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period, and its mixture of nationalities and religions, resulted in it becoming a major cultural centre – many schools were founded, and the town of Lőcse (present-day Levoča) became a major centre for printing in the 17th century. The buildings and churches of the region's towns, and the skills of schools such as those of the carver
612:. The "sedes" was a collection of non-contiguous areas, which did not constitute a continuous territory. It had an autonomous government, similar to that of normal Hungarian counties, but was partly subordinated to the head of Szepes county. Until the 15th century, its capital was Csütörtökhely/Štvrtok/Donnersmark (present-day
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in 1772. In 1773, the pawn was cancelled. In 1778, the 13 towns regained their privileges of 1271, the privileges were extended to the other three previously pawned towns, and this newly formed entity was named "Province of 16 Szepes towns". The capital of the province was Igló, also known as
Neudorf
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In 1871, the railway came to Szepes and this was to have profound consequences. On the one hand, it enabled economic and industrial expansion. On the other, it bypassed the old capital of the region, Lőcse (now Levoča), and favoured the growth of centres on its route, such as Poprád (now Poprad) and
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From 1412 the pawned towns were officially known as the "Province of 13 Szepes Towns" (although it included also the three towns in the territory of Ólubló, making a total of 16 towns). It was led by a count elected each year by a council including representatives of the towns, past mayors, and the
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region) prospered not only from being situated on trade routes, but also from its natural resources of wood, agriculture and, until relatively recent times, mining. In the 15th century and later, iron, copper and silver were all exploited in the south of the region. Its relative wealth during this
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Up until the 12th century, there were no
Hungarians (except the area of The Spis Castle and the Church of Saint Martin) in the region. The Slovak and German inhabitants came to Szepes in following centuries in a process of colonization the Carpathian wilds by Hungarian Crown. All localities were
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There was yet another privileged territory in Szepes. Until 1465, the privileged German mining towns in southern Szepes (e.g. Göllnitz/Gölnicbánya/Gelnica, Schwedler/Svedlér/Švedlár, Einseidel/Szepesremete/Mníšek nad
Hnilcom, Helzmanowitz/Helcmanóc/Helcmanovce, Prakendorf/Prakfalva/Prakovce,
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of Polish people throughout 18th–20th centuries, mostly done by Roman
Catholic Church, in which institution the local aboriginal Polish priests were replaced with Slovak ones. Also the institution of schooling was replacing the Polish language with Slovak language during classes.
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The remaining 11 of the former 24 Szepes towns, which created the "Province/Union of 11 Szepes towns" in 1412, were not able to maintain their privileges. As early as 1465 they were fully incorporated into the Szepes county, i.e. they became subjects of the lords of the
943:, and epidemics (a plague of 1710/1711 killed over 20,000). But from the 18th century onwards, relative stability enabled faster economic development. Many craft guilds were founded and by the end of the 18th century over 500 iron mines were operative in the south.
842:) for the territories, with his seat in Lubló, to manage them economically (especially to collect tax revenues) and to position guards at important road crossings even outside the pawned territories. One of the first Polish governors of Szepes was the famous knight
779:, today in Poprad), Strázsa (Stráže pod Tatrami, today in Poprad), Felka (Veľká, today in Poprad), Ruszkin (Ruskinovce, no longer in existence, located in the military training area Javorina near Kežmarok), Szepesbéla (present-day Spišská Belá), Igló (present-day
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Vagendrussel/Merény/Vondrišel (today called Nálepkovo), Jeckelsdorf/Jekelfalva/Jaklovce, Margetzan/Margitfalu/Margecany, Schmölnitz/Szomolnok/Smolník, Höfen/Szalánk/Slovinky, and
Krompach/Korompa/Krompachy) were also exempt from the power of the Count of Szepes.
1404:) 13.8% (8.4%, 8%) and 0.7% (6%, 6%) Magyars (Hungarians). The sudden increase in listed Hungarians after 1869 may be due to statistical interpretation (use of "most frequently used language" as criterion); it may also be attributable to assimilation,
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invasion of 1242, which turned Szepes, like other parts of the
Kingdom of Hungary, into a largely depopulated area (some 50% of the population was lost). There was no significant Slavic population remaining and as it was a part of Hungary, King
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Many of the towns of Szepes developed from German colonization of existing Slavic settlements. The German settlers had been invited to the territory from the mid-12th century onwards. The major immigration came following the devastating
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According to censuses carried out in the
Kingdom of Hungary in 1869 (and later in 1900 and 1910) the population of Szepes county comprised the following nationalities: Slovaks 50.4%, (58.2%, 58%), Germans 35% (25%, 25%), Ruthenians
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At the same time, the German settlements of the Hernád (present-day Hornád) and Poprád (present-day Poprad) basins created a special political territory with its own administration. They received collective privileges from King
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The spirit of nationalism, growing in the 19th century, moved also in Spiš. In 1868, 21 settlements of Szepes sent their demands, the 'Szepes
Petition', to the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary, requesting special status for
887:. However, the privileges were gradually reduced and some 100 years later only religious and cultural rights remained. Finally, the province was dissolved altogether and incorporated into Szepes county in 1876.
642:). The settlers were mostly traders and miners. The settlements founded by them in the southern parts (Szepesség) were mainly mining settlements (later towns). Consequently, until World War II, Spiš had a large
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in German). Initially, the special territory was called "Communitas (or
Provincia) Saxonum de Scepus". By the mid-14th century, the territory was reduced to 24 settlements and later the name was changed to
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in present-day southern Spiš, and whose origin is unknown. From the 12th century onwards, its inhabitants were known as the "guardians of the northern border." The territory of the county was populated by
482:) (the so-called "districtus Podoliensis") were incorporated only in the 1290s. The northern border of the county stabilized in the early 14th century. Around 1300, the royal county became a noble county.
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Attempts of the
Kingdom of Hungary to repay the debt (most notably in 1419, 1426, and 1439) failed and later the will (or ability) to pay declined. After alleged mistreatment of the towns – especially by
1408:, most notably of the German minority. The figures do not make clear how Jews were categorised, but their numbers must have been substantial as many of the towns had synagogues (one survives in
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In the early 13th century, the people of Szepes created their own religious organization called the "Brotherhood of the 24 royal parish priests", which received many privileges from the local
426:), which was constructed in the 12th century. Unofficially from the 14th century, and officially from the 16th century, until 1920 the capital of the county was Lőcse (present-day
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763:. The pledged towns were to be returned to the Kingdom of Hungary as soon as the loan was repaid; nobody expected the pledge would take 360 years to redeem (from 1412 to 1772).
836:), while the revenue from the territories went to Poland. Poland also held some administrative powers in the area and was entitled to appoint a governor/administrator (
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689:(present-day Kežmarok), which however withdrew before 1344. From 1370 the 41 settlements of the territory subscribed to a uniform special Szepes law system (called
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The southern part of Szepes was conquered by the Kingdom of Hungary at the end of the 11th century, when the border of the Kingdom ended near Késmárk (present-day
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This article only covers the history of Szepes when it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (approx. 11th century – 1920). For a complete history of the region see
616:– which was not part of the sedes territories); following this there were various capitals, and after 1726 the capital was Betlenfalva/Betlensdorf (present-day
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inhabited by Poles, as a result of a natural process of colonizing the lands along the rivers, going up-stream. In this case, the river was Poprád river (
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In the aftermath of World War I, Szepes county became part of newly formed Czechoslovakia, as recognized by the concerned states in the 1920
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Szepes were (town names first in Hungarian, then in Slovak, then in German):
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testify to this affluence and culture. Until the end of the 17th century, the area was often disrupted by wars, uprisings against the
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using Polish dialect of Szepes region). The Hungarian censuses ignored the Polish nationality, all ethnic Poles were registered as
573:. In 1802, when its inhabitants decided to merge the sedes with Szepes county, it included the following settlements: Ábrahámfalva/
1456:, and all other Slovak rivers; Poprad is the only river in contemporary Slovakia going north), and all colonists originated from
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953:, the so-called Synod of Szepesváralja, took place in Szepesváralja (present-day Spišské Podhradie) in 1614. It discussed the
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invited Germans to colonize the Szepes and other regions (covering parts of present-day Slovakia, present-day Hungary and
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in the second half of the 18th century and occupied the towns in 1769 (with the apparent consent of the then Polish king
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previous count. The 13 main pawned settlements did not form a continuous territory. They included: Leibic (present-day
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Economic activity in the region was principally based on agriculture (and, in the mediaeval period, mining).
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who did not alter their privileges). The Polish king ceded his interest in the towns to Count
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394:. Its area was 3,668 km in 1910. The county became part of
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river. The northeastern region around Gnézda (present-day
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71:Spišská župa
57:Komitat Zips
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2251:Maros-Torda
2221:Kis-Küküllő
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2086:Abaúj-Torna
1838:Brandenburg
1692:Lőcse (now
1599:Szepesófalu
1572:Lőcse (now
1524:Gölnicbánya
1504:Districts (
1493:processuses
1458:Sądecczyzna
820:Spiš Castle
575:Abrahámovce
536:(1638–1848)
530:(1531–1636)
524:(1464–1527)
424:Szepesi vár
416:Spiš Castle
404:World War I
384:Abaúj-Torna
291:Spiš Castle
259:4 June 1920
193:• 1910
174: /
134:Szepesi vár
2491:Categories
2471:Virovitica
2091:Alsó-Fehér
1801:References
1665:Igló (now
1542:Igló (now
1446:Baltic Sea
981:Igló (now
955:Protestant
618:Betlanovce
579:Betlanovce
564:Hungarians
330:, German:
202:Population
2361:Udvarhely
2246:Máramaros
2196:Háromszék
2166:Esztergom
1039:Ruthenian
1034:Hungarian
963:Bishopric
941:Habsburgs
831:Esztergom
671:oligarchs
667:Charles I
663:Stephen V
597:, Jánócz/
468:Podolínec
420:Hungarian
354:Geography
340:Scepusium
338:, called
320:Scepusium
50:Hungarian
2466:Varaždin
2381:Veszprém
2351:Trencsén
2346:Torontál
2301:Szabolcs
2161:Csongrád
1739:See also
1676:Kežmarok
1559:Kežmarok
1516:Capital
1513:District
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1369:(15.31%)
1363:(67.97%)
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1222:Lutheran
1204:religion
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1176:(22.23%)
1170:(56.16%)
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1132:(57.85%)
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1094:(57.08%)
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948:Lutheran
839:starosta
793:Tvarožná
757:groschen
487:Habsburg
476:Hniezdne
460:Kežmarok
410:Capitals
402:, after
344:Slovakia
280:Slovakia
2391:Zemplén
2321:Szilágy
2306:Szatmár
2281:Pozsony
2231:Komárom
2176:Fogaras
2111:Baranya
1780:Sources
1658:Gelnica
1554:Késmárk
1529:Gelnica
1472:Economy
1462:Podhale
1442:Vistula
1425:Slovaks
1387:(1.04%)
1381:(4.32%)
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1367:26,459
1358:172,867
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1343:(4.20%)
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1305:(3.73%)
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1282:163,291
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1267:(3.44%)
1259:22,506
1253:33,101
1244:172,881
1194:(3.69%)
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1174:38,434
1168:97,077
1165:172,867
1156:(2.60%)
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1144:(6.30%)
1142:10,843
1136:42,885
1130:99,557
1127:172,091
1118:(1.59%)
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1106:(3.06%)
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1092:93,214
1089:163,291
1080:(1.15%)
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1068:(2.12%)
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1054:96,274
1051:172,881
975:Slovaks
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806:to the
753:Podolin
687:Késmárk
675:Rozgony
655:provost
610:squires
599:Jánovce
595:Hozelec
583:Gánovce
560:Germans
522:Zápolya
472:Dunajec
434:History
392:Galicia
232:History
219:172,900
162:20°35′E
130:Capital
91:of the
2476:Zagreb
2461:Srijem
2456:Požega
2396:Zólyom
2366:Ugocsa
2316:Szepes
2311:Szeben
2296:Sopron
2291:Somogy
2271:Nyitra
2266:Nógrád
2226:Kolozs
2211:Hunyad
2151:Csanád
2146:Brassó
2141:Borsod
2027:
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1703:Poprad
1694:Levoča
1685:Ľubica
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1597:
1584:Ólubló
1582:
1574:Levoča
1567:
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1466:Poland
1450:Hornad
1421:Gorals
1402:Rusyns
1385:1,798
1379:7,475
1341:7,234
1303:6,095
1265:5,941
1232:Jewish
1210:Census
1192:6,371
1154:4,473
1116:2,602
1104:4,999
1078:1,904
1066:3,526
1029:German
1024:Slovak
1017:Census
824:Levoča
804:fealty
773:Poprad
769:Ľubica
749:Gnézda
741:pawned
644:German
631:Mongol
603:Vlková
555:Poprad
528:Thurzó
507:Prešov
503:Košice
428:Levoča
324:Polish
308:Slovak
304:Szepes
295:Levoča
284:Poland
235:
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159:49°1′N
89:County
78:Slovak
74:
64:German
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2423:Fiume
2356:Turóc
2336:Tolna
2331:Temes
2286:Sáros
2256:Moson
2241:Liptó
2201:Heves
2191:Hajdú
2171:Fejér
2136:Bihar
2126:Bereg
2121:Békés
1751:Notes
1569:Lőcse
1506:járás
1417:Poles
1355:1910
1317:1900
1279:1890
1241:1880
1213:Total
1162:1910
1124:1900
1086:1890
1048:1880
1020:Total
959:Sáros
951:synod
797:Vrbov
735:King
700:Count
683:Lőcse
591:Hôrka
568:Slavs
549:, an
534:Csáky
388:Sáros
376:Liptó
328:Spisz
316:Latin
36:Latin
2512:Spiš
2386:Zala
2206:Hont
2186:Győr
2156:Csík
2116:Bars
2101:Árva
2096:Arad
2025:ISBN
1966:2021
1944:2021
1922:2021
1900:2021
1791:ISBN
1539:Igló
1460:and
1452:and
1347:883
1309:530
1271:523
932:Spiš
751:and
705:Graf
566:and
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386:and
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332:Zips
312:Spiš
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