Moson County

Moson County
Comitatus Mosoniensis (Latin)
Moson vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Wieselburg (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
11th century–1923
Coat of arms of Moson
Coat of arms

CapitalMoson; Magyaróvár (1271-1923)
Area
 • Coordinates47°53′N 17°16′E / 47.883°N 17.267°E / 47.883; 17.267
 
• 1910
2,013 km2 (777 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
94,500
History 
• Established
11th century
4 June 1920
• Merged into Győr-Moson County
1923
Today part ofAustria
(979 km2)

Hungary
(972 km2)

Slovakia
(62 km2)

Moson (German: Wieselburg, Slovak: Mošon) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary, except a small area which is part of Slovakia. Moson is also the name of a town, nowadays part of the city Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.


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