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Old County Hall

Old County Hall
Original function:
county hall
Current function:
house
Settlement:
Kassa, Košice 
Address:
Hlavná 70, 040 01 Staré Mesto
Historical Hungarian county:
Abaúj-Torna
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.722875, 21.256312
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History

In the 17th century Kassa became the seat of Abaúj County. Abaúj was one of the counties of Hungary. The building became the county hall at that time. The county assemblies were held here until 1779, when a new county hall was constructed.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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