Szatmár County

Szatmár County
Comitatus Szathmariensis (Latin)
Szatmár vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Sathmar (German)
Comitatul Sătmar (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(11th century-1526)
County of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
(1526-1570)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1570-1606)
County of the Principality of Transylvania
(1606-1606)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1606-1621)
County of the Principality of Transylvania
(1621-1629)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1629-1645)
County of the Principality of Transylvania
(1645-1648)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1648-1923, 1938-1945)
Coat of arms

Szatmár county between 1876 and 1920
CapitalSzatmár; Nagykároly (1780-1920); Mátészalka (1920-1923); Szatmárnémeti (1940-1945)
Area
  Coordinates47°41′N 22°28′E / 47.683°N 22.467°E / 47.683; 22.467
 
 1910
6,287 km2 (2,427 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
396,632
History 
 Established
11th century
 Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
 Merged into Szatmár-Ugocsa-Bereg County
31 December 1923
 County recreated (after the First Vienna Award)
22 December 1938
 Merged into Szatmár-Bereg County
20 January 1945
Today part ofRomania
(4,505 km2)

Hungary
(1,782 km2)

Ukraine
(~0,4 km2)
Carei; Satu Mare is the current name of the capital.

Szatmár County (Hungarian: Szatmár vármegye [ˈsɒtmaːr ˈvaːrmɛɟɛ]) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated south of the river Tisza. Most of its territory is now divided between Romania and Hungary, while a very small area is part of Ukraine. The capital of the county was Nagykároly (now Carei).