Kraszna County

Kraszna County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
c. 1100
(first mentioned in 1164)–1876
Capital Krasznavár[1]
Valkóvár[1]
Szilágysomlyó
History
 • Established c. 1100
(first mentioned in 1164)
 • Disestablished 1876
Today part of Romania

Kraszna county (Hungarian: Kraszna vármegye) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary along the river Kraszna, its territory is now in north-western Romania.[2] Its capital cities were Krasznavár (today in German: Krassmarkt, Romanian: Crasna), Valkóvár (Romanian: Cetatea Valcău) and Szilágysomlyó (German: Schomlenmarkt, Romanian: Șimleu Silvaniei).

References

  1. 1 2 Benkő 1994, p. 381.
  2. ↑ Benkő 1994, p. 380.

Sources

  • Benkő, Elek (1994). "Kraszna 2.". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc. Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 380-381. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.

Coordinates: 47°13′N 22°48′E / 47.217°N 22.800°E / 47.217; 22.800

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