Hont County

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Hont County Comitatus Hontiensis ( County of the Kingdom of Hungary
11th century–1923
Coat of arms
Capital	Hont; Németi (1619-1629); Korpona; Kemence; Ipolyság (1806-1920); Nagymaros (1920-1923)
Area
• Coordinates	48°4′N 18°57′E / 48.067°N 18.950°E / 48.067; 18.950
• 1910	2,633 km2 (1,017 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	132,441
History
• Established	11th century
• Treaty of Trianon	4 June 1920
• Merged into Nógrád-Hont County	1923
Today part of	Slovakia (2,171 km2) Hungary (462 km2)
Šahy is the current name of the capital.

Hont County

Hont county shared borders with the counties

The capitals of the county were the Hont Castle together with Hídvég (present-day Ipeľské Predmostie), then from the 16th century onwards there was no permanent capital, and finally since early 19th century, the capital was Ipolyság (present-day Šahy).

History

The county arose in the 11th century by separation from the

From 1552 to 1685, most of the county was part of the Ottoman Empire and belonged to the administrative unit called Nógrád sandjak.

Changes to the northern border of the county were performed in 1802 (Kishont became part of the

In the aftermath of World War I, most of Hont county became part of newly formed First Czechoslovak Republic (Czechoslovakia), as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon. A small part of the county situated south-east of the river Ipoly/Ipeľ, stayed in Hungary.

In Czechoslovakia, the county continued to exist as the Hont county (Hontianska župa). In 1923, it became part of the Zvolen county. The Hungarian part of Hont merged with the Hungarian part of Nógrád county to form Nógrád-Hont county in 1923.

In 1928, it became part of the newly created Slovak Land (Slovenská krajina/zem). After the

Subdivisions

Until 1802, the county consisted of 3 processuses (in Slovak slúžnovské okresy; a type of districts led by "iudices nobilium") plus the Kishont district. In 1802, when Kishont was removed, the county was divided in four new processus.

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Hont county were:

The towns of Vámosmikola and Szob are now in Hungary.

See also

• Alajos Szokolyi

Notes

References

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