....
.
1038
- Arad
- Bács (predecessor of present Bács-KiskunBács-KiskunBács-Kiskun is a county located in southern Hungary. It was created as a result of World War II, merging the pre war Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country. The terrain is mostly flat...
) - Baranya (predecessor of present Baranya County)
- Bars
- Békés (predecessor of present Békés County)
- Bihar (predecessor of present Hajdú-BiharHajdú-BiharHajdú-Bihar is an administrative county in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Békés. The capital of Hajdú-Bihar county is Debrecen...
) - Bodrog
- Borsod (predecessor of present Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
) - Borsova
- Csanád
- Csongrád (predecessor of present Csongrád County)
- Fejér (predecessor of present FejérFejér-Geography:Geographically Fejér county is very diverse, its southern part is similar to the Great Plain , other parts are hilly . Lake Velence, a popular resort can also be found here....
) - Gömör
- Hont
- Keve
- Kolon
- Komárom (predecessor of present Komárom-EsztergomKomárom-EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom is an administrative Hungarian county in Transdanubia, on the northern border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of , , and...
) - Krassó
- Nyír
- Nyitra
- Pozsony
- Sasvár
- Somogy (predecessor of present Somogy)
- Sopron (predecessor of present Sopron County)
- Temes
- Tolna (predecessor of present Tolna County)
- Ung
- Újvár I.
- Újvár II. (Aba-újvár, predecessor of present Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
) - Valkó
- Veszprém (predecessor of present Veszprém County)
- Visegrád
- Zaránd
- Zemplén (predecessor of present Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén is the name of an administrative county in north-eastern Hungary , on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. The capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county is Miskolc...
)
Around 1074
Around 1074, the whole Kingdom of HungaryKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
consisted of some 45-50 counties. The existence of many of them is disputed for this time period.
Counties
- Albae Iuliensis
- Albensis (a very big county)
- Aradiensis
- Bacsensis (southern part of the later Bacsensis)
- Baranyiensis (incl. the other DravaDravaDrava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
bank with Požega) - BarsiensisBars countyBars is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central and southern Slovakia...
- Bihariensis (bigger than the later Bihariensis)
- Bekesiensis
- Bodrogiensis (northern part of the later Bacsensis)
- Borsodiensis
- Borsova (approxim. later Bereghiensis);
- Castriferrei
- ComaromiensisKomárom countyKomárom county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day southern Slovakia and north-western Hungary on both sides of the...
- Csanadiensis
- Csongradiensis
- Dobocensis (around DăbâcaDabâca, ClujDăbâca is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dăbâca, Luna de Jos and Pâglişa.- Demographics :According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,804 people living in this town. Of this population, 87.91% are ethnic Romanians, 7.53% are ethnic...
) - Hontensis - maybe
- Jauriensis
- KarakóKarakó-References:...
(between Castriferrei and Vespriminiensis) - KéveKévéKévé is a town with 12,000 residents in southwest Togo.Between 1928 and 1930, the chief of Keve was arrested by French officials for resisting the French regime. As of 1933, Aleke was chief of the town....
(northern part of the later TorontaliensisTorontálTorontál was the name of administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Serbia , western Romania and southern Hungary...
) - Kolon (later called Szaladiensis, but here incl. the other Drava bank)
- Colosiensis
- Krassovinsis
- KrasznensisKraszna CountyKraszna county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was the city of Szilágysomlyó ....
(around CrasnaCrasna, SalajCrasna or Kraszna is a commune in Sălaj County, northwestern Romania. It lies 14 km northwest of Zalău and 11 km southeast of Şimleu Silvaniei, on the Crasna River. It has 6,373 inhabitants...
) - maybe - Kukoliensis
- Mosoniensis
- Neogradiensis
- Nitriensis
- Novi Castri (the later AbaujvariensisAbovAbov is:* historically the Slovak name of a county in the Kingdom of Hungary * today an informal designation of the part of that county situated in Slovakia, as well as the official name of one of Slovakia's tourist regions...
+ southern SarosiensisŠarišFor the beer brand see Šariš .Šariš is the traditional name of a region situated in northeastern Slovakia. It encompasses the territory of the former Sáros county.-History:...
+ HevesiensisHeves (former county)Heves was the name an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is presently in northern Hungary, was slightly larger than that of present Heves county. The capital of the county was Eger.-Geography:...
) - Wissegradensis (the later county PesthiensisPest (county)Ethnic groups :*Magyars - 93.5%*Germans - 1.7%*Roma - 1.2%*Slovaks - 0.8%*Others - 0.5%*Unknown - 2.3%Religions :*Roman Catholic - 53%*Calvinist - 16%*Lutheran - 3.8%*Greek Catholic - 1.2%*Others - 1.3%...
and Pilisensis) - Posoniensis
- Simigiensis (incl. the other DravaDravaDrava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
bank) - Soproniensis
- Strigoniensis
- Szabolcsensis
- Szathmariensis
- Szolnokiensis I (around SzolnokSzolnokSzolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
) - Szolnokiensis II (around DejDejDej is a city in northwestern Romania, 60 km north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the Someşul Mic River meets the river Someşul Mare River...
) - Temesiensis
- Tolnensis
- Thordensis
- Trenchiniensis - annexed at the end of the 11th century only
- Tornensis
- Unghvariensis
- VukovariensisValkoValko may refer to various people:* Ernest Valko, murdered Slovak lawyer* Taras Valko, Belarusian sprint canoer* Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of communist BulgariaValkó may also refer to a village and commune in the comitatus of Pest in Hungary....
- Vesprimiensis
- ZarandiensisZarandZarand may refer to:* Zarand, Iran, a city in Kerman Province, Iran* Zarand County, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province, Iran* Zărand , Arad County, Romania...
(in the KörösKörösKörös is a Hungarian toponym with several meanings:* Körös or Criş, a river that flows into Tisza, was used for an archeological site of the Starcevo-Körös culture* Hungarian name for Križevci, Croatia, was used for the historic Belovár-Körös county...
river basin) - Zempliniensis - maybe
Frontier counties
The following castles are assumed to have been seats of frontier counties (marchiae, határispánságok), it is probable that other castles were such seats as well (ordered from the north to the south):- in present-day Slovakia: BratislavaBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(at that time: Bresburc/ Preslawaspurch/Poson), Hlohovec (at that time: Golguc/Golgoc), TrenčínTrencínTrenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...
(at that time: Treinchen), BeckovBeckovBeckov is a village and municipality in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208...
(at that time: Blundus), NitraNitraNitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
(at that time: Nitria), ŠintavaŠintavaŠintava is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia.-History:In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1042, when King Peter, the successor of Stephen I of Hungary, having been deprived from his throne united with German emperor...
(at that time: Sempte), Gemer Castle (at that time: Gomur), Zemplin CastleZemplín CastleZemplín Castle was a former stronghold, administrative center and later private residence located near the River Bodrog in the village of Zemplín, Trebišov District, Košice Region in Eastern Slovakia.-History:...
(at that time: Zemněn, Zemlyn) - in present-day Ukraine: UzhhorodUzhhorodUzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
(Ungvár), Borsova - in present-day Hungary: Moson Castle, SopronSopronIn 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, Novum CastrumAbaújvárAbaújvár is a village in Hungary, next to the Slovakian border. It lies northeast of Miskolc.-History:In the 11th century, the village belonged to the Aba clan, one of the most important Hungarian families of the time, and was first mentioned in 1046, but presumably an earth castle stood here...
(Hungarian at that time: Újvár), Borsod Castle, VasvárVasvárVasvár ), is a town in Vas county, Hungary.-See also:* Peace of Vasvár* Vasvári kistérség...
, KarakóKarakó-References:...
(near JánosházaJánosháza-References:...
), ZalavárZalavárZalavár is a village in Hungary, located in the Zala county. It is located around southwest of the Lake Balaton.-Name:In Hungarian, it is known as Zalavár, in Slovak as Blatnohrad, in Croatian: Blatnograd , in Serbian: Блатноград, and in German as Moosburg. It was also known as Mosapurc and Kolon...
(called Kolon at that time) - present-day Romania: Dobaca (Hungarian: Doboka), Alba IuliaAlba IuliaAlba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...
(Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár), Cluj-NapocaCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(Hungarian: Kolozsvár), Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmárnémeti), TimişoaraTimisoaraTimișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
(Hungarian: Temesvár), TurdaTurdaTurda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
(Hungarian: Torda) - present-day Croatia: VukovarVukovarVukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...
(Hungarian: Valkóvár) - present-day Serbia: BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
(Hungarian at that time: Fehérvár), Stara Palanka (Hungarian: Haram (Krassó)), KovinKovinKovin is a town and municipality in South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 14,250, while the municipality has 36,802 inhabitants.- Name :...
(Hungarian: Kéve)
15th century
In the late 14th and in the 15th century there were around 70 counties, out of which 7(?) under the voivodship of TransylvaniaTransylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
(in present-day Romania), 7 under the banate
Banate
-Geography:* Banate, Iloilo, a municipality in the Philippines.* An alternate name for a "banovina", an internal division of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1941.* Banat, a geographical and historical region of Southeastern Europe.-See also:...
of Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
(mainly in present-day Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
), and the rest forming Hungary proper (mainly present-day Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, with 10 counties entirely and 11 partially in present-day Slovakia.
Hungary proper
- Albensis
- Abaujvariensis
- Aradiensis
- Arvensis
- Bacsensis
- Baranyiensis
- BarsiensisBars countyBars is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central and southern Slovakia...
- Bekesiensis
- Bereghiensis
- Bihariensis
- Borsodiensis
- Castriferrei
- ComaromiensisKomárom countyKomárom county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day southern Slovakia and north-western Hungary on both sides of the...
- Csanadiensis
- Csongradiensis
- GömöriensisGemerGemer is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with the Kishont region to form Gömör-Kishont county . Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary...
- Hevesiensis
- Honthiensis
- Jauriensis
- KéveKévéKévé is a town with 12,000 residents in southwest Togo.Between 1928 and 1930, the chief of Keve was arrested by French officials for resisting the French regime. As of 1933, Aleke was chief of the town....
- Kishontensis
- Krassovinsis
- KrasznensisKraszna CountyKraszna county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was the city of Szilágysomlyó ....
- Lyptoviensis
- Maramarusiensis
- Mosoniensis
- Nagysziget
- Nitriensis
- Neogradiensis
- Pesthiensis
- Pilisensis
- Poseganus
- Posoniensis
- SarosiensisSáros countySáros was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia...
- Scepusiensis
- Simigiensis
- Sirmiensis
- Soproniensis
- Strigoniensis
- Szabolcsensis
- Szaladiensis
- Szathmariensis
- Szolnok exterior (Külső-Szolnok)
- Szolnok mediocris (Közép-Szolnok)
- Temesiensis
- Thurociensis
- Tolnensis
- Tornensis
- Torontaliensis
- Trenchiniensis
- Ugotgensis
- Ung Countyhvariensis
- Vesprimiensis
- VukovariensisValkoValko may refer to various people:* Ernest Valko, murdered Slovak lawyer* Taras Valko, Belarusian sprint canoer* Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of communist BulgariaValkó may also refer to a village and commune in the comitatus of Pest in Hungary....
- ZarandiensisZarandZarand may refer to:* Zarand, Iran, a city in Kerman Province, Iran* Zarand County, an administrative subdivision of Kerman Province, Iran* Zărand , Arad County, Romania...
- Zempliniensis
- Zoliensis
Transylvania
- Albae Iuliensis
- Barcia (also: Burcia, Burica)
- Bistricia
- Colosiensis
- Dobocensis
- Fogarasiensis
- Hunyadensis
- Kukoliensis
- Szászföld (literally "Saxony")
- Szolnok interior (Belső-Szolnok)
- Thordensis
Slavonia
- CrisiensisKörösKörös is a Hungarian toponym with several meanings:* Körös or Criş, a river that flows into Tisza, was used for an archeological site of the Starcevo-Körös culture* Hungarian name for Križevci, Croatia, was used for the historic Belovár-Körös county...
- DubicensisDubicaDubica is a toponym used for two towns divided by the state border at the Una river:* Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the right bank, in Bosnia* Hrvatska Dubica, on the left bank, in Croatia...
- Orbasz (also spelled Vrbas, Wrbas, Urbas etc. )
- Szana (at the Sana RiverSana riverSana is a river in the north-western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a tributary of the Una, into which it flows near Novi Grad. It is longest of the nine rivers that flows through Sanski Most....
) - Varasdinensis
- Verovitiensis
- Zagrabiensis
Banates
- Alba Graeca (Hungarian: Nándorfehérvári bánság)
- Jaitza (Hungarian: Jajcai bánság)
- Macva (Hungarian: Macsói bánság)
- SeverinBanate of Severin-References:*George Popoviciu, Istoria românilor bănăţeni, Lugoj, 1904*Patriciu D., Istoria Banatului Severin, Tipografia Diecezană, Caransebeş, 1899....
(Hungarian: Szörényi bánság) - Szrebernik (Hungarian: Szreberniki bánság)
Hungary proper
- Halasszék (a sedes)
- JászságJászságJászság is a historical, ethnographical and geographical region in Hungary. Its 1161-km² territory is situated in the north-western part of the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county. The main town in the region is Jászberény. Jászság is inhabited by the Jassic people, who are of Ossetian origin...
- Kolbázszék (a sedes)
- KunságKunságKunság is a historical and geographical region in Hungary situated in the current Bács-Kiskun and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok counties. Like other historical European regions called Cumania, it is named for the Cumans, a nomadic tribe of pagan Kipchaks that settled the area...
- Provincia XXIV oppidorum terrae Scepusiensis(in 1412, thirteen of the towns were pawned to PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and kept a special status)
Transylvania
- Aranyensis sedes (Hungarian:Aranyosszék)
- Csikiensis sedes (Csíkszék)
- Giergiensis sedes (Gyergyószék)
- Kászonszék (a sedes; Casin in Romanian)
- Kesdiensis sedes (Kézdiszék)
- Marusiensis sedes (Marosszék)
- Orbai sedes (Orbaiszék)
- Sepsiensis sedes (Sepsiszék)
- Udvarhelyensis sedes (Udvarhelyszék)
Free royal towns and the mining towns (Liberae regiae civitate et civitates montanae)
Their number was changing (the mining towns were largely situated in the Upper Lands)16th-18th century
In the 16th century, the Kingdom was so gravely impacted by Ottoman conquest that its territory was reduced to almost a third of its previous size. By 1541, the remaining part was renamed Royal HungaryHistory of Hungary
Hungary is a country in central Europe. Its history under this name dates to the early Middle Ages, when the Pannonian Basin was colonized by the Magyars, a semi-nomadic people from what is now central-northern Russia...
and ruled by the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
s.
Captaincies (1547 - around 1700)
In 1547, Royal HungaryHistory of Hungary
Hungary is a country in central Europe. Its history under this name dates to the early Middle Ages, when the Pannonian Basin was colonized by the Magyars, a semi-nomadic people from what is now central-northern Russia...
was divided for military and partly also administrative purposes in two captaincies-general (Hungarian: főkapitányságok, Slovak: hlavné kapitanáty):
- Cisdanubia (largely present-day Slovakia)
- Transdanubia (the remaining Royal Hungary).
Later on, these captaincies were further subdivided.
In 1553 and 1578, southern and southeastern regions were split off into the Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
and were de facto no longer part of the Kingdom.
Also, after 1606 there were the following captaincies-general:
- Captaincy of Upper HungaryUpper HungaryUpper Hungary is the usual English translation for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia...
(eastern SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and adjacent northeastern present-day Hungary, part of present day northern Romania and part of Carpathian Ruthenia, created 1563) - Cis-Danubia and the Mining Captaincy (western and central Slovakia, created 1563)
- Captaincy of Between the DanubeDanubeThe Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
and the Balaton (BurgenlandBurgenlandBurgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
and northwestern present-day Hungary) - Captaincy of Between the Balaton and the Drava (present-day border region of Austria, Slovenia, Hungary)
- Captaincy of CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(western CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
) - Captaincy of SlavoniaSlavoniaSlavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
(northern CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
)
Counties (17th - 18th century)
Note that many of the counties ceased to exist during the TurkishOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
occupation (app. 1541 – 1699/1718). For administrative divisions on the Turkish territory see Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.
After the defeat of the Turks
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
(around 1700) there were some 70 counties in the whole Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
again. After the final defeat of the Turks in 1718, the three southern counties Temes
Temes
Temes was the name of an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Its territory is currently in southwestern Romania and northern Serbia...
iensis, Torontaliensis
Torontál
Torontál was the name of administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Serbia , western Romania and southern Hungary...
and Krassovinsis created the special administrative district Banatus Temesiensis (Hungarian: Temesi Bánság). This district was dissolved again in 1779, but its southermost part remained part of the Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
(Confiniaria militaria) till the late 19th century.
The following list does not show Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
. The "districtus" is only a traditional formal division. Note that some of the previous counties, e. g. the Zarandiensis, were part of Transylvania at this time.
(a) Districtus Cis-Danubianus (13):
- Arvensis
- BacsensisBACSBacs Payment Schemes Limited is a United Kingdom scheme for the electronic processing of financial transactions. BACS direct debits and BACS direct credits are made using the BACS system...
- BarsiensisBars countyBars is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central and southern Slovakia...
- Honthiensis
- Lyptoviensis
- Nitriensis
- Neogradiensis
- PesthiensisPest (county)Ethnic groups :*Magyars - 93.5%*Germans - 1.7%*Roma - 1.2%*Slovaks - 0.8%*Others - 0.5%*Unknown - 2.3%Religions :*Roman Catholic - 53%*Calvinist - 16%*Lutheran - 3.8%*Greek Catholic - 1.2%*Others - 1.3%...
- Posoniensis
- Strigoniensis
- Trenchiniensis
- Turocziensis
- Zoliensis
(b) Districtus Trans-Danubianus (11):
- Albensis
- Baranyiensis
- Castriferrei
- ComaromiensisKomárom countyKomárom county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day southern Slovakia and north-western Hungary on both sides of the...
- Jauriensis
- Mosoniensis,
- Simigiensis
- Soproniensis
- Tolnensis
- Vesprimiensis
- Szaladiensis
(c) Districtus Cis-Tybiscanus (10):
- Abaujvariensis
- Bereghiensis
- Borsodiensis
- GömöriensisGemerGemer is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with the Kishont region to form Gömör-Kishont county . Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and northern Hungary...
- Hevesiensis et Szolnok mediocris
- SarosiensisSáros countySáros was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia...
- Scepusiensis
- Tornensis
- Unghvariensis
- Zempliniensis
(d) Districtus Trans-Tibiscanus (12):
- Aradiensis
- Bekesiensis
- Bihariensis
- Csanadiensis
- Csongradiensis
- Krassovinsis
- Maramarosiensis
- Szabolcsensis
- Szathmariensis
- Temesiensis
- Torontaliensis
- Ugotgensis
(e) Counties between the Drava and Sava (after the defeat of the Turks around 1700, they were considered part of Croatia-Slavonia):
- Poseganus
- Sirmiensis
- Verovitiensis/VukovariensisValkoValko may refer to various people:* Ernest Valko, murdered Slovak lawyer* Taras Valko, Belarusian sprint canoer* Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of communist BulgariaValkó may also refer to a village and commune in the comitatus of Pest in Hungary....
Free districts (Circuli/Districtus liberi)
These were privileged territories, which were totally exempt from the county system.- Districtus Jazygum et Cumanum (Hungarian: Jászkunság / Jászkun kerület)
- Oppida sedecim Scepusiensia -since 1772, before 1772 the towns were pawned to Poland and had another special status
- Oppida privilegiata Hajdonicalia (Hungarian: Hajdúság) - since the 17th century
Free royal towns and the mining towns (Liberae regiae civitate et civitates montanae)
Their number was changingTemporary administrative divisions (1785-1790)
The Kingdom of Hungary, including Croatia and Slavonia, was divided into 10 military/administrative districts:- NeutraNitraNitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
- NeusohlBanská BystricaBanská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
- KaschauKošiceKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
- MunkatschMukacheveMukachevo or Mukacheve is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in the Zakarpattia Oblast , in southwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Mukachivskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
- RaabGyor-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
- PestPest (county)Ethnic groups :*Magyars - 93.5%*Germans - 1.7%*Roma - 1.2%*Slovaks - 0.8%*Others - 0.5%*Unknown - 2.3%Religions :*Roman Catholic - 53%*Calvinist - 16%*Lutheran - 3.8%*Greek Catholic - 1.2%*Others - 1.3%...
- Zagreb
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Each district consisted of 4 to 7 counties, whose borders were changed in 1786. In 1790, the pre-1785 system was restored.
1849-1860
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
The Kingdom of Croatia was an administrative division that existed between 1527 and 1868 within the Habsburg Monarchy . The Kingdom was a part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years...
, Kingdom of Slavonia
Kingdom of Slavonia
The Kingdom of Slavonia was a province of the Habsburg Monarchy and the Austrian Empire that existed from 1699 to 1868. The province included northern parts of present-day regions of Slavonia and Syrmia...
, and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banatus Temesiensis (Szerb vajdaság és Temesi bánság) were separated from the Kingdom of Hungary and directly subordinated to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(Austria). The remaining territory of the Kingdom of Hungary (which did not include Transylvania at that time) was divided into 5 Districts:
- PreßburgMilitary District of PreßburgThe Military District of Preßburg was one of the administrative units of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary from 1850 to 1860. The seat of the district was Preßburg . It included western parts of present-day Slovakia and northern parts of present-day Hungary.-External links:**...
- KaschauMilitary District of KaschauThe Military District of Kaschau was one of the administrative units of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary from 1850 to 1860. The seat of the district was Kassa . It included parts of present-day Slovakia, Hungary, and Ukraine....
- ÖdenburgMilitary District of ÖdenburgThe Military District of Ödenburg was one of the administrative units of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary from 1850 to 1860. The seat of the district was Ödenburg . It included parts of present-day Hungary, Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia....
- Pest-OfenMilitary District of Pest-OfenThe Military District of Pest-Ofen was one of the administrative units of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary from 1850 to 1860. The seat of the district was Ofen . It included central parts of present-day Hungary.-External links:**...
- GroßwardeinMilitary District of GroßwardeinThe Military District of Großwardein was one of the administrative units of the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary from 1850 to 1860. The seat of the district was Großwardein . It included parts of present-day Romania, Hungary, and Ukraine....
These Districts were divided into counties, whose traditional territories however were modified in 1850 and 1853.
1860-1867
In October 1860, the Districts were abolished and the pre-1848 counties were restored.1867 - 1918
Since 1867 the administrative and political divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crownKingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
(Kingdom of Hungary) have been in great measure remodelled. In 1868 Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
was definitely reunited to Hungary proper, and the town and district of Fiume (Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
) declared autonomous. In 1873 part of the Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
was united with Hungary proper and part with Croatia-Slavonia. Hungary proper, according to ancient usage, was generally divided into four great divisions or circles, and Transylvania up to 1876 was regarded as the fifth.
In 1876 a general system of counties was introduced. According to this division Hungary proper was divided into seven statistical regions having no administrative functions, of which Transylvania formed one.
The following administrative divisions existed between 1886 and 1918:
Rural Counties
In the following, the key in the brackets gives the capital towns around 1910 first (note however that the capitals were usually changing throughout the centuries) and then the abbreviation for the country in which the territory is situated today:- HU = present-day HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
- SK = present-day SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
- UA = present-day UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
- AT = present-day AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
- RO = present-day RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- HR = present-day CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
- CS = present-day SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
- SI = present-day SloveniaSloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
- PL = present-day PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
The Kingdom of Hungary was divided into the following 71 counties:
Hungary proper
(a) On the left bank of the DanubeDanube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
:
- Árva County (AlsókubinDolný KubínDolný Kubín is a town in northern Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is the historical capital of the Orava region.-Geography:Dolný Kubín lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of ....
, SK, PL) - Bars CountyBars countyBars is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central and southern Slovakia...
(AranyosmarótZlaté MoravceZlaté Moravce is a town in south-western Slovakia.-Basic data:It is the capital and the biggest town of Zlaté Moravce District. It is approximately 120 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava and 32 km from Nitra.-History:...
, SK) - Esztergom County (EsztergomEsztergomEsztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
, SK, HU) - Hont County (IpolyságŠahyŠahy is a town in southern Slovakia, The town has an ethnic Hungarian majority and its population is 7,971 people , with an average age of 42.5.-Geography:...
, SK, HU) - Liptó County (LiptószentmiklósLiptovský MikulášLiptovský Mikuláš is a town in northern Slovakia, on the Váh River. It lies in the Liptov region, in Liptov Basin near the Low Tatra and Tatra mountains...
, SK) - Nógrád County (BalassagyarmatBalassagyarmatBalassagyarmat is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus.- History :The town's coat-of-arms bears the Latin inscription "Civitas Fortissima" , because in January 1919 Czechoslovak troops crossed the demarcation line delineated in December 1918 in preparation for the...
, SK, HU) - Nyitra County (NyitraNitraNitra is a city in western Slovakia, situated at the foot of Zobor Mountain in the valley of the river Nitra. With a population of about 83,572, it is the fifth largest city in Slovakia. Nitra is also one of the oldest cities in Slovakia and the country's earliest political and cultural center...
, SK) - Pozsony County (PozsonyBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, SK, HU) - Trencsén County (TrencsénTrencínTrenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...
, SK) - Turóc County (TurócszentmártonMartin, SlovakiaMartin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...
, SK) - Zólyom County (BesztercebányaBanská BystricaBanská Bystrica is a key city in central Slovakia located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With 81,281 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia...
, SK)
(b) On the right bank of the Danube:
- Baranya County (PécsPécsPécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
, HU, HR) - Fejér County (SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
, HU) - Győr County (GyőrGyor-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
, HU, SK) - Komárom CountyKomárom countyKomárom county was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day southern Slovakia and north-western Hungary on both sides of the...
(KomáromKomárnoKomárno is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half,...
, SK, HU) - Moson County (MosonmagyaróvárMosonmagyaróvárMosonmagyaróvár is a city in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population of 30,200 ....
, HU, AT, SK) - Somogy County (Kaposvár, HU)
- Sopron County (SopronSopronIn 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
, HU, AT) - Tolna County (SzekszárdSzekszárdSzekszárd is a city in Hungary and the capital of Tolna county. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area, it is the second smallest -Location:...
, HU) - Vas County (SzombathelySzombathelySzombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...
, HU, AT, SI) - Veszprém County (VeszprémVeszprémVeszprém is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county of the same name.-Location:...
, HU) - Zala County (ZalaegerszegZalaegerszegIn 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants . The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist .-Notable people:* Lajos Botfy , mayor...
, HU, HR, SI)
(c) Between the Danube and Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
:
- Bács-Bodrog County (ZomborSomborSombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
, HU, CS) - Csongrád County (SzentesSzentes-External links:* * http://www.szentes.hu/index1-eng.htm*...
, HU, CS) - Heves County (EgerEgerEger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, east of the Mátra Mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings , and red and white wines.- Name :...
, HU) - Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (SzolnokSzolnokSzolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
, HU) - Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County (BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, HU)
(d) On the right bank of the Tisza:
- Abaúj-Torna County (KassaKošiceKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
, SK, HU) Note: formed in 1881 from the counties of Abaúj County and Torna County. - Bereg County (BeregszászBerehoveBerehove is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary.Serving as the administrative center of the Berehove Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, UA, HU) - Borsod County (MiskolcMiskolcMiskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
, HU) - Gömör és Kis-Hont County (RimaszombatRimavská SobotaRimavská Sobota is a town in southern Slovakia, in the Banská Bystrica Region, on the Rimava river. It has 24,374 inhabitants . The town is a historical capital of the Gömör-Kishont county .-Geography:...
, SK, HU) - Sáros CountySáros countySáros was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia...
(EperjesPrešovPrešov Historically, the city has been known in German as Eperies , Eperjes in Hungarian, Fragopolis in Latin, Preszów in Polish, Peryeshis in Romany, Пряшев in Russian and Пряшів in Rusyn and Ukrainian.-Characteristics:The city is a showcase of Baroque, Rococo and Gothic...
, SK) - Szepes County (LőcseLevocaLevoča is a town in the Spiš region of eastern Slovakia with a population of 14,600. The town has a historic center with a well preserved town wall, a Renaissance church with the highest wooden altar in Europe, carved by Master Paul of Levoča, and many other Renaissance buildings.On 28 June 2009,...
, SK, PL) - Ung County (UngvárUzhhorodUzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
, UA, SK, HU) - Zemplén County (SátoraljaújhelySátoraljaújhelySátoraljaújhely or אוהעלי ) is a town located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in northern Hungary near the Slovak border. It is east from the county capital Miskolc.- History :...
, SK, HU)
(e) On the left bank of the Tisza:
- Békés County (GyulaGyula, HungaryGyula is a city in Békés county in south-eastern Hungary. It lies close to the border with Romania, on the river Fehér-Körös.-History:The first recorded reference to Gyula was in a document dated 1313 which mentions a monastery called Gyulamonostor . By 1332 the settlement around the monastery was...
, HU) - Bihar County (NagyváradOradeaOradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
, RO, HU) - Hajdú County (DebrecenDebrecenDebrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
, HU) - Máramaros County (MáramarosszigetSighetu MarmatieiSighetu Marmației , formerly Sighet, is a city in Maramureş County near the Iza River, in north-western Romania. It administers five villages: Iapa, Lazu Baciului, Șugău, Valea Cufundoasă and Valea Hotarului.-Geography:...
, UA, RO) - Szabolcs County (NyíregyházaNyíregyháza- Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage.* Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister...
, HU, UA) - Szatmár County (Nagykároly, RO, HU)
- Szilágy County (ZilahZalauZalău is the seat of Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. In 2004, its estimated population was 62,900.- Ancient times :Zalău is situated in the area inhabited by "Free Dacians", 8 kilometers away from the historical landmark of Porolissum, a well-preserved Roman Castrum with an imposing fortress,...
, RO) - Ugocsa County (NagyszőllősVynohradivVynohradiv , , Yiddish: סעליש ) is a city in western Ukraine, Zakarpattia Oblast. It has 27,600 inhabitants . It is center of Vynohradiv Raion.-Location:The city lies near the river Tisza and the border with Romania...
, UA, RO)
(f) Between the Tisza and the Maros:
- Arad County (AradArad, RomaniaArad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
, RO, HU) - Csanád County (MakóMakóMakó is a town in Csongrád County in southeastern Hungary. It lies on the Maros River, near the Romanian border. The area of the town is of which is arable land. The climate is very warm with hot and dry summers. Makó and the surrounding region get the most sunshine in Hungary, about 85-90...
, HU, RO) - Krassó-Szörény County (Lugos, RO) Note: formed in 1880 from the counties of Krassó County and Szörény County.
- Temes County (TemesvárTimisoaraTimișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
, RO, CS) - Torontál County (NagybecskerekZrenjaninZrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, CS, RO, HU)
(g) Királyhágón túl (i.e. "over the royal pass through the mountains", roughly equal to Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, all in present-day Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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- Alsó-Fehér County (NagyenyedAiudAiud is a city located in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania. The city has a population of 28,934 people. It has the status of municipality and is the second-largest city in the county, after county seat Alba Iulia. The Aiud administrative region is 142.2 square kilometres in area.- Administration...
) - Beszterce-Naszód County (BeszterceBistritaBistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of...
) - Brassó County (BrassóBrasovBrașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
) - Csík County (Csíkszereda)
- Fogaras County (FogarasFagarasFăgăraș is a city in central Romania, located in Braşov County . Another source of the name is alleged to derive from the Hungarian language word for "partridge" . A more plausible explanation is that the name is given by Fogaras river coming from the Pecheneg "Fagar šu", which means ash water...
) - Háromszék County (SepsiszentgyörgySfântu GheorgheSfântu Gheorghe is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part of the country and in the historical region of Transylvania, it lies on the Olt River in a valley between the Baraolt Mountains and Bodoc Mountains...
) - Hunyad County (DévaDeva, RomaniaDeva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
) - Kis-Küküllő County (DicsőszentmártonTârnaveniTârnăveni is a city and municipality in central Romania, Mureş County. It lies on the Târnava Mică River in central Transylvania. The city administers three villages: Bobohalma, Botorca and Cuştelnic; the last was part of Găneşti Commune until 2002....
) - Kolozs County (KolozsvárCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
) - Maros-Torda County (Marosvásárhely)
- Nagy-Küküllő County (SegesvárSighisoaraSighişoara is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania. Located in the historic region Transylvania, Sighişoara has a population of 27,706 ....
) - Szeben County (NagyszebenSibiuSibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
) - Szolnok-Doboka County (DésDejDej is a city in northwestern Romania, 60 km north of Cluj-Napoca, in Cluj County. It lies where the Someşul Mic River meets the river Someşul Mare River...
) - Torda-Aranyos County (TordaTurdaTurda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
) - Udvarhely County (SzékelyudvarhelyOdorheiu SecuiescOdorheiu Secuiesc is the second-largest city in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. In its short form, it is also known as Odorhei in Romanian and Udvarhely in Hungarian...
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Croatia-Slavonia
Croatia-Slavonia was divided into eight counties (all, except for most of Szerém, in present-day CroatiaCroatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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- Belovár-KörösBjelovar-KriževciThe Bjelovar-Križevci County was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen , the Hungarian part of the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its territory is presently in northern...
(BelovárBjelovarBjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....
, HR) - Lika-KrbavaLika-KrbavaThe Lika-Krbava County was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen , the Hungarian part of the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its territory is presently in southwestern Croatia...
(GoszpicsGospicGospić is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field....
, HR) - Modrus-FiumeModruš-RijekaThe Modruš-Rijeka County was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen , the Hungarian part of the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its territory is presently in western Croatia...
(OgulinOgulinOgulin is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 8,712 , and a total municipal population of 15,054...
, HR) - Pozsega (PozsegaPožega, CroatiaPožega is a city in western Slavonia, eastern Croatia, with a total population of 26,403 . It is the administrative center of the Požega-Slavonia County.-Geography:...
, HR) - Szerém (VukovárVukovarVukovar is a city in eastern Croatia, and the biggest river port in Croatia located at the confluence of the Vuka river and the Danube. Vukovar is the center of the Vukovar-Syrmia County...
, HR, CS) - Varasd (VarasdVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
, HR) - Verőce (EszékOsijekOsijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
, HR) - Zágráb (ZágrábZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, HR)
Hungary proper
Hungary proper had twenty-six urban counties or towns with municipal rights.These were:
- AradArad, RomaniaArad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...
- BajaBaja, HungaryBaja is a city in , southern Hungary. It is the second largest city in the county, after the county seat at Kecskemét, and is home to around 37,000 people....
- DebrecenDebrecenDebrecen , is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar county.- Name :...
- GyőrGyor-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
- HódmezővásárhelyHódmezovásárhelyHódmezővásárhely , Romanian: Ioneşti) is a city in south-east Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisza...
- KassaKošiceKošice is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary...
(Košice) - KecskemétKecskemétKecskemét is a city in the central part of Hungary. It is the 8th largest city of the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, 86 kilometres from both of them and almost equal distance from the two...
- KolozsvárCluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(Cluj) - KomáromKomárnoKomárno is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Komárno was formed from part of a historical town in Hungary situated on both banks of the Danube. Following World War I, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half,...
(Komárno) - Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureş)
- MiskolcMiskolcMiskolc is a city in northeastern Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 170,000 Miskolc is the fourth largest city of Hungary It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary.- Geography :Miskolc is located...
(from 1909) - NagyváradOradeaOradea is the capital city of Bihor County, in the Crișana region of north-western Romania. The city has a population of 204,477, according to the 2009 estimates. The wider Oradea metropolitan area has a total population of 245,832.-Geography:...
(Oradea) - PancsovaPancevoPančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
(Pančevo) - PécsPécsPécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administrative and economical centre of Baranya county...
- PozsonyBratislavaBratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
(Bratislava) - SelmecbányaBanská ŠtiavnicaBanská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It is a completely preserved medieval town...
and BélabányaBanská BeláBanská Belá is a village and municipality in Banská Štiavnica District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. It has a population of 1,234.-History:...
(Banská Štiavnica and Banská Belá) - one urban county - SopronSopronIn 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
- SzabadkaSuboticaSubotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
(Subotica) - Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare)
- SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
- SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
- TemesvárTimisoaraTimișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
(Timişoara) - ÚjvidékNovi SadNovi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
(Novi Sad) - VersecVršacVršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian...
(Vršac) - ZomborSomborSombor is a city and municipality located in northwest part of Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina. The city has a total population of 48,749 , while the Sombor municipality has 87,815 inhabitants...
(Sombor) - BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
- The capital of the country.
Croatia-Slavonia
In Croatia-Slavonia there were four urban counties or towns with municipal rights namely:- EszékOsijekOsijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
(Osijek) - VarasdVaraždinVaraždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
(Varaždin) - ZágrábZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
(Zagreb) - ZimonyZemunZemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
(Zemun)
Fiume (Rijeka)
The town and district of Fiume (RijekaRijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
) formed a separate division. It was a subject of dispute between Hungary proper and Croatia-Slavonia and changed hands several times (its desirability as a seaport caused it to change hands even after the Hungarian-Croatian union eventually broke up).