It existed from 1778 to 1785, and from 1791 to 1876. It was established on 5 June 1778, with the unification of the Province of 13 Szepes Towns and the Dominion of Lubowla into one entity. The territory was disestablished on 1 November 1785, with its lands being directly administrated by Szepes County until October 1791, when it was reestablished. It existed until 1876, when it was again disestablished, being given under direct administration of Szepes County.[1][2][3]
The province was disestablished on 1 November 1785, in the effect of the Josephine reforms, done under the rule of Joseph II. The towns lost their autonomy and were given back under the direct administration of Szepes County. It was reestablished back in October 1791, after the reforms were abolished.[1][2][3]
In 1849, the Provincial Count was appointed as the Government Commissioner, de jure, turning the province into the Government Commissariat of 16 Towns. It got disestablished in 1876, during the period of Bach's absolutism. The towns lost their autonomy and were given back under the direct administration of Szepes County.[1][2][3]
Latin: Provincia XVI oppidorum terrae Scepusiensis
References
^ abcdeZuzanna Krempaská, Sixteen Scepus Towns from 1412 to 1876.
^ abcde"Provincia 16 spišských miest" in Vladimír Hajko (editor): Encyklopédia Slovenska: súhrn poznatkov o minulosti a prítomnosti Slovenska, vol. 4, N-Q. Bratislava: Veda, 1980. p. 569.
