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| In the ]n countries hundreds were used in ], ] and ]. In ] and ] the division was called ''herred'' and in ] the names ''härad'' and ''hundare'' was used. In Sweden ] had the division ''härad'' while ] had ''hundare'', but eventually that division was superceded by introducing the ''härad'' in Svealand. The ''härad'' was also introduced in ], but not in ], the eastern and northern parts of Sweden respectively. The name refer to the number hundred and is example of a common form of division used among Germanic peoples. In Sveland it may once have referred to a hundred men under arms, that were raised and supported by the inhabitants of the hundred. | |||
| In ] a hundred, or ''hundare'', was an administrative division of a '']''. Initially the hundred referred to a hundred men under arms, that were raised and supported by the inhabitants of the ''hundred''. The use of ''hundreds'' was limited to ] and the region around lake ]. In the ] the ''hundreds'' were converted into another division, that of '']'', which was used in ] and other parts of the country. | |||
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A hundred is an administrative division which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. The name is derived from the number hundred.
England
In England a hundred was the division of a shire for administrative, military and judicial purposes under the common law. Originally, when introduced by the Saxons, a hundred was supposed to contain approximately one hundred households headed by a hundred-man; it was further divided into tithings, which likewise contained ten. Compare with township. Above the Hundred was the Shire under the control of a Shire-reeve (or sheriff). Hundreds remained in existence into the late 19th century.
The number of hundreds in each county varied wildly. Leicestershire had six, whereas Devon, nearly thrice as vast, had thirty-five.
Several ancient hundred names give their name to modern local government districts.
Scandinavia
In the Scandinavian countries hundreds were used in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. In Danish and Norwegian the division was called herred and in Swedish the names härad and hundare was used. In Sweden Götaland had the division härad while Svealand had hundare, but eventually that division was superceded by introducing the härad in Svealand. The härad was also introduced in Finland, but not in Norrland, the eastern and northern parts of Sweden respectively. The name refer to the number hundred and is example of a common form of division used among Germanic peoples. In Sveland it may once have referred to a hundred men under arms, that were raised and supported by the inhabitants of the hundred.
See also
References
This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.
