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:
The status was similar to the Free Cities in the Holy Roman Empire.

List of Free Royal Cities of Hungary

Current English nameHungarian nameOther historical names
Alba IuliaGyulafehérvár
AradArad
Baia MareNagybánya
Baia SprieFelsőbánya
Banská BystricaBesztercebánya
Banská ŠtiavnicaSelmecbánya
BardejovBártfa
BistrițaBeszterce
BraşovBrassó
BratislavaPozsonyPressburg, Prešporok, Požun
BreznoBreznóbánya
BudapestBuda
Cluj-NapocaKolozsvárKlausenburg, Cluj
DebrecenDebrecen
EisenstadtKismarton
ErzsébetvárosErzsébetváros
EsztergomEsztergom
GherlaSzamosújvár
GyőrGyőr
KežmarokKésmárk
KomáromKomárom
KošiceKassa
KőszegKőszeg
KrapinaKorpona
KremnicaKörmöcbánya
LevočaLőcse
ĽubietováLibetbánya
MediașMedgyes
ModraModor
Nová BaňaÚjbánya
Novi SadÚjvidék
OrăștieSzászvárosBroos
PécsPécs
BudapestPest
PezinokBazin
PrešovEperjes
PukanecBakabánya
RijekaFiume
RustRuszt
SabinovKisszeben
Satu MareSzatmárnémetiSătmar
SebeșSzászsebesMühlbach
Sfântu GheorgheSzentgyörgy
SibiuNagyszebenHermannstadt
SighișoaraSegesvárSchäßburg
SkalicaSzakolca
SomborZombor
SopronSopron
SuboticaSzabadka
SzegedSzeged
SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár
Târgu-MureșMarosvásárhely
TimișoaraTemesvár
TrenčínTrencsén
TrnavaNagyszombat
Veľký ŠarišNagysáros
VukovarVukovárValkóvár
ZvolenZólyom
ZagrebZágrábGradec, Agram

Towns with only partial privileges