Brassó is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Braşov (Romanian, Brassó in Hungarian, Kronstadt in German).

Geography

Brassó county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Fogaras, Nagy-Küküllő and Háromszék. The river Olt forms part of its northern border. The ridge of the southern Carpathian Mountains forms its southern border. Its area was 1499 km² around 1910.

History

The Brassó or Kronstadt region was settled by German colonists since the 12th century. Brassó county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Braşov and Sibiu (the westernmost part).

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Felvidék, capital Braşov (Hungarian: Brassó)
• Alvidék, capital Feldioara (Hungarian: Földvár)
• Hétfalus, capital Săcele (Hungarian: Hosszúfalu)

Urban district:

• Braşov (Hungarian: Brassó)