Hunyad
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Hunyad (today Hunedoara) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in Romania in Transylvania. The capital of the county was Deva (Déva in Hungarian).
Geography
Hunyad county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Krassó-Szörény, Arad, Torda-Aranyos, Alsó-Fehér and Szeben. Its area was 7809 km² around 1910.
History
Hunyad county was formed in the Middle Ages. It was first attested in 1265 as Hungnod by the Papal Quitrent Register. In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, its territory was modified. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Most of its territory lies in the present Romanian county Hunedoara, a strip in the east is now part of Alba.
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Krassó-Szörény were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Algyógy | Algyógyalfalu, RO Geoagiu |
| Brád | Brád, RO Brad |
| Déva | Déva, RO Deva |
| Hátszeg | Hátszeg, RO Haţeg |
| Kőrösbánya | Kőrösbánya, RO Baia de Criş |
| Marosillye | Marosillye, RO Ilia |
| Petrozsény | Petrozsény, RO Petroşani |
| Puj | Puj, RO Pui |
| Szászváros | Szászváros, RO Orăştie |
| Vajdahunyad | Vajdahunyad, RO Hunedoara |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Déva, RO Deva | |
| Hátszeg, RO Haţeg | |
| Szászváros, RO Orăştie | |
| Vajdahunyad, RO Hunedoara | |