Vas County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
11th century–1946 | |
Capital | Vasvár; Szombathely (1578-1946) |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 47°14′N 16°37′E / 47.233°N 16.617°E |
• 1910 | 5,474 km2 (2,114 sq mi) |
• 1930 | 3,284 km2 (1,268 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 435,793 |
• 1930 | 275,021 |
History | |
• Established | 11th century |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
11 April 1941 | |
• Monarchy abolished | 1 February 1946 |
Today part of | Hungary (3,284 km2) Austria (642 km2) |
Vas (Latin: Comitatus Castrifèrreus, German: Eisenburg, Slovene: Železna županija or Železna) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Hungary, Austria and Slovenia.