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Valkó County (, , ) was an administrative unit (
The region was liberated during the Austro-Turkish War (1683-1699), but the county was not reestablished, since its territory was incorporated into the newly created Through the history of Vukovar-Srijem County
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Magyar Katolikus Lexikon: Valkó vármegye
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Valkó County (, , ) was an administrative unit (county
A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...
) of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary
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. It was established in the 13th century, and included most territories of the present day Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, county. It includes the eastern parts of the region of ...
, in modern Croatia
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, and western parts of the present day Syrmia District
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, in modern Serbia
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. The most important cities of the county were Vukovar
Vukovar (; sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, , ) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern Regions of Croatia, regions of Syrmia and Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka (river), Vuka and the Danube. Vukova ...
and Ilok
Ilok () is the easternmost town in Croatia forming a geographic salient surrounded by Vojvodina. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on the Fruška Gora hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbi ...
. Its territory was conquered by the Ottoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks () were a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group in Anatolia. Originally from Central Asia, they migrated to Anatolia in the 13th century and founded the Ottoman Empire, in which they remained socio-politically dominant for the e ...
in the first half of the 16th century.
The region was liberated during the Austro-Turkish War (1683-1699), but the county was not reestablished, since its territory was incorporated into the newly created Syrmia County
Syrmia County (, , , ) was a historic administrative subdivision ('' županija'') of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen ( Transleithania), the Hungarian par ...
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See also
*Syrmia County (medieval)
The Syrmia County (, , ) was an administrative unit (county) of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary in the Middle Ages. It was established in the 13th century, and included most of what is today Serbian Syrmia. It was subordinated to the Banate of M ...
* Sanjak of Syrmia
Sanjak of Syrmia (, , ) was an administrative territorial entity of the Ottoman Empire formed in 1541. It was located in the Syrmia region and was part of the Budin Province. Administrative center of the Sanjak of Syrmia was from 1542 Uyluk (C ...
* Syrmia County
Syrmia County (, , , ) was a historic administrative subdivision ('' županija'') of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen ( Transleithania), the Hungarian par ...
* Vukovar-Syrmia County
Vukovar-Srijem County (), Vukovar-Sirmium County or Vukovar-Syrmia County, named after the eponymous town of Vukovar and the region of Syrmia, is the easternmost Croatian Counties of Croatia, county. It includes the eastern parts of the region of ...
* Banate of Macsó
The Banate of Macsó or the Banate of Mačva (, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Мачванска бановина, Mačvanska banovina, separator=" / ") was an administrative division ( banate) of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, which was located in the pres ...
* House of Ilok
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* Thomas Monoszló
Thomas (I) from the kindred Monoszló (; died between 1231 and 1237) was a Hungarian noble, who served as Ban of Slavonia from 1228 to 1229.
Family
Thomas I was born into the ''gens'' Monoszló as the son of Macarius I, who functioned as ''isp ...
* Lawrence of Transylvania
Lawrence (; died 1265 or 1266) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman and military leader, who served as voivode of Transylvania between 1242 and 1252.Engel 2001, p. 382.Zsoldos 2011, p. 38.
Background
His origin is uncertain; Tudor Sălăgean ...
* Ugrin Csák
Ugrin (III) from the kindred Csák (, , ; died in 1311) was a prominent Hungarian baron and Oligarch (Kingdom of Hungary), oligarch in the early 14th century. He was born into an ancient Hungarian clan. He actively participated in the various int ...
* Garai family The House of Garay or Garai () was a Hungarian-Croatian noble family, a branch of the Dorozsma (Durusma) clan, with notable members in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were lords of Csesznek.
Origin
The family was descended from the Dorozsma ...
References
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Magyar Katolikus Lexikon: Valkó vármegye
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