List of historical capitals of Hungary
- List of historical capitals of Hungary
=Capitals of the Hungarian State=
During the history of Hungary the country has had more than one capital city. These were:
* Esztergom from 1000 [ [http://www.esztergom.hu/wps/portal//varos?docid=ADMR-6WQKVH History of Esztergom] ] to 1256 [ [http://www.sanctum.hu/index.php?hely=cikk&fazis=olvas&tipus=szoveg&commentek_szama=0&cikkid=158 Hungary in the Middle Ages] ] , (Székesfehérvár was coronation town)
* Buda 1256–1536
* Pozsony from 1536 [ [http://szlovakiaiidegenvezetes.sk/idegenvezetes-pozsonyban/ Pozsony, the coronation town] ] to 1848 (because Ottoman occupation)
* Pest-Buda (present-day Budapest) from 1848 [ [http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_t%C3%B6rt%C3%A9nete_%C3%A9vsz%C3%A1mokban History of Budapest] ] to 1873 (The country was part of Austria from 1849 till 1867, so the true capital was Vienna.)
* Debrecen twice, in 1849 and in 1944 [ [http://debrecen.opelclub.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=1 History of Debrecen] ] (during the Hungarian revolution of 1848, end of the WWII)
* Budapest (including Buda) 1873 [ [http://www.budapestinfo.hu/hu/altalanos_tudnivalok Budapestinfo] ] –"present"
Capitals of Pannonia province
Note that the Roman provinces on the territory of Hungary, notably Pannonia, had other capitals. Capitals of Roman Pannonia, located in the territory of present day Hungary, were: Aquincum (today "Óbuda"), Savaria ("Szombathely") and Sopianae ("Pécs").
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