Ispán

A bailiff [ ɡəʃpa ː n] ( Slavic Župan corresponds to Latin comes " companion ", " leader ", " Count " ) is originally a medieval tribal leader in the western and southern Slavic room. Later, the Gespane were ( sometimes translated as " prince ", actually: judge) to local authorities with certain powers in administration, military matters and jurisdiction. In Serbia, we find the term especially in sources from the 11th to the 13th century, in Croatia there were in the position until 1918.

The heads of Serbs who resided in Ras in the 7th century, at that time bore the title Archižupan or Großžupan.

Example Daleminzi ( Meissner field ), Nisani ( Dresden area ) - - In Germany the districts were after the conquests of the Slavic territories in Supanien (Serbian and Croatian: županija, German: County of ) broken down.

In Hungarian, the corresponding expression is Ispán or Zsupán; known is the pig Kálmán Zsupán from the operetta The Gypsy Baron.

In Slovene is understood today, in contrast to other Slavic languages, a Župan the mayor of a municipality.

In today's Slovakia, the old term is sometimes Župan as an alternative name for the head of the Samosprávne kraje ( self-governing municipal associations) used.

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