Szeben County

 ( Counties Of The Kingdom Of Hungary In Transylvania ) 

Szeben was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (southern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Nagyszeben (present-day Sibiu).

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Geography Szeben County shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Hunyad County, Alsó-Fehér, Nagy-Küküllő, and Fogaras County. The river Olt flowed through the county. Its area was around 1910.

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History Szeben County was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. It included the former Saxon seats of Hermannstadt/Sibiu, Mühlbach/Sebeș, Reussmarkt/Miercurea, and (most of) Nocrich, as well as parts of Alsó-Fehér and Felső-Fehér counties. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu County and Alba County (the area around Sebeș).

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Demographics

+ Population by First language ! Census !! Total !! Romanian !! German language !! Hungarian !! Other or unknown

+ Population by religion ! Census !! Total !! Eastern Orthodox !! Lutheranism !! Greek Catholic !! Roman Catholic !! Calvinism !! Other or unknown

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Subdivisions In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were:

Nagydisznód (now Cisnădie)

Nagyszeben (now Sibiu)

Szászsebes (now Sebeș)

Szelistye (now Săliște)

Szerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului)

Újegyház (now Nocrich)

Nagyszeben (now Sibiu)

Szászsebes (now Sebeș)

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