Bars County | |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
11th century–1920 | |
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Capital | Bars; Léva (1321–1580); Kis-Tapolcsan (1580–1735) Aranyosmarót (1735–1920) |
Area | |
• Coordinates | 48°23′N 18°24′E / 48.383°N 18.400°E |
• 1910 | 2,724 km2 (1,052 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 1910 | 178,500 |
History | |
• Established | 11th century |
4 June 1920 | |
Today part of | Slovakia |
Starý Tekov; Levice; Topoľčianky; Zlaté Moravce are the current name of the capital. |
Bars (Latin: comitatus Barsiensis, Hungarian: Bars, Slovak: Tekov, German: Barsch) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central and southern Slovakia. Today in Slovakia, Tekov is the informal designation of the corresponding territory.