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Baranya County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary (1000-1541, 1699-1946) | |
Capital | Pécs |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 46°5′N 18°14′E / 46.083°N 18.233°E |
• 1910 | 5,176 km2 (1,998 sq mi) |
• 1930 | 4,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 352,478 |
• 1930 | 311,660 |
History | |
• Established | 1000 |
• Ottoman conquest | 1541 |
• County recreated | 1699 |
4 June 1920 | |
11 April 1941 | |
• Monarchy abolished | 1 February 1946 |
Today part of | Hungary (4,033 km2) Croatia (1,143 km2) |
Baranya (Hungarian: Baranya, Croatian: Baranja, Serbian: Барања / Baranja, German: Branau) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between present-day Baranya County of Hungary and Osijek-Baranja County of Croatia. The capital of the county was Pécs.