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Alsó Fehér County

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Capital
  
Nagyenyed

1910
  
3,646 km (1,408 sq mi)

Today part of
  
Romania

Established
  
1876

1910
  
221,618

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Alsó-Fehér was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Nagyenyed (present-day Aiud).

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Geography

Alsó-Fehér county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Torda-Aranyos, Kis-Küküllő, Nagy-Küküllő, and Szeben. The rivers Maros and Küküllő flow through the county. Its area was 3580 km² around 1910.

History

Alsó-Fehér (Lower Fehér) county was formed when the county Fehér was split in the Late Middle Ages. (The other half, Felső-Fehér county, consisted entirely of enclaves between Székely and Saxon seats.) In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, the territory of Alsó-Fehér was modified, and Felső-Fehér county was entirely abolished and merged with other counties. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned the territory of the county to Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties of Alba, Sibiu (the south-east) and Mureş (a small northeastern part).

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

  • Romanian: 166,099 (78,2%)
  • Hungarian: 36,360 (17,1%)
  • German: 7,953 (3,8%)
  • Slovak: 100 (0,0%)
  • Serbian: 40 (0,0%)
  • Croatian: 14 (0,0%)
  • Ruthenian: 6 (0,0%)
  • Other or unknown: 1,780 (0,9%)

    • According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Eastern Orthodox: 87,210 (41,1%)
  • Greek Catholic: 80,211 (37,8%)
  • Calvinist: 21,296 (10,0%)
  • Roman Catholic: 11,226 (5,3%)
  • Lutheran: 7,170 (3,4%)
  • Jewish: 3,903 (1,8%)
  • Unitarian: 1,315 (0,6%)
  • Other or unknown: 21 (0,0%)

    • In 1910, county had a population of 221,618 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

    Total:

  • Romanian: 171,483 (77,4%)
  • Hungarian: 39,107 (17,6%)
  • German: 7,269 (3,3%)
  • Slovak: 184 (0,1%)
  • Serbian: 18 (0,0%)
  • Croatian: 8 (0,0%)
  • Ruthenian: 8 (0,0%)
  • Other or unknown: 3,541 (1,6%)

    • According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Eastern Orthodox: 89,724 (40,5%)
  • Greek Catholic: 85,276 (38,5%)
  • Calvinist: 23,009 (10,4%)
  • Roman Catholic: 11,194 (5,0%)
  • Lutheran: 7,283 (3,3%)
  • Jewish: 3,845 (1,7%)
  • Unitarianist: 1,269 (0,6%)
  • Other or unknown: 18 (0,0%)

    • The majority of the Hungarians lived in the cities of the county (like Gyulafehérvár, Nagyenyed, Abrudbánya, Vízakna, etc.) and in the districts of Marosújvár and Nagyenyed.

    Subdivisions

    In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Alsó-Fehér county were:

    References

    Alsó-Fehér County Wikipedia
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