Province of 11 Szepes Towns

The Province of 11 Szepes Towns[a] was a seat, an autonomous administrative division, within Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary. 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 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.[1][2][3] Its seat was in Spišský Štvrtok.[4][5]

Province of 11 Szepes Towns
Seat of Szepes County
1412–1465
CapitalSpišský Štvrtok
History 
• Spiš Pledge and partition of the Province of 24 Szepes Towns
8 November 1412
• Dissolution of the autonomous region
1465
Contained within
 • Country Kingdom of Hungary
 • CountySzepes County
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of 24 Szepes Towns
Szepes County

Towns

edit

Citations

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ^ German: Provinz der 11 Zipser Städte; Hungarian: XI. Szepesi Városok Provinciájába; Slovakian: Provincia 11 spišských miest; Latin: Provincia XI oppidorum terrae Scepusiensis

References

edit
  1. ^ Encyklopédia Slovenska, Veda.
  2. ^ Zuzanna Krempaská, Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876.
  3. ^ Ružena Kormošov: V Provincii XIII spišských miest (1412–1772)
  4. ^ Julia Radziszewska, Studia spiskie.
  5. ^ Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu.

Bibliography

edit
  • Zuzanna Krempaská, Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876. Spišska Nova Vés, Spiš Museum. ISBN 9788085173062.
  • Encyklopédia Slovenska, VEDA [sk], Bratislava, 1980.
  • Julia Radziszewska, Studia spiskie. Katowice. 1985.
  • Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu. Lewocza-Wrocław. 2003.