crownland. After 1853, the county did not exist since the voivodeship was divided into districts. After the voivodeship was abolished in 1860, the area was again incorporated into the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary and the county was recreated in January 1861. In 1876, when the administrative structure of the Kingdom of Hungary was changed, the borders of Temes County were modified to include parts of the territory of the former Banat Military Frontier (including Fehértemplom/Bela Crkva, formerly the seat of the so-called Illyrian Regiment). In 1918, the county first became part of the newly proclaimed Banat Republic that lasted for only a few days. The region was taken by Serbian and French troops, and then divided in 1919 between the Kingdom of Romania and the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, as both of the powers claimed the entire territory of the Banat. The border arrangements were set by the Paris Peace Conference. A majority of the county was assigned to Romania, while the south-western third was assigned to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed to Yugoslavia in 1929). The Yugoslav part of the pre-1920 Temes County (the southern region) is part of the Serbian autonomous region of Vojvodina. The Romanian part is now part of Timiș County, except for a ~ wide strip along the Mureș River, which is in Arad County. Demographics Subdivisions In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Temes county were: The towns of Vršac, Bela Crkva, and Kovin are now in Serbia; the other towns mentioned are now in Romania. Notes References States and territories established in 1779 States and territories established in 1860 States and territories disestablished in 1552 States and territories disestablished in 1849 States and territories disestablished in 1920 Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary Medieval history of Vojvodina Vojvodina under Habsburg rule History of Banat