Province of 16 Szepes Towns
| Province of 16 Szepes Towns | |||||||||||
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| Seat of Szepes County | |||||||||||
| 1778–1785 1791–1876 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Spišská Nová Ves | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 5 June 1778 | |||||||||||
• Disestablishment during the Josephine reforms | 1 November 1785 | ||||||||||
• Reestablishment and the abolition of the Josephine reforms | October 1791 | ||||||||||
• Transformation into the Government Commissariat | 1749 | ||||||||||
• Formation of the Austria-Hungary | 30 March 1867 | ||||||||||
• Disestablishment of the autonomy | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||
| • Country | Kingdom of Hungary (1778–1785, 1791–1867) Austria-Hungary (1867–1876) | ||||||||||
| • County | Szepes County | ||||||||||
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The Province of 16 Szepes Towns was a seat, an autonomous administrative division, within Szepes County, located in the Kingdom of Hungary, and later in Austria-Hungary. Its capital was Spišská Nová Ves.
It existed from 1778 to 1785, and from 1791 to 1876. It was established on 5 June 1778, with the unification of the Province of 13 Szepes Towns and the Dominion of Lubowla into one entity. The territory was disestablished on 1 November 1785, with its lands being directly administrated by Szepes County until October 1791, when it was reestablished. It existed until 1876, when it was again disestablished, being given under direct administration of Szepes County.