It is a rococo-classical building of palace type, intended for administrative purposes of the former Šarišská stoica. Already at the end of the Middle Ages, Prešov became the most important political, cultural, economic-administrative and also religious centre of the Šarišská stool. The importance of the city increased even more when in 1723 it became the seat of one of the four newly established legal institutions in Hungary, namely the Diocesan Judicial Board, which was intended for the entire region of Potisia. Matters relating to the Šariš See fell within the jurisdiction of the Šariš county governor, or rather of the county assemblies held at the county seat. The governor was appointed by the monarch. The mayor was the commander of all royal soldiers who were on the territory of the county (or stool), but he also judged the inhabitants. In addition to the nobility and the clergy, he also took care of the administration of state revenues. The Šariš Stoica retained its independence and territorial integrity until the middle of the 19th century. Its borders were already established in the 14th century. The original seat of the Šariš County was the Šariš Castle. After Maria Theresa's decree, according to which each capital was obliged to build a new administrative building in the place of its seat, a representative building of the County House was built in 1769 - 1770. The County House served its original purpose until the end of 1944. During the period of the First Slovak Republic it was the seat of the Šariš-Zemplín County. After the war, the County House was gradually reconstructed to provide space for several institutions.
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