Liptó County (, , , , ) was an administrative county (
comitatus) of the
Kingdom of Hungary
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. Its territory is now in northern
Slovakia
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.
Geography
Liptó county shared borders with the Austrian land
Galicia and the Hungarian counties
Árva,
Turóc,
Zólyom,
Gömör-Kishont and
Szepes. The county's territory was situated along the upper
Vág (present-day Váh) river between the
High Tatras and the
Low Tatras. Its area was 2,247 km
2 around 1910.
Today, the territory of the former Liptó County largely corresponds to the Ružomberok District and Liptovský Mikuláš District in northern Slovakia. Three villages (Liptovská Teplička, Štrba and Štrbské Pleso) are now in the Poprad District.
Capitals
The capitals of the county were the Liptó Castle, later Németlipcse (present-day
Partizánska Ľupča), and since 1677 the capital was Liptószentmiklós (present-day
Liptovský Mikuláš).
History
Liptó county as a Hungarian comitatus arose before the 15th century. At various points throughout history the county was ruled by
Voivode
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s or
Count
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
s from the
Rosenberg,
Csák and
Benyovszky families. In the aftermath of World War I, the area became part of newly formed
Czechoslovakia
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, as recognized by the concerned states in 1920 by the
Treaty of Trianon.
Demographics
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Liptó County were:
Notes
References
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Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary
Liptov