Krassó-Szörény County Comitatus Krassovinis et Severinensis (Latin) Krassó-Szörény vármegye (Hungarian) Komitat Karasch-Severin (German) Comitatul Caraș-Severin (Romanian) |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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Capital |
Lugos 45°41′N 21°54′E / 45.683°N 21.900°ECoordinates: 45°41′N 21°54′E / 45.683°N 21.900°E |
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History | |||||
• | Established | 1881 | |||
• | Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1910 | 11,074 km2(4,276 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1910 | 466,147 | |||
Density | 42.1 /km2 (109 /sq mi) | ||||
Today part of | Romania, Serbia | ||||
Lugoj is the current name of the capital. |
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Krassó-Szörény (Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Romanian: Caraş-Severin, Serbian: Karaš-Severin or Караш-Северин) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly located in south-western Romania, with one small part which is located in Serbia. The capital of the county was Lugos (present-day Lugoj).
Krassó-Szörény county was located in the Banat region. It shared borders with the Kingdom of Serbia and the Hungarian counties Temes, Arad and Hunyad. The river Danube formed its southern border, and the river Maros its northern border. The river Temes flowed through the county. Its area was 11,032 km² around 1910.