Royal free city
Royal free city or free royal city was the official term for the most important cities in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 15th century until the early 20th century. These cities were granted certain privileges by the king to limit the control of the Hungarian nobility, hence "royal", and exercised some self-government in relation to their internal affairs, hence "free".
The term "royal free city" in the languages of the kingdom is:
- Libera regia civitas
- Szabad királyi város
- Königliche Freistadt
- Oraș liber regesc
- Slobodné kráľovské mesto
- Slobodni kraljevski grad
List of Free Royal Cities of Hungary
Current English name | Hungarian name | Other historical names |
Alba Iulia | Gyulafehérvár | |
Arad | Arad | |
Baia Mare | Nagybánya | |
Baia Sprie | Felsőbánya | |
Banská Bystrica | Besztercebánya | |
Banská Štiavnica | Selmecbánya | |
Bardejov | Bártfa | |
Bistrița | Beszterce | |
Braşov | Brassó | |
Bratislava | Pozsony | Pressburg, Prešporok, Požun |
Brezno | Breznóbánya | |
Budapest | Buda | |
Cluj-Napoca | Kolozsvár | Klausenburg, Cluj |
Debrecen | Debrecen | |
Eisenstadt | Kismarton | |
Erzsébetváros | Erzsébetváros | |
Esztergom | Esztergom | |
Gherla | Szamosújvár | |
Győr | Győr | |
Kežmarok | Késmárk | |
Komárom | Komárom | |
Košice | Kassa | |
Kőszeg | Kőszeg | |
Krapina | Korpona | |
Kremnica | Körmöcbánya | |
Levoča | Lőcse | |
Ľubietová | Libetbánya | |
Mediaș | Medgyes | |
Modra | Modor | |
Nová Baňa | Újbánya | |
Novi Sad | Újvidék | |
Orăștie | Szászváros | Broos |
Pécs | Pécs | |
Budapest | Pest | |
Pezinok | Bazin | |
Prešov | Eperjes | |
Pukanec | Bakabánya | |
Rijeka | Fiume | |
Rust | Ruszt | |
Sabinov | Kisszeben | |
Satu Mare | Szatmárnémeti | Sătmar |
Sebeș | Szászsebes | Mühlbach |
Sfântu Gheorghe | Szentgyörgy | |
Sibiu | Nagyszeben | Hermannstadt |
Sighișoara | Segesvár | Schäßburg |
Skalica | Szakolca | |
Sombor | Zombor | |
Sopron | Sopron | |
Subotica | Szabadka | |
Szeged | Szeged | |
Székesfehérvár | Székesfehérvár | |
Târgu-Mureș | Marosvásárhely | |
Timișoara | Temesvár | |
Trenčín | Trencsén | |
Trnava | Nagyszombat | |
Veľký Šariš | Nagysáros | |
Vukovar | Vukovár | Valkóvár |
Zvolen | Zólyom | |
Zagreb | Zágráb | Gradec, Agram |