Virovitica County

Virovitica County
Virovitička županija (Croatian)
Verőce vármegye (Hungarian)
County of the Kingdom of Slavonia, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
12th–16th century
1718–1920/1922
Coat of arms of Virovitica County
Coat of arms

Location of the County (yellow) within the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (green)
CapitalOsijek
Area
 • Coordinates45°33′N 18°41′E / 45.550°N 18.683°E / 45.550; 18.683
 
• 1910
4,867 km2 (1,879 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
272,430
History 
• Established
12th century
• Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
1922
Succeeded by
Osijek Oblast
Today part ofCroatia
Old map of Virovitica County

Virovitica County (Croatian: Virovitička županija; Hungarian: Verőce vármegye) was an administrative subdivision (županija) of the Medieval Kingdom of Croatia, the Kingdom of Slavonia and the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within both Croatia and Hungary, themselves within the Habsburg Monarchy/Austrian Empire; Croatia-Slavonia, its successor, was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen (Transleithania), the Hungarian part of Austria-Hungary. Its territory is now in eastern Croatia. The name of the county comes from the town of Virovitica (Hungarian: Verőce). The capital of the county moved from Virovitica to Osijek (Croatian; Hungarian: Eszék) in the late 18th century.


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