Kraszna county (
Hungarian: ''Kraszna vármegye'') was a historic administrative county (
comitatus
''Comitatus'' was in ancient times the Latin term for an armed escort or retinue. The term is used especially in the context of Germanic warrior culture for a warband tied to a leader by an oath of fealty and describes the relations between a lo ...
) of the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
along the river
Kraszna, its territory is now in north-western
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. Its capital cities were
Krasznavár (today in german: Krassmarkt, ro, Crasna), Valkóvár ( ro, Cetatea Valcău) and
Szilágysomlyó (german: Schomlenmarkt, ro, Șimleu Silvaniei).
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Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary