Beszterce-Naszód County

Beszterce-Naszód was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in northern Romania (north-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Beszterce (now Bistrița).

Beszterce-Naszód County
Comitatus Bistriciensis-Naszodiensis (Latin)
Beszterce-Naszód vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Bistritz-Naszod (German)
Comitatul Bistriţa-Năsăud (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1876-1920, 1940-1945)
Coat of arms

CapitalBeszterce
Area
  Coordinates47°8′N 24°30′E
 
 1910
4,167 km2 (1,609 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
127,800
History 
 Established
1876
 Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
 County recreated (Second Vienna Award)
30 August 1940
 Disestablished
1945
Today part ofRomania
Bistrița is the current name of the capital.
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