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Fejér is the name of an administrative county ( Comitatus can be: an old Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader in the Classical Times and in the Middle Ages, a political term used in various meanings: see Comitatus (Classical meaning) in the Middle Ages, the Latin word for county... comitatus or megye) in present The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary, and also in the former The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. It arose in present-day western Hungary and subsequently spread to remaining present-day Hungary, to Transylvania (in present-day Romania), Slovakia, Carpatho-Ukraine, Croatia, and other smaller nearby territories... Kingdom of Hungary.

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Fejér county

Fejér county lies in central The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). Danube in Budapest Length 2 860 km Elevation of the source 678 m Average discharge 6 400 m³/ s Area watershed 817 000 km² Origin In the Black Forest ( Germany) Mouth Black Sea ( Romania) Basin countries Romania (28.9%), Hungary... Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo Lake Balaton (Hungarian Balaton; German Plattensee; Slovak Blatenské jazero, meaning approximately muddy lake, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake of Central Europe with a surface area of 592 km². Its length is 77 kilometres and the width ranges from... Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém, Komárom-Esztergom, Pest is the name of a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1,077,300 (2003). It is located around the national capital Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Jász... Pest, Bács-Kiskun is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in southern Hungary, on the border with Serbia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Baranya, Tolna, Fejér, Pest, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Csongrád. The capital of Bács... Bács-Kiskun, Tolna is the name of: an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Tolna county Tolna county lies in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the... Tolna and Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy county Somogy county lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia. It stretches between the river Drave and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It... Somogy. The capital of Fejér county is Székesfehérvár. Its area is 4359 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m2 100 hectares 0.386 102 square miles... km².


Fejér (former county)

Fejér (in Latin: comitatus Albensis) is also the name of a historic administrative county ( Comitatus can be: an old Latin word meaning company or retinue or an armed group of men attached to a leader in the Classical Times and in the Middle Ages, a political term used in various meanings: see Comitatus (Classical meaning) in the Middle Ages, the Latin word for county... comitatus) of the The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. It arose in present-day western Hungary and subsequently spread to remaining present-day Hungary, to Transylvania (in present-day Romania), Slovakia, Carpatho-Ukraine, Croatia, and other smaller nearby territories... Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly smaller than that of present Fejér county, is presently in central The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary. The capital of the county was Székesfehérvár.


Geography

Fejér county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém, Komárom, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Hungary, comprising the territory of the present Hungarian county Pest and the northern part of present Bács-Kiskun county. The capital of the county was... Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Tolna is the name of: an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Tolna county Tolna county lies in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the... Tolna. It lay south-west of See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. It... Budapest, around Székesfehérvár. The river For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). Danube in Budapest Length 2 860 km Elevation of the source 678 m Average discharge 6 400 m³/ s Area watershed 817 000 km² Origin In the Black Forest ( Germany) Mouth Black Sea ( Romania) Basin countries Romania (28.9%), Hungary... Danube formed most of its eastern border. Its area was 4129 Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m2 100 hectares 0.386 102 square miles... km² around 1910.


History

Fejér county arose as one of the first comitatus of the The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. It arose in present-day western Hungary and subsequently spread to remaining present-day Hungary, to Transylvania (in present-day Romania), Slovakia, Carpatho-Ukraine, Croatia, and other smaller nearby territories... Kingdom of Hungary, in the (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Events 1000 (cca), Vikings, led... 11th century. The Solt region, east of the For other uses of Danube, see Danube (disambiguation). Danube in Budapest Length 2 860 km Elevation of the source 678 m Average discharge 6 400 m³/ s Area watershed 817 000 km² Origin In the Black Forest ( Germany) Mouth Black Sea ( Romania) Basin countries Romania (28.9%), Hungary... Danube river, which used to be part of Fejér county, went to Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Hungary, comprising the territory of the present Hungarian county Pest and the northern part of present Bács-Kiskun county. The capital of the county was... Pest-Pilis-Solt county in the (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of Spain and Portugal declined. Similarly, the power... 17th century.


After Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... World War II the region south-east of Lake Balaton - Landsat satellite photo Lake Balaton (Hungarian Balaton; German Plattensee; Slovak Blatenské jazero, meaning approximately muddy lake, probable origin of the name), located in Hungary, is the largest lake of Central Europe with a surface area of 592 km². Its length is 77 kilometres and the width ranges from... Lake Balaton (around Enying), which used to be in Veszprém county, went to Fejér county. The city of Erd and its surroundings went to Pest is the name of a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1,077,300 (2003). It is located around the national capital Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Jász... Pest county.


Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

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Flag of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 40 regions. Of these, 19 are counties (megyék, singular - megye) and 20 are so-called urban counties (singular - megyei város), in addition to which there is one capital city (főváros): Budapest. The other 39 are: See also: List of historic... Counties of The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. National motto: (none current) historical: Regnum... Hungary Download high resolution version (1200x800, 13 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Croatia Cyprus Economy of Cyprus Economy of the Czech Republic Council of Europe Economy of Denmark Drachma European Union Estonia Euro European Parliament Talk:European Union European Free Alliance... Flag of the European Union
Counties: Bács-Kiskun is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in southern Hungary, on the border with Serbia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Baranya, Tolna, Fejér, Pest, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Csongrád. The capital of Bács... Bács-Kiskun | Baranya (Hungarian, in Croatian and Serbian: Baranja) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Baranya county Baranya county lies in southern Hungary, on the border with Croatia. The river Drave forms part of its southern border... Baranya | Békés is the name of: an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Békés county Békés is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus... Békés | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (commonly abbreviated as BAZ county) is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called Northern Hungary), on the border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Hajdú... Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | Csongrád is the name of: an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Csongrád county Csongrád is the name of an administrative county ( comitatus or megye) in southern Hungary, on... Csongrád | Fejér | Győr-Moson-Sopron | Hajdú-Bihar | Heves is the name of: an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Categories: Counties in Hungary | Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary | Cities in Hungary | Hungary geography stubs ... Heves | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | Komárom-Esztergom | Nógrád | Pest is the name of a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1,077,300 (2003). It is located around the national capital Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Jász... Pest | Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy county Somogy county lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia. It stretches between the river Drave and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It... Somogy | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tolna is the name of: an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, an administrative county in the former Kingdom of Hungary, a town in Hungary. Tolna county Tolna county lies in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the... Tolna | Vas (in German: Eisenburg) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Vas county Vas county lies in western Hungary. It shares borders with Austria and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Győr-Moson-Sopron, Veszpr... Vas | Veszprém | Zala is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Zala is also a river in Hungary, see Zala river. Zala county Zala county lies in south-western Hungary. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the... Zala
Capital: (usually treated as the 20th county) See Budapest (band) for the British melancholic post-grunge band. Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1.7 million inhabitants, down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.07 million. It... Budapest
Urban counties: Békéscsaba (Romanian: Bichişciaba) is an urban county in Southeast Hungary, the capital of the county Békés. Geography According to the 2001 Census, the town has a total area of 193,94 km². Demographics As of the census of 2001... Békéscsaba | Debrecen (Debreţin in Romanian, Debrecín in Slovak, Debreczyn in Polish) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Debrecen is the capital of Hajdú-Bihar county. Population (2001): 211,000. Location and Transport Infrastructure Debrecen is located on the Great Hungarian Plain (Alföld in Hungarian... Debrecen | Dunaújváros ( 1951– 1961 Sztálinváros) is a city in Central Hungary, along the Danube ( Hungarian name: Duna) river. It is in the county of Fejér. Categories: Hungary geography stubs | Cities, towns and villages in Hungary ... Dunaújváros | (Eger is also German for Cheb in Bohemia.) Eger (Serbian and Croatian Jegar, Jegra, Slovak Jáger, Turkish Eğri, German Erlau) is a town in northern Hungary, county capital of Heves, east of Mátra mountains. Eger is mostly known for its castle, thermal baths, historical buildings (including... Eger | Győr | Hódmezővásárhely | Kaposvár | Kecskemét | Miskolc (X-SAMPA: /miSkolts/, approximate pronunciaton: Mishkolts; in Slovak Miškovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population of more than 180,000 (2001) Miskolc is the third largest city of Hungary (the first two are Budapest and... Miskolc | Nagykanizsa, also known as Kanizsa, is medium-sized town in Southwest Hungary, it lies in the county of Zala. Not far from the edge of Lake Balaton, lies the town of Nagykanizsa at the meeting point of five routes. For centuries the town has been a connecting link. Goods from... Nagykanizsa | Nyíregyháza | Pécs | Salgótarján | Sopron is the name of a town in Hungary. It is also the name of a historical county or comitatus in Hungary, see Sopron county . The Town of Sopron Sopron (pronounced show-PRON) historically also known by the German name Ödenburg, had a population of about 50,000 in early... Sopron | Szeged (in Serbian Segedin, in Polish Segedyn, in Romanian Seghedin, in Slovak Segedín) is the fourth largest city of Hungary, the regional centre of South-Eastern Hungary and the capital of Csongrád county. Szeged is situated near the southern border of Hungary, just to the south of the... Szeged | Szekszárd | Székesfehérvár | Szolnok is the capital of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok.It has a population about 80 000. It lies in central Hungary. Categories: Substubs | Cities in Hungary ... Szolnok | Szombathely (Latin Savaria/Sabaria, German Steinamanger) is a city in Hungary, population 79,753 (2001). It is the administrative center of the Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. The name Sabaria is first mentioned in 791 by chroniclers of Charlemagnes wars... Szombathely | Tatabánya | Veszprém | Zalaegerszeg is the capital city of county Zala, Hungary. It lies on the both side of the river Zala. It is considered to be one of the greenest and the most flowery towns of Hungary. Zalaegerszeg is close to the Austrian border. The population of the city was 60,000... Zalaegerszeg
See also: 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... List of historic counties of Hungary

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