| Conventional Long Name: | Szeben County |
| Common Name: | Szeben |
| Subdivision: | County |
| Nation: | the Kingdom of Hungary |
| Year Start: | 1876 |
| Event End: | Treaty of Trianon |
| Year End: | 1920 |
| Date End: | 4 June |
| Capital: | Nagyszeben |
| Stat Area1: | 3619 |
| Stat Pop1: | 176900 |
| Stat Year1: | 1910 |
| Today: | Romania |
| Footnotes: | Sibiu is the current name of the capital. |
Szeben was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (southern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Nagyszeben (present-day Sibiu).
Szeben County shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Alsó-Fehér, Nagy-Küküllő, and Fogaras. The river Olt flowed through the county. Its area was around 1910.
Szeben County was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. It included the former Saxon seats of Hermannstadt/Sibiu, Mühlbach/Sebeș, Reussmarkt/Miercurea, and (most of) Nocrich, as well as parts of Alsó-Fehér and Felső-Fehér counties. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu and Alba (the area around Sebeș).
| 1880[1] | 141,627 | 90,802 (66.27%) | 40,723 (29.72%) | 2,991 (2.18%) | 2,497 (1.82%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890[2] | 148,738 | 98,719 (66.37%) | 42,497 (28.57%) | 4,342 (2.92%) | 3,180 (2.14%) |
| 1900[3] | 166,188 | 108,413 (65.24%) | 47,678 (28.69%) | 8,084 (4.86%) | 2,013 (1.21%) |
| 1910[4] | 176,921 | 113,672 (64.25%) | 49,757 (28.12%) | 10,159 (5.74%) | 3,333 (1.88%) |
| 1880 | 141,627 | 90,553 (63.94%) | 33,781 (23.85%) | 10,853 (7.66%) | 4,680 (3.30%) | 1,110 (0.78%) | 650 (0.47%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 148,738 | 88,365 (59.41%) | 39,065 (26.26%) | 12,550 (8.44%) | 6,414 (4.31%) | 1,586 (1.07%) | 758 (0.51%) |
| 1900 | 166,188 | 95,380 (57.39%) | 43,439 (26.14%) | 14,050 (8.45%) | 8,747 (5.26%) | 3,147 (1.89%) | 1,425 (0.86%) |
| 1910 | 176,921 | 99,952 (56.50%) | 45,912 (25.95%) | 16,064 (9.08%) | 9,503 (5.37%) | 3,528 (1.99%) | 1,962 (1.11%) |
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Nagydisznód | Nagydisznód (now Cisnădie) |
| Nagyszeben | Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) |
| Szászsebes | Szászsebes (now Sebeș) |
| Szelistye | Szelistye (now Săliște) |
| Szerdahely | Szerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului) |
| Újegyház | Újegyház (now Nocrich) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) | |
| Szászsebes (now Sebeș) | |