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List of 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 (1000–1920) 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.

Notes This article does not show all states of administrative divisions that existed throughout the centuries, only the major ones. Especially for the medieval 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 Kingdom of Hungary 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: Bratislava (at that time: Bresburc/ Preslawaspurch/Poson), Hlohovec (at that time: Golguc/Golgoc), Trenčín (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: Uzhhorod (Ungvár), Borsova in present-day Hungary: Moson Castle, Sopron, 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), Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár), Cluj-Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár), Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmárnémeti), Timișoara (Hungarian: Temesvár), Turda (Hungarian: Torda) present-day Croatia: Vukovar (Hungarian: Valkóvár) present-day Serbia: Belgrade (Hungarian at that time: Fehérvár), Stara Palanka (Hungarian: Haram (Krassó)), Kovin (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 Transylvania (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.

Counties

Hungary proper

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 Poland 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 Habsburgs.

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 Military Frontier and were de facto no longer part of the Kingdom. Also, after 1606 there were the following captaincies-general:

Captaincy of Upper Hungary (eastern Slovakia and adjacent northeastern present-day Hungary, part of present-day northern Romania and part of Carpathian Ruthenia, 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 Croatia) Captaincy of Slavonia (northern Croatia)

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 Ottoman Empire. After the defeat of the Turks 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 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 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):

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.

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