Nagy-Küküllő County Explained

Conventional Long Name:Nagy-Küküllő County
Common Name:Nagy-Küküllő
Subdivision:County
Nation:the Kingdom of Hungary
Year Start:1876
Event End:Treaty of Trianon
Year End:1920
Date End:4 June
Capital:Segesvár
Stat Area1:3337
Stat Pop1:148800
Stat Year1:1910
Today:Romania
Footnotes:Sighișoara is the current name of the capital.

Nagy-Küküllő (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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 river Târnava Mare. The capital of the county was Segesvár (present-day Sighișoara).

Geography

Nagy-Küküllő County shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Kis-Küküllő, Udvarhely, Háromszék, Brassó, Fogaras, and Szeben. The river Târnava Mare formed part of its northern border and the river Olt part of its southern border. Its area was around 1910.

History

Nagy-Küküllő County came into existence in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed and Küküllő County was split. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu (the west), Brașov (the south-east), and Mureș (around Sighișoara).

Demographics

Population by mother tongue! Census !! Total !! German !! Romanian !! Hungarian !! Other or unknown
1880[1] 132,454 57,398 (44.77%) 51,632 (40.27%) 12,026 (9.38%) 7,155 (5.58%)
1890[2] 135,312 59,575 (44.03%) 53,644 (39.64%) 14,148 (10.46%) 7,945 (5.87%)
1900[3] 145,138 61,769 (42.56%) 61,779 (42.57%) 17,139 (11.81%) 4,451 (3.07%)
1910[4] 148,826 62,224 (41.81%) 60,381 (40.57%) 18,474 (12.41%) 7,747 (5.21%)
Population by religion! Census !! Total !! Lutheran !! Eastern Orthodox !! Greek Catholic !! Calvinist !! Roman Catholic !! Unitarian !! Other or unknown
1880132,454 58,920 (44.48%) 45,853 (34.62%) 14,909 (11.26%) 5,999 (4.53%) 3,800 (2.87%) 2,219 (1.68%) 754 (0.57%)
1890135,312 59,501 (43.97%) 46,209 (34.15%) 15,582 (11.52%) 6,796 (5.02%) 3,856 (2.85%) 2,546 (1.88%) 822 (0.61%)
1900145,138 61,777 (42.56%) 50,350 (34.69%) 16,259 (11.20%) 7,651 (5.27%) 5,105 (3.52%) 2,889 (1.99%) 1,107 (0.76%)
1910148,826 62,370 (41.91%) 51,705 (34.74%) 17,062 (11.46%) 8,320 (5.59%) 5,042 (3.39%) 3,222 (2.16%) 1,105 (0.74%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Nagy-Küküllő County were:

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
KőhalomKőhalom (now Rupea)
MedgyesMedgyes (now Mediaș)
NagysinkNagysink (now Cincu)
SegesvárSegesvár (now Sighișoara)
SzentágotaSzentágota (now Agnita)
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Medgyes (now Mediaș)
Segesvár (now Sighișoara)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Az 1881. év elején végrehajtott népszámlálás főbb eredményei megyék és községek szerint rendezve, II. kötet (1882) . library.hungaricana.hu . 28 September 2021.
  2. Web site: A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892) . library.hungaricana.hu . 29 September 2021.
  3. Web site: A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900 . library.hungaricana.hu . 29 September 2021.
  4. Web site: KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár . Kt.lib.pte.hu . 29 September 2021.