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Guide to Hungary ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information

Hungary is a country in Central Europe bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. From the eighteenth century to World War I it belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The official language is Hungarian. The lands of Hungary contributed great numbers of people to the waves of European Emigration from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s. These were not just Hungarians, but also Romanians, Germans, Jews, Slovaks, Ukrainians, Serbs, and Croats. Many settled in the United States, Canada, and Australia where, generations later, their descendants now begin the task of seeking their Hungarian heritage.

Getting Started with Hungary Research Links to articles on getting started with Hungary research. Beginning Hungarian Research Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library Research in Greater Hungary Germans to Russia - German-speaking citizens moving to Eastern Europe

Hungary Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Hungary research. Letter Writing Guide Research Guide for Hungary by FHL Word List Hungary Websites Hungarians on Emigrant departure lists

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Counties

Bács-Kiskun Baranya Békés Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Capital City of Budapest

Csongrád Fejér Győr-Moson-Sopron Hajdú-Bihar Heves

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Komárom-Esztergom Nógrád Pest Somogy

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tolna Vas Veszprém Zala

Historic Counties of Hungary

• Abaúj-Torna --now split between Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary, and Košice Region, Slovakia.
• Arad--In 1920, Most went to Romania—small southern part wen to Békés.
• Bács-Bodrog--In 1918, Northern 15% went to Bács-Kiskun, 85% went to Yugoslavia
• Bars--Became Tekov County, Slovakia
• Bihar--now mostly in northwestern Romania (as Bihor County), and a smaller part in Hajdú-Bihar County, eastern Hungary.
• Borsod--merged into Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén.
• Csanád--divided between Békés, Csongrád, and Romania (county of Arad, Romania).
• Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kis-Kun--The present county Pest was formed after World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is within present-day Bács-Kiskun}.
• Pozsony--became Bratislava

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