The Province of 11 Szepes Towns was a
seat
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* Armchair (furniture), ...
, an
autonomous administrative division
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, within
Szepes County
Szepes ( sk, Spiš; la, Scepusium, pl, Spisz, german: link=no, Zips) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, called Scepusium before the late 19th century. Its territory today lies in northeastern Slovakia, with a very small are ...
,
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 ...
. It was established on 8 November 1412, with the
Spiš Pledge, in which Hungary had
pledged part of Szepes County to the
Kingdom of Poland, with the
Province of 24 Szepes Towns
The Province of 24 Szepes Towns, also known as the Union of 24 Szepes Towns, and until c. 1344, as the Community of Szepesian Saxons, and the Province of Szepesian Saxons, was a seat, an autonomous administrative division, within Szepes County, Ki ...
was divided into province of 11 Szepes Towns in Hungary, and
Province of 13 Spisz Towns in Poland. It ceased to exist in 1465 when its autonomy was discontinued, with its territories being given back under the administration of Szepes County.
[''Encyklopédia Slovenska'', Veda.][Zuzanna Krempaská, ''Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876''.] Its seat was in
Spišský Štvrtok.
[''Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu''.]
Towns
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Spišský Štvrtok
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Iliašovce
Iliašovce ( hu, Illésfalva) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1263.
Geography
The village lies ...
*
Žakovce
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Hrabušice
Hrabušice ( hu, Káposztafalva) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia. Hrabušice is the starting point for the walks through Slovak karst region. Tourism is a major loc ...
*
Kurimany
Kurimany ( hu, Kiskerény) is a village and municipality in Levoča District in the Prešov Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1298.
Geography
The municipality lies at an altitu ...
*
Mlynica
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Veľký Slavkov
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Odorín
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Bystrany
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Vlkovce
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Harichovce
Harichovce ( hu, Pálmafalva) is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.
History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1268.
Geography
The village lies ...
Citations
Notes
References
Bibliography
* Zuzanna Krempaská, ''Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876''. Spišska Nova Vés, Spiš Museum. ISBN 9788085173062.
* ''Encyklopédia Slovenska'', , Bratislava, 1980.
* Julia Radziszewska, ''Studia spiskie''. Katowice. 1985.
* ''Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu''. Lewocza-Wrocław. 2003.
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Province of 11 Szepes Towns
Province of 11 Szepes Towns
Province of 11 Szepes Towns
Province of 11 Szepes Towns
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15th-century disestablishments in Europe
States and territories established in 1412
States and territories disestablished in 1465