Counties of Hungary

County is a German name for the regional units of Hungary, the hot Hungarian megye spoken [ mɛɟɛ ], about mädjä; the majority of this is megyek, [ mɛɟe ː k], mädjeek simplified. The German word is derived from the Latin comitatus and from the Latin title comes what was originally " companion " meant, but since late antiquity was the Latin form of the Count title. Accordingly, it was megye sometimes translated in the past with " county " into German. Besides county was, in particular after 1867, the term county usual.

For the territory of Croatia is partially still spoken in German by counties.

The county seat, so the administrative seat of the county is called in Hungarian megyeszékhely.

In earlier times, these administrative units were called not just Megye but Vármegye ( Burgkomitat ), plural vármegyék ( castle districts ).

Kingdom of Hungary

The counties of the Kingdom of Hungary probably originated around the year 1000 ( see also County ).

After the Compromise of 1867 ( from 1882 through the union of two counties for county Abaúj- Torna nurmehr 63 ), there was in the Kingdom of Hungary 64, and in the Kingdom of Croatia and Slavonia another eight counties ( counties ). Then there was the direct reports Fiume with area. The counties were in turn (more precisely, in chair districts) divided into districts. Head of a county was ( in medieval times called bailiff ), ( Hung, főispán ( Ispán )) of the prefect. This site was usually awarded after 1867 by the government, but also partly inherited.

Today's Hungary

Today's Republic of Hungary consists of 19 counties and the independent capital Budapest. Also, most other major cities of county rank, but are not considered as separate counties.

Today's Croatia

Croatia is divided into 20 counties ( counties ) and the capital Zagreb, which has the status of a county itself.