Šariš

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Sáros
Image:Saros.png
County seat in 1910	Eperjes SK Prešov
Area in 1910	3652 km²
Population in 1910	174,600
Present country	Slovakia

Šariš (-Slovak, Latin: comitatus Sarossiensis, German: Scharosch, Hungarian: Sáros) was a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia. Today Šariš is only an informal designation of the corresponding territory.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Capitals 3 History 4 Subdivisions

Geography

Šariš county shared borders with the Austrian crownland Galicia and the Hungarian counties Szepes (Spiš), Abaúj-Torna (Abov-Turňa) and Zemplén (Zemplín). It was situated between Levočské vrchy (i.e. Spiš), Košice and Svidník. The river Torysa flowed through the county. Its area was 3,652 km² around 1910.

Capitals

The capital of Šariš county was the Šariš Castle, then there were various capitals, and since 1647 the capital was Prešov (Hungarian: Eperjes).

History

Šariš county arose before the 13th century from the comitatus Novi Castri (named after Novum Castrum, today Abaújvár), which also included the later counties Abov and Heves.

In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia. During World War II, when Czechoslovakia was split temporarily, Šariš was part of independent Slovakia. After World War II, the pre-war situation was restored. Since 1993, when Czechoslovakia was split, Šariš is part of Slovakia, Prešov region. Historically a prosperous region, nowadays a rather poor region.

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Sáros/Šariš were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Bártfa	Bártfa, SK Bardejov
Eperjes	Eperjes, SK Prešov
Felsővízköz	Felsővízköz, SK Svidník
Girált	Girált, SK Giraltovce
Héthárs	Héthárs, SK Lipany
Kisszeben	Kisszeben, SK Sabinov
Lemes	Lemes, SK Lemešany
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Bártfa, SK Bardejov
Eperjes, SK Prešov
Kisszeben, SK Sabinov