Udvarhely

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Udvarhely County

County of the Kingdom of Hungary

1876 – 1920

Capital

Székelyudvarhely

History

- Established

1876

- Treaty of Trianon

June 4, 1920

Area

- 1910

2,938 km² (1,134 sq mi)

Population

- 1910 est.

124,200

Density

42.3 /km² (109.5 /sq mi)

Today part of

Romania

Odorheiu Secuiesc is the current name of the capital.

Contemporary map about the county

Udvarhely was the name of an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Székelyudvarhely (now Odorheiu Secuiesc).

[edit] 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.

[edit] History

The Udvarhely region was a settlement (seat) of the Székely, Udvarhelyszék. Udvarhely county was formed 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 constitutes now the present Romanian counties Harghita, Mureş (a small part in the west) and Covasna (a small part in the south-east).

[edit] Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Udvarhely county were:

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Homoród	Oklánd, RO Ocland
Parajd	Parajd, RO Praid
Székelykeresztúr	Székelykeresztúr, RO Cristuru Secuiesc
Udvarhely	Székelyudvarhely, RO Odorheiu Secuiesc
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Székelyudvarhely, RO Odorheiu Secuiesc