Szatmár County
| Szatmár County | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
Szatmár county between 1876 and 1920 | |
| Capital | Szatmár; Nagykároly (1780-1920); Mátészalka (1920-1923); Szatmárnémeti (1940-1945) |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 47°41′N 22°28′E / 47.683°N 22.467°E |
• 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 of | Romania (4,505 km2) Hungary (~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).