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The current system of counties has evolved from medieval fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called megyék (singular: megye). On 1 January 2023, the original historical name vármegye was officially restored.
Counties of Hungary. The following article is a ranked list of Hungarian counties. ... County list by population within Hungary (1/2) County Population (2018 est.) [1]
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.
There are eight statistical regions of Hungary, These regions consist of the 19 Counties of Hungary and the capital city. There were seven regions created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI but since 2018 the capital Budapest has left the Central Hungary region and become its own region.
The counties are subdivided into 174 districts (járások, singular: járás). these replaced the 175 subregions of Hungary in 2013. [4] Former administrative divisions of Hungary include: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary; Counties of Hungary (1000–1920) Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44)
Towns and villages in Hungary. Hungary has 3,152 municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: város ⓘ, plural: városok [ˈvaːroʃok]; the terminology does not distinguish between cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: község [ˈkøʃːeːɡ], plural: községek [ˈkøʃːeːɡɛk]) of which 126 are classified ...
Pages in category "Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Counties of Hungary" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...