Brassó County

County Kronstadt ( Vármegye Brassó Hungarian, Romanian Comitatul Braşov ) was an administrative unit ( county, county ) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, the area in Transylvania in Romania lies.

Location

It bordered on the counties wholesale Kokelburg ( Nagy- Küküllő ) Háromszék, Fogaras and in the south to the Kingdom of Romania.

The German name derives from the main town of the county - Kronstadt (now Brasov ) - ex.

Geography

The county is in the north, the so-called Burzenland, quite flat, and in the South very mountainous ( Bucegi mountains, Piatra Mare Mountains). Through the land of Old flows (now Romanian Olt ) and creates together with its tributaries, a very fertile land. Of all lying in the east of Hungary counties Kronstadt was the strongest economic area.

History

County Kronstadt was founded in 1876 when the previously existing in the Grand Duchy of Transylvania Brasov district was dissolved, while the borders were redefined.

After the end of World War I in 1918, the area came as a result of the Treaty of Trianon to Greater Romania and was here first further than Judet ( county ) Braşov. After an administrative reform in 1950, the area belonged to the region of Brasov and was after returning to the principle of Judeţe also again part of the existing circuit today Braşov.

County subdivision

The county was in the early 20th century from the following districts chair (after the name of the administrative headquarters named):

All locations are in today's Romania.

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