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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

Getting Started with Hungary Research Links to articles on getting started with Hungary research. Beginning Hungarian Research Hungary Finding Town of Origin 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

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Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Hungary

• Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the local level. To search these records, you must know the town where your ancestors lived.
• If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article, Hungary Finding Town of Origin, to search a variety of records that might provide that information.

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Counties

As of 1950, Hungary contains the following 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

After 1876 (or 1881 for Abaúj-Torna and Krassó-Szörény), the Kingdom of Hungary contained the following 63 counties:

Abaúj-Torna	Beszterce-Naszód	Fogaras	Kis-Küküllő	Nógrád	Szeben	Turóc
Alsó-Fehér	Bihar	Győr	Kolozs	Nyitra	Szepes	Udvarhely
Arad	Borsod	Gömör és Kis-Hont	Komárom	Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun	Szilágy	Ugocsa
Árva	Brassó	Hajdú	Krassó-Szörény	Pozsony	Szolnok-Doboka	Ung
Bács-Bodrog	Csanád	Háromszék	Liptó	Sáros	Temes	Vas
Baranya	Csík	Heves	Máramaros	Somogy	Tolna	Veszprém
Bars	Csongrád	Hont	Maros-Torda	Sopron	Torda-Aranyos	Zala
Békés	Esztergom	Hunyad	Moson	Szabolcs	Torontál	Zemplén
Bereg	Fejér	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	Nagy-Küküllő	Szatmár	Trencsén	Zólyom

• 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 of 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
• Zemplén

FamilySearch Resources

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• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
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• Family History Center locator map
• Reference Aids Overview at the Family History Library