Nagy-Küküllő County
| Nagy-Küküllő County Comitatul Târnava-Mare Nagy-Küküllő vármegye Komitat Groß-Kokelburg |
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| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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| Capital | Segesvár Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
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| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1876 | |||
| • | Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 | |||
| Area | |||||
| • | 1910 | 3,337 km2 (1,288 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | 1910 | 148,800 | |||
| Density | 44.6 /km2 (115.5 /sq mi) | ||||
| Today part of | Romania | ||||
| Sighişoara is the current name of the capital. | |||||
Nagy-Küküllő (Romanian: Comitatul Târnava-Mare) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Nagy-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the Târnava Mare River. The capital of the county was Sighişoara (Romanian, Segesvár in Hungarian).
Geography
Nagy-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Kis-Küküllő, Udvarhely, Háromszék, Brassó, Fogaras and Szeben. The Târnava Mare River/Nagy-Küküllő formed part of its northern border, the river Olt part of its southern border. Its area was 3337 km² around 1910.
History
Nagy-Küküllő county was formed when the county Küküllő was split in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu (the west), Braşov (the south-east) and Mureş (around Sighişoara).
Demographics
In 1900, the county had a population of 145,138 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Romanian: 61,779 (42.6%)
- German: 61,769 (42.5%)
- Hungarian: 17,139 (11.8%)
- Croatian: 177 (0.1%)
- Slovak: 76 (0.1%)
- Serbian: 17 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 7 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 4,181 (2.9%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Lutheran: 61,777 (42.6%)
- Eastern Orthodox: 50,350 (34.7%)
- Greek Catholic: 16,259 (11.2%)
- Calvinist: 7,651 (5.3%)
- Roman Catholic: 5,105 (3.5%)
- Unitarian: 2,889 (2.0%)
- Jewish: 1,092 (0.7%)
- Other or unknown: 15 (0.0%)
In 1910, county had a population of 148,826 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- German: 62,224 (41.8%)
- Romanian: 60,381 (40.6%)
- Hungarian: 18,474 (12.4%)
- Slovak: 63 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 57 (0.0%)
- Ruthenian: 6 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 4 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 7,617 (5.1%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Lutheran: 62,370 (41.9%)
- Eastern Orthodox: 51,622 (34.7%)
- Greek Catholic: 17,145 (11.5%)
- Calvinist: 8,320 (5.6%)
- Roman Catholic: 5,402 (3.6%)
- Unitarianist: 3,222 (2.2%)
- Jewish: 1,089 (0.7%)
- Other or unknown: 16 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Nagy-Küküllő county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Kőhalom | Kőhalom, RO Rupea |
| Medgyes | Medgyes, RO Mediaş |
| Nagysink | Nagysink, RO Cincu |
| Segesvár | Segesvár, RO Sighişoara |
| Szentágota | Szentágota, RO Agnita |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Medgyes, RO Mediaş | |
| Segesvár, RO Sighişoara | |
