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Moson County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
11th century–1923 | |
Capital | Moson; Magyaróvár (1271-1923) |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 47°53′N 17°16′E / 47.883°N 17.267°E |
• 1910 | 2,013 km2 (777 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 94,500 |
History | |
• Established | 11th century |
4 June 1920 | |
• Merged into Győr-Moson County | 1923 |
Today part of | Austria (979 km2) Hungary (62 km2) |
Moson (German: Wieselburg, Slovak: Mošon) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary, except a small area which is part of Slovakia. Moson is also the name of a town, nowadays part of the city Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.