List of historical capitals of Hungary
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[edit] Capitals of the Hungarian State
During the history of Hungary the country has had more than one capital city. These were:
- Esztergom from 1000[1] to 1256,[2] (Székesfehérvár was coronation town)
- Buda 1256–1316
- Temesvár 1316–1325
- Buda 1325–1536
- Pozsony from 1536[3] to 1848 (because Ottoman occupation)
- Pest-Buda (present-day Budapest) from 1848[4] 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[5] (during the Hungarian revolution of 1848, end of the World War II)
- Budapest (including Buda) 1873[6]–present
[edit] 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).
