Szeben County
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Szeben is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (southern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Sibiu (Romanian, Nagyszeben in Hungarian).
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[edit] Geography
Szeben county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Alsó-Fehér, Nagy-Küküllő and Fogaras. The river Olt flows through the county. Its area was 3619 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Szeben county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu and Alba (the area around Sebeş).
[edit] Demographics
In 1910, county had a population of 176,921 people. Population by language:
- Romanian = 113,672
- German = 49,757
- Hungarian = 10,159
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Nagydisznód | Nagydisznód, RO Cisnădie |
| Nagyszeben | Nagyszeben, RO Sibiu |
| Szászsebes | Szászsebes, RO Sebeş |
| Szelistye | Szelistye, RO Sălişte |
| Szerdahely | Szerdahely, RO Miercurea Sibiului |
| Újegyház | Újegyház, RO Nocrich |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Nagyszeben, RO Sibiu | |
| Szászsebes, RO Sebeş | |
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