The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (1000–1920) 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 Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. Kingdom of Hungary counties

Notes

This article does not show all states of administrative divisions that existed throughout the centuries, only the major ones. Especially for the

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period, various sources often give slightly different divisions. Also, the lists of the individual points of time stem from different sources so that the first-level categorization is not necessarily compatible over time.

1038

Around 1074

Around 1074, the whole

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consisted of some 45–50 counties. The existence of many of them is disputed for this time period.

Counties

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:

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(at that time: Bresburc/ Preslawaspurch/Poson),

Hlohovec Hlohovec (, Hungarian ''Galgóc''), is a town in southwestern Slovakia, with a population of 21,508. Name The name comes from ''*Glogovec'', the Old Slavic name for a place densely overgrown by hawthorn. The Hungarian form ''Galgóc'' was ado ...

(at that time: Golguc/Golgoc),

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(at that time: Treinchen), Beckov (at that time: Blundus), Nitra (at that time: Nitria), Šintava (at that time: Sempte), Gemer Castle (at that time: Gomur), Zemplin Castle (at that time: Zemněn, Zemlyn) * in present-day Ukraine:

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(Ungvár), Borsova * in present-day Hungary: Moson Castle,

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, Novum Castrum (Hungarian at that time: Újvár), Borsod Castle, Vasvár, Karakó (near Jánosháza), Zalavár (called Kolon at that time) * present-day Romania: Dobaca (Hungarian: Doboka),

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(Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár),

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(Hungarian: Kolozsvár),

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(Hungarian: Szatmárnémeti),

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(Hungarian: Temesvár),

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(Hungarian: Torda) * present-day Croatia:

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(Hungarian: Valkóvár) * present-day Serbia:

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(Hungarian at that time: Fehérvár), Stara Palanka (Hungarian: Haram (Krassó)),

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(Hungarian: Kéve)

15th century

In the late 14th and in the 15th century there were around 70 counties, out of which 7(?) under the

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(in present-day Romania), 7 under the banate of

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(mainly in present-day

and

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), and the rest forming Hungary proper (mainly present-day

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and

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, with 10 counties entirely and 11 partially in present-day Slovakia.

Counties

Hungary proper

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Transylvania

Special status

Hungary proper

* Halasszék (a sedes) * Jászság * Kolbázszék (a sedes) * Kunság * Provincia XXIV oppidorum terrae Scepusiensis (in 1412, thirteen of the towns were pawned to

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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 – present-day Slovakia)

16th–18th centuries

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 Hungary and ruled by the

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Captaincies (1547 – 1699)

In 1547, Royal Hungary 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

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and were de facto no longer part of the Kingdom. Also, after 1606 there were the following captaincies-general: * Captaincy of Upper Hungary (eastern

and adjacent northeastern present-day Hungary, part of present-day northern Romania and part of

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, created 1563) * Captaincy of Lower Hungary (western and central Slovakia, created 1563) * Captaincy of Győr (territories between Lake Balaton and river Danube) * Captaincy of Kanizsa (western Hungary) * Captaincy of Croatia (western

) * Captaincy of Slavonia (northern

)

Counties (1699 - 1848)

Note that many of the counties ceased to exist during the Turkish occupation (app. 1541 – 1699/1718). For administrative divisions on the Turkish territory see

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. After the defeat of the Turks there were some 70 counties in the whole

again. After the final defeat of the Turks in 1718, the three southern counties Temesiensis, Torontaliensis and Krassovinsis created the special administrative district '' Banatus Temesiensis'' (Hungarian: ''Temesi Bánság''). This district was dissolved again in 1779, but its southernmost part remained part of the

(Confiniaria militaria) till the late 19th century. The following list does not show

. 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 * Bacsensis * Barsiensis * Honthiensis * Lyptoviensis * Nitriensis * Neogradiensis * Pesthiensis * Posoniensis * Strigoniensis * Trenchiniensis * Turocziensis * Zoliensis (b) Districtus Trans-Danubianus (11): * Albensis * Baranyiensis * Castriferrei * Comaromiensis * Jauriensis * Mosoniensis, * Simigiensis * Soproniensis * Tolnensis * Vesprimiensis * Szaladiensis (c) Districtus Cis-Tybiscanus (10): * Abaujvariensis * Bereghiensis * Borsodiensis * Gömöriensis * Hevesiensis et Szolnok mediocris * Sarosiensis * 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/ Vukovariensis

Free districts (Circuli/Districtus liberi)

These were privileged territories, which were totally exempt from the county system. * Districtus Jazygum et Cumanum () * Oppida sedecim Scepusiensia - since 1772 (

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); before 1772 the towns were pawned to Poland and had another special status * Oppida privilegiata Hajdonicalia () – since the 17th century

Free royal towns and the mining towns (Liberae regiae civitate et civitates montanae)

Their number was changing

After the 1848/1849 Revolution

For details see

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1849–1860

During this period, the Kingdom of Croatia (with Međimurje),

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, and the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banatus Temesiensis () were separated from the Kingdom of Hungary and directly subordinated to

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(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 were modified in 1850 and 1853; several of the traditional counties were merged or partitioned. The official language during this period was German. The districts and counties were: ; Pest-Ofen *Pest-

Pilis Pilis () is a town in Pest County, Hungary. History The town was inhabited in Prehistory, prehistoric times, but was abandoned at the end of the Pannonia, Roman rule. Pilis was then first mentioned in 1326. It was destroyed during Ottoman Hungar ...

. The northern part of the former Pest-Pilis-Solt County, including all of the former county of Pilis. *Pest- Solt. The southern part of Pest-Pilis-Solt, including all of the former region of Solt. * Stuhlweißenburg (

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; former Fejér County under the name of its capital Stuhlweißenburg) * Gran (Esztergom). Comprised those areas of the former Gran/Esztergom and Komorn/Komárom Counties south of the Danube other than the Szőny suburb of Komárom ( Gran and ; Kócs and

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). Closely resembled Komárom-Esztergom County as it was between 1923 and 1938. * Heves. Roughly the northern half of the former Heves-Külső-Szolnok County, bounded mostly by the

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. *

Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, in the heart of the Great Hungarian ...

. Roughly the southern half of the former Heves-Külső-Szolnok County, bounded mostly by the Tisza. * Borsod * Csongrad * or ( Jászság with Kunság/the Districts of the Jászság and Kunság; i.e. Jászság, Kiskunság and Nagykunság) ; Preßburg * Preßburg (Pozsony) *Ober- Neutra (Upper/Over Nyitra). Included those parts of Neutra/Nyitra west of the Waag. The capital, Tyrnau, was formerly part of Preßburg/Pozsony County. *Unter-Neutra (Lower/Under Nyitra). Included those parts of Neutra/Nyitra east of the Waag. It also included the of Oszlán and Baan, which were formerly part of Bars and Trentschin/Trencsén Counties respectively. * Trentschin (Trencsén) * Arva- Turócz, merger re-affirmed in 1853 * Liptau (Liptó) * Hont * Zohl (Zólyom) * Bars * Neograd (Nógrád) * Komorn (Komárom). Comprised those areas of the former Gran/Esztergom and Komorn/Komárom Counties north of the Danube as well as Szőny directly across from Komárom ( Komorn and ; Muzsla and Perbete ). ; Ödenburg * Wieselburg (Moson) * Ödenburg (Sopron) * Raab (Győr) * Eisenburg (Vas) * Weszprim (Veszprém) * Szalad (Zala). Excluded the Međimurje, which was attached to Croatia. * Sümegh (Somogy) * Tolna * Baranyá ; Kaschau * Gömör (Gömör-Kishont county under the name Gömör) * Zips (Szepes) * Saros * Abaúj-Torna * Zemplin (Zemplén) * Ungh(var) (Ung) * Beregh- Ugocsa * Maramaros ; Großwardein * Arad. Western part around Elek attached to Békes-Csanad in 1853. * Csanad (1849–53) * Bekes (1849–53) *Békes-Csanad (1853–60). Included the former territories of Békes and Csanad as well as the area around Elek which had previously belonged to Arad county (including a salient (panhandle) of formerly Arad territory which lay between Békes and Csanad). *Ober-

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(Upper/Over Bihar, 1850–53) *Unter-Bihar (Lower/Under Bihar, 1850–53) *Süd-Bihar (South Bihar, 1853–60). Former southern territory of Bihar (mostly delineated by the Berettyó/Barcău river and associated canals). *Nord-Bihar (North Bihar, 1853–60). Former northern territory of Bihar (mostly delineated by the Berettyó/Barcău river and associated canals), as well as the former Hajdúság and former western parts of Szabolcs County. * Szatmar * Szabolcz ** Szabolcz (Szabolcz with the Hajdú cities; 1849–53). The Hajdúság and western parts of Szabolcz were attached to Nord-Bihar 1853.

Notes

1860–1867

In October 1860, the Districts were abolished and the pre-1848 counties were restored.

1867–1920

Ethnic Map of Hungary 1910 with Counties

From 1867 the administrative and political divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (Kingdom of Hungary) were significantly remodelled. In 1868

was definitely reunited with Hungary proper, and the town and district of

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(

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) declared autonomous. In 1873 part of the

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 1920:

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: The Kingdom of Hungary was divided into the following 71 counties:

Hungary proper

(a) On the left bank of the

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: # Árva County ( Alsókubin, SK, PL) # Bars County ( Aranyosmarót, SK) # Esztergom County (

Esztergom Esztergom (; ; or ; , known by Names of European cities in different languages: E–H#E, alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the righ ...

, SK, HU) #

Hont County Hont County was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller southern portion is part of Hungary. Today, in Slovakia Hont is the i ...

( Ipolyság, SK, HU) #

Liptó County Liptó County (, , , , ) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northern Slovakia. Geography Liptó county shared borders with the Austrian land Galicia and the Hungarian counties Árva ...

( Liptószentmiklós, SK) # Nógrád County ( Balassagyarmat, SK, HU) #

Nyitra County Nyitra County (; ; ; ) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory lay in what is now western Slovakia. Geography Nyitra County shared borders with the Austrian land Moravia and Trencsén County, Turó ...

( Nyitra, SK) #

Pozsony County Pozsony county was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly part of Slovakia, while a small area belongs to Hungary. In 1969, the three villages that remained in H ...

( Pozsony, SK, HU) # Trencsén County ( Trencsén, SK) #

Turóc County Turóc (Hungarian language, Hungarian, historically also spelled ''Túrócz''), , /''comitatus Thurociensis'', ) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-we ...

( Turócszentmárton, SK) #

Zólyom County Zvolen (; ; ) is a city in central Slovakia, situated on the confluence of Hron and Slatina River (Slovakia), Slatina rivers. It is famous for several historical and cultural attractions. It is surrounded by Poľana Protected Landscape Area, Po� ...

( Besztercebánya, SK) (b) On the right bank of the Danube: #

Baranya County Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

(

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

, HU, HR) #

Fejér County Fejér (, ) is an administrative county in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém, Komárom-Esztergom County ...

(

, HU) # Győr County (

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

, HU, SK) # Komárom County ( Komárom, SK, HU) # Moson County ( Mosonmagyaróvár, HU, AT, SK) #

Somogy County Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica- ...

( Kaposvár, HU) # Sopron County (

, HU, AT) #

Tolna County Tolna (, ; ) is an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borde ...

(

Szekszárd Szekszárd (, formerly also ''Szegzárd''; ; or ; ) is a small city in southern Hungary and the capital of Tolna County. By population, Szekszárd is the smallest county capital in Hungary; by area, it is the second-smallest (after Tatabánya). ...

, HU) #

Vas County Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project. Geography Vas County lies in weste ...

(

Szombathely } Szombathely (; ; also see #Etymology, names) 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. Szombathely lies by the streams ''Perint'' and '' ...

, HU, AT, SI) # Veszprém County (

Veszprém Veszprém (; , , , ) 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. Etymology The city's name derives ...

, HU) #

Zala County Zala (, ; ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci County, Koprivnica–Križevci and Me� ...

(

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; ; ; ) is the administrative center of Zala County, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders, and west-southwest of Budapest by road. Hi ...

, HU, HR, SI) (c) Between the Danube and

: #

Bács-Bodrog County Bács-Bodrog County (, , ) was an administrative county () of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1802 to 1920. Most of its territory is currently part of Serbia, while a smaller part belongs to Hungary. The capital of the county was Zombor (present-day ...

( Zombor, HU, SR) #

Csongrád County Csongrád (; , archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd,'' ) is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. History At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the Maros Valley was under Bulgarian control. The fortre ...

( Szentes, HU, SR) #

Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

(

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

, HU) # Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (

, HU) # Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County (

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

, HU) (d) On the right bank of the Tisza: # Abaúj-Torna County ( Kassa, SK, HU) ''Note: formed in 1881 from the counties of

Abaúj County Abaúj (, , or ) is a historic administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In parts of the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with Torna County to form Abaúj-To ...

and Torna County.'' #

Bereg County Bereg (; ) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly in western Ukraine and a smaller part in northeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Beregszász ("Berehove" in Ukrainian, ''Bere ...

( Beregszász, UA, HU) #

Borsod County Borsod was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was Miskolc. After World War II, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna County and Zempl� ...

(

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

, HU) # Gömör és Kis-Hont County ( Rimaszombat, SK, HU) #

Sáros County Sáros (- Hungarian, Slovak: ''Šariš'', Latin: ''comitatus Sarossiensis'', German: ''Scharosch'') was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northeastern Slovakia. Today, Šariš is only an in ...

( Eperjes, SK) #

Szepes County Szepes (; , , ) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, called Scepusium before the late 19th century. Its territory today lies in northeastern Slovakia, with a very small area in southeastern Poland. For the current region, see S ...

( Lőcse, SK, PL) # Ung County ( Ungvár, UA, SK, HU) #

Zemplén County Zemplén (, , , ) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The northern part of its territory is now situated in eastern Slovakia (Zemplín (region), Zemplín region), while a smaller so ...

(

Sátoraljaújhely Sátoraljaújhely (German language, German: ''Neustadt am Zeltberg''; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom;'' Yiddish: ''איהעל'') is a border town located in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hu ...

, SK, HU) (e) On the left bank of the Tisza: #

Békés County Békés (, , ) is an administrative division (county or ''vármegye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád-Csanád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital ...

( Gyula, HU) # Bihar County (

Nagyvárad Oradea (, , ; ; ) is a city in Romania, located in the Crișana region. It serves as the administrative county seat, seat of Bihor County and an economic, social, and cultural hub in northwestern Romania. The city lies between rolling hills on ...

, RO, HU) # Hajdú County (

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

, HU) # Máramaros County ( Máramarossziget, UA, RO) # Szabolcs County ( Nyíregyháza, HU, UA) #

Szatmár County Szatmár County ( ) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated south of the river Tisza. Most of its territory is now divided between Romania and Hungary, while a very small area ...

( Nagykároly, RO, HU) # Szilágy County ( Zilah, RO) # Ugocsa County ( Nagyszőllős, UA, RO) (f) Between the Tisza and the Maros: #

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative cente ...

( Arad, RO, HU) # Csanád County (

Makó Makó (, , Makowe, or , ) is a town in Csongrád County, in southeastern Hungary, from the Romanian border. It lies on the Maros River. Makó is home to 21,913 people and it has an area of , of which is arable land. Makó is the fourth-larges ...

, HU, RO) #

Krassó-Szörény County Krassó-Szörény (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Krassó-Szörény'', Romanian language, Romanian: ''Caraș-Severin'', Serbian language, Serbian: ''Karaš-Severin'' or Караш-Северин) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingd ...

( Lugos, RO) ''Note: formed in 1880 from the counties of Krassó County and Szörény County.'' # Temes County ( Temesvár, RO, SR) # Torontál County ( Nagybecskerek, SR, RO, HU) (g) Királyhágón túl (i.e. "over the royal pass through the mountains", roughly equal to

, all in present-day

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

): # Alsó-Fehér County ( Nagyenyed) # Beszterce-Naszód County ( Beszterce) # Brassó County ( Brassó) # Csík County ( Csíkszereda) #

Fogaras County Fogaras was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The county's capital was Făgăraș, Fogaras (present-day Făgăra� ...

( Fogaras) # Háromszék County ( Sepsiszentgyörgy) #

Hunyad County Hunyad (today mainly Hunedoara (county), Hunedoara) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and of the Principality of Transylvania (disambiguation), P ...

( Déva) # Kis-Küküllő County ( Dicsőszentmárton) # Kolozs County ( Kolozsvár) # Maros-Torda County ( Marosvásárhely) # Nagy-Küküllő County ( Segesvár) # Szeben County ( Nagyszeben) # Szolnok-Doboka County ( Dés) #

Torda-Aranyos County Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Torda (present-day Turda). Geography ...

( Torda) # Udvarhely County ( Székelyudvarhely)

Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia

Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia was divided into eight counties (all, except for most of Syrmia, in present-day

): # Bjelovar-Križevci (

Bjelovar Bjelovar (, , Czech language, Czech: ''Bělovar'' or ''Bělovár,'' Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Belovar,'' Latin: ''Bellovarium'') is a city in central Croatia. In the Demographics of Croatia, 2021 census, its population was 36,316 . It is ...

, HR) #

Lika-Krbava 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 ...

( Gospić, HR) # Modruš-Rijeka ( Ogulin, HR) # Požega ( Požega, HR) #

Syrmia Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is div ...

(

, HR, SR) #

Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...

(

, HR) #

Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). I ...

(

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. 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 ...

, HR) #

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

(

, HR)

Towns with municipal rights

The following 30 Hungarian towns had municipal rights:

Hungary proper

Hungary proper had twenty-six urban counties or towns with municipal rights. These were: * Arad * Baja *

Hódmezővásárhely Hódmezővásárhely (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisz ...

* Kassa (Košice) *

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( ) is a city with county rights in central Hungary. It is the List of cities and towns of Hungary, eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun County, Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the ca ...

* Kolozsvár (Cluj) * Komárom (Komárno) * Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureş) *

(from 1909) *

(Oradea) * Pancsova (Pančevo) *

* Pozsony (Bratislava) * Selmecbánya and Bélabánya (Banská Štiavnica and Banská Belá) – one urban county *

* Szabadka (Subotica) *

Szatmárnémeti Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvan ...

(Satu Mare) *

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

* Temesvár (Timișoara) * Újvidék (Novi Sad) * Versec (Vršac) * Zombor (Sombor) *

– the capital of the country.

Croatia-Slavonia

In Croatia-Slavonia there were four urban counties or towns with municipal rights namely: * Eszék (Osijek) * Varasd (Varaždin) * Zágráb (Zagreb) * Zimony (Zemun)

Fiume (Rijeka)

The town and district of

(

) 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 A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manc ...

caused it to change hands even after the Hungarian-Croatian union eventually broke up).

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1910 Maps of the counties

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Notes

1038

Around 1074

Counties

Frontier counties

15th century

Counties

Hungary proper

Transylvania

Special status

Hungary proper

Transylvania

Free royal towns and the mining towns (Liberae regiae civitate et civitates montanae)

16th–18th centuries

Captaincies (1547 – 1699)

Counties (1699 - 1848)

Free districts (Circuli/Districtus liberi)

Free royal towns and the mining towns (Liberae regiae civitate et civitates montanae)

After the 1848/1849 Revolution

1849–1860

Notes

1860–1867

1867–1920

Rural counties

Hungary proper

Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia

Towns with municipal rights

Hungary proper

Croatia-Slavonia

Fiume (Rijeka)

References

See also

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