Szilágy is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in north-western Romania. The capital of the county was Zilah. (Present-day Zalău in Romania) 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... The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Zalău (Hungarian: Zilah, German: Waltenberg) is a city in north-western Romania. ...

Geography

Szilágy county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Bihar, Szatmár, Szolnok-Doboka and Kolozs. The rivers Someş/Szamos and Crasna/Kraszna flow through the county. Its territory is for a large part the same as that of the present Romanian county Sălaj. Its area was 3815 km² around 1910. Bihar is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Szolnok-Doboka is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Kolozs is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Someş (Hungarian: Szamos) is one of the most important rivers of Transylvania. ... Crasna is the name of: the Crasna river (Kraszna in Hungarian), flowing in north-western Romania and north-eastern Hungary; Crasna, Sălaj - a town in Romania on the Crasna river Crasna, Vaslui, a village in eastern Romania, unrelated to the above. ... Administrative map of Romania with Sălaj county highlighted Sălaj (Hungarian: Szilágy) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Zalău (population: 71,580). ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

History

Szilágy county was formed in 1876, when the counties Kraszna and Közép-Szolnok were united. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Crasna (Hungarian: Kraszna) is the name of a river in north-western Romania and north-eastern Hungary, The river Crasna is a tributary of the river Tisza. ...

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Most of it is now part of the Romanian county Sălaj, except some areas in the north-west (presently in Satu Mare county) and north-east (presently in Maramureş county). 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Grand Trianon at Versailles, site of the signing The Treaty of Trianon was an agreement that regulated the situation of the new Hungarian state that replaced the Kingdom of Hungary, part of the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy, after World War I. It was signed on June 4, 1920, at... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Administrative map of Romania with Sălaj county highlighted Sălaj (Hungarian: Szilágy) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Zalău (population: 71,580). ... Administrative map of Romania with Satu Mare county highlighted Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmár) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573). ... Administrative map of Romania with Maramureş county highlighted Maramureş (Hungarian: Máramaros) is a Romanian county (judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Baia-Mare (population: 149,735). ...

Districts

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

• Zalău (Hungarian: Zilah)
• Şimleu Silvaniei (Hungarian: Szilágysomlyó)
• Crasna (Hungarian: Kraszna)
• Jibou (Hungarian: Zsibó)
• Cehu Silvaniei (Hungarian: Szilágycseh)
• Tăşnad (Hungarian: Tasnád)

Urban districts: Zalău (Hungarian: Zilah, German: Waltenberg) is a city in north-western Romania. ... Şimleu Silvaniei (Hungarian: Szilágysomlyó) is a town in Sălaj county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 16,036 people (2002 census). ... Crasna is the name of: the Crasna river (Kraszna in Hungarian), flowing in north-western Romania and north-eastern Hungary; Crasna, Sălaj - a town in Romania on the Crasna river Crasna, Vaslui, a village in eastern Romania, unrelated to the above. ... Jibou (Hungarian: Zsibó, German: Siben) is a town in Sălaj county, Transylvania, Romania. ... Cehu Silvaniei (Hungarian: Szilágycseh), is a town in Sălaj county, Transylvania, Romania. ... Tăşnad (Hungarian: Tasnád, German: Trestenburg) is a city in north-western Romania, county Satu Mare. ...

• Zalău (Hungarian: Zilah)
• Şimleu Silvaniei (Hungarian: Szilágysomlyó)