Heves County (former)
Administrative county in the Kingdom of Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heves was an administrative county in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which is now in northern Hungary, was slightly larger than that of present Heves county. The capital of the county was Eger.
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Heves County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary (13th century–1526) County of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (1526–1540) County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1540–1596) County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1687–1765, 1850–1860, 1876–1946) | |
Capital | Eger |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 47°54′N 20°22′E |
• 1910 | 3,761 km2 (1,452 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 279,700 |
History | |
• Established | 13th century |
• Ottoman conquest | 1596 |
• County recreated | 1687 |
• Merged to Heves-Külső-Szolnok County | 1765 |
• County recreated | 13 September 1850 |
• Traditional counties (incl. Heves-Külső-Szolnok) restored | October 1860 |
• County recreated | 1876 |
• Monarchy abolished | 1 February 1946 |
Today part of | Hungary |
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