A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the 展开

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From the 11th century in England, and to a lesser extent from the 16th century in Wales, and until the middle of the 19th century, the annual … 展开

In Wales an ancient Celtic system of division called cantrefi (a hundred farmsteads; singular cantref) had existed for centuries and was of particular importance in the administration of the Welsh law. The antiquity of the cantrefi is demonstrated by the fact … 展开

In 17th and 18th century, "sotnia" was an administrative-territorial, judicial, and military unit of a "polk" (Regiment) in the Hetmanate and Sloboda Ukraine. The Encyclopedia of Ukraine translates … 展开

The origin of the division of counties into hundreds is described by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as "exceedingly obscure". It may once … 展开

Irish counties were divided into cantreds after the Norman conquest and baronies after the Tudor reconquest 展开

The term hundare (hundred) was used in Svealand and present-day Finland. The name is assumed to mean an area that should organise 100 men to crew four rowed war boats, which … 展开