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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
618:. 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
949:, 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.
848:) 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
785:, 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.
1410:) 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
828:. Some of them gradually turned into simple villages and lost their German privileges. Having privileges from both the Polish and the Hungarian crowns gave the "Province of 13" to significant commercial advantages over Lőcse (present-day
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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
893:. 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.
648:). 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
488:) (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
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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
432:), 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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769:. 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).
842:), 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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695:(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
622:– 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):
1501:. The number was changed to four in 1798. In the second half of the 19th century, the number of processuses (districts) was increased.
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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
579:. In 1802, when its inhabitants decided to merge the sedes with Szepes county, it included the following settlements: Ábrahámfalva/
1462:, and all other Slovak rivers; Poprad is the only river in contemporary Slovakia going north), and all colonists originated from
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959:, 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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714:) of Szepes elected by the town judges of the 24 towns.
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71:Spišská župa
57:Komitat Zips
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2257:Maros-Torda
2227:Kis-Küküllő
2112:Bács-Bodrog
2092:Abaúj-Torna
1844:Brandenburg
1698:Lőcse (now
1605:Szepesófalu
1578:Lőcse (now
1530:Gölnicbánya
1510:Districts (
1499:processuses
1464:Sądecczyzna
826:Spiš Castle
581:Abrahámovce
542:(1638–1848)
536:(1531–1636)
530:(1464–1527)
430:Szepesi vár
422:Spiš Castle
410:World War I
390:Abaúj-Torna
291:Spiš Castle
259:4 June 1920
193:• 1910
174: /
134:Szepesi vár
2497:Categories
2477:Virovitica
2097:Alsó-Fehér
1807:References
1671:Igló (now
1548:Igló (now
1452:Baltic Sea
987:Igló (now
961:Protestant
624:Betlanovce
585:Betlanovce
570:Hungarians
202:Population
2367:Udvarhely
2252:Máramaros
2202:Háromszék
2172:Esztergom
1045:Ruthenian
1040:Hungarian
969:Bishopric
947:Habsburgs
837:Esztergom
677:oligarchs
673:Charles I
669:Stephen V
603:, Jánócz/
474:Podolínec
426:Hungarian
360:Geography
346:Scepusium
344:, called
333:‹See Tfd›
320:Scepusium
50:Hungarian
2472:Varaždin
2387:Veszprém
2357:Trencsén
2352:Torontál
2307:Szabolcs
2167:Csongrád
1745:See also
1682:Kežmarok
1565:Kežmarok
1522:Capital
1519:District
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1375:(15.31%)
1369:(67.97%)
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1253:110,810
1228:Lutheran
1210:religion
1188:(10.79%)
1182:(22.23%)
1176:(56.16%)
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1106:(27.53%)
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954:Lutheran
845:starosta
799:Tvarožná
763:groschen
493:Habsburg
482:Hniezdne
466:Kežmarok
416:Capitals
408:, after
350:Slovakia
336:German:
280:Slovakia
2397:Zemplén
2327:Szilágy
2312:Szatmár
2287:Pozsony
2237:Komárom
2182:Fogaras
2117:Baranya
1786:Sources
1664:Gelnica
1560:Késmárk
1535:Gelnica
1478:Economy
1468:Podhale
1448:Vistula
1431:Slovaks
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1387:(4.32%)
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1373:26,459
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1335:27,655
1326:172,091
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1259:33,101
1250:172,881
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1186:18,658
1180:38,434
1174:97,077
1171:172,867
1162:(2.60%)
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1150:(6.30%)
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1142:42,885
1136:99,557
1133:172,091
1124:(1.59%)
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1112:(3.06%)
1104:44,958
1098:93,214
1095:163,291
1086:(1.15%)
1080:(9.73%)
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1074:(2.12%)
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1060:96,274
1057:172,881
981:Slovaks
840:diocese
812:to the
759:Podolin
693:Késmárk
681:Rozgony
661:provost
616:squires
605:Jánovce
601:Hozelec
589:Gánovce
566:Germans
528:Zápolya
478:Dunajec
440:History
398:Galicia
232:History
219:172,900
162:20°35′E
130:Capital
91:of the
2482:Zagreb
2467:Srijem
2462:Požega
2402:Zólyom
2372:Ugocsa
2322:Szepes
2317:Szeben
2302:Sopron
2297:Somogy
2277:Nyitra
2272:Nógrád
2232:Kolozs
2217:Hunyad
2157:Csanád
2152:Brassó
2147:Borsod
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1709:Poprad
1700:Levoča
1691:Ľubica
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1472:Poland
1456:Hornad
1427:Gorals
1408:Rusyns
1391:1,798
1385:7,475
1347:7,234
1309:6,095
1271:5,941
1238:Jewish
1216:Census
1198:6,371
1160:4,473
1122:2,602
1110:4,999
1084:1,904
1072:3,526
1035:German
1030:Slovak
1023:Census
830:Levoča
810:fealty
779:Poprad
775:Ľubica
755:Gnézda
747:pawned
650:German
637:Mongol
609:Vlková
561:Poprad
534:Thurzó
513:Prešov
509:Košice
434:Levoča
324:Polish
308:Slovak
304:Szepes
295:Levoča
284:Poland
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159:49°1′N
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78:Slovak
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64:German
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2429:Fiume
2362:Turóc
2342:Tolna
2337:Temes
2292:Sáros
2262:Moson
2247:Liptó
2207:Heves
2197:Hajdú
2177:Fejér
2142:Bihar
2132:Bereg
2127:Békés
1757:Notes
1575:Lőcse
1512:járás
1423:Poles
1361:1910
1323:1900
1285:1890
1247:1880
1219:Total
1168:1910
1130:1900
1092:1890
1054:1880
1026:Total
965:Sáros
957:synod
803:Vrbov
741:King
706:Count
689:Lőcse
597:Hôrka
574:Slavs
555:, an
540:Csáky
394:Sáros
382:Liptó
328:Spisz
316:Latin
36:Latin
2518:Spiš
2392:Zala
2212:Hont
2192:Győr
2162:Csík
2122:Bars
2107:Árva
2102:Arad
2031:ISBN
1972:2021
1950:2021
1928:2021
1906:2021
1797:ISBN
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