Udvarhely County


Udvarhely was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania. The capital of the county was Székelyudvarhely.

Geography

Udvarhely county shared borders with the counties of Maros-Torda, Csík, Háromszék, Nagy-Küküllő, and Kis-Küküllő. The county lay in the Carpathian Mountains. Its area was 2938 km² around 1910.

History

The Udvarhely region was a settlement of the Székely, Udvarhelyszék. Udvarhely county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania until 1940 when by the Second Vienna Award much of its territory was reassigned to Hungary. After the end of World War II it became again part of Romania. Its territory constitutes now the present Romanian counties Harghita, Mureș and Covasna.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 118,275 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1910, the county had a population of 124,173 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Udvarhely county were: