Krassó-Szörény County

Krassó-Szörény (Hungarian: Krassó-Szörény, Romanian: Caraș-Severin, Serbian: Karaš-Severin or Караш-Северин) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the historic Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly located in south-western Romania, with one very small part which is located in Serbia. The capital of the county was Lugos (present-day Lugoj).

Krassó-Szörény County
Comitatus Krassovinis et Severinensis (Latin)
Krassó-Szörény vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Karasch-Severin (German)
Comitatul Caraș-Severin (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1881–1920
Coat of arms

CapitalLugos
Area
  Coordinates45°41′N 21°54′E
 
 1910
11,074 km2 (4,276 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
466,147
History 
 Established
1881
 Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
Today part ofRomania
Serbia
Lugoj is the current name of the capital
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