Province of 13 Spisz Towns
Administrative division of Eldership of Spisz
1412–1778

Map of Spiš after the Spiš Pledge, including the Province of 13 Spisz Towns.
History 
 Spiš Pledge and partition of the Province of 24 Szepes Towns
8 November 1412
1 July 1569
1669
 Incorporation into Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary
1772
 Incorporation into the Province of 16 Szepes Towns
1778
Contained within
  CountryKingdom of Poland (1412–1569)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1772)
Kingdom of Hungary (1772–1778)
  Union memberstateCrown of the Kingdom of Poland (1569–1772)
  ProvinceLesser Poland (1569–1772)
  EldershipEldership of Spisz (1412–1772)
  CountySzepes County (1772–1778)
Political subdivisions5 districts
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of 24 Szepes Towns
Province of 16 Szepes Towns

The Province of 13 Spisz Towns[lower-alpha 1] was an autonomous administrative division of the Eldership of Spisz, that until 1568 belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, and since then to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Since 1772, it belonged to the Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary.[1][2]

The province was formed on 8 November 1412, in with the Spiš Pledge, in which Hungary had pledged part of Szepes County to the Kingdom of Poland, with the Province of 24 Szepes Towns was divided into Province of 11 Szepes Towns in Hungary, and Province of 13 Spisz Towns in Poland. In 1569, after the formation of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it became a part of Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. The eldership was conquered by Habsburg monarchy between 1769 and 1770 and remained under occupation until 1772 when it was formally incorporated into the Szepes County, Kingdom of Hungary. After that, it existed as the seat until 1778, when it unified with the Dominion of Lubowla, forming the Province of 16 Szepes Towns.[1][2]

Subdivisions

The province had been formed from salient formed by Podoliniec District, that was connected to the rest of the Dominion of Lubowla, and via it to the rest of the Kingdom of Poland, and 5 exclaves surrounded by the Kingdom of Hungary. It was divided into 5 districts:[3]

Towns

Citations

Notes

  1. Polish: Prowincja 13 miast spiskich; German: Provinz der 13 Zipser Städte; Slovakian: Provincia 13 spišských miest; Hungarian: XIII. Szepesi Városok Provinciájába; Latin: Provincia XIII oppidorum terrae Scepusiensis

References

  1. 1 2 Zuzanna Krempaská, Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876.
  2. 1 2 Encyklopédia Slovenska, Veda.
  3. Marek Sobczyński. "Kształtowanie się karpackich granic Polski (w X–XX w.)" (PDF). geopol.geo.uni.lodz.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27.

Bibliography

  • Zuzanna Krempaská, Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876. Spišska Nova Vés, Spiš Museum. ISBN 9788085173062.
  • Encyklopédia Slovenska, VEDA, Bratislava, 1980.
  • Julia Radziszewska, Studia spiskie. Katowice. 1985.
  • Terra Scepusiensis. Stan badań nad dziejami Spiszu. Lewocza-Wrocław. 2003.
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