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Capital
  
Dicsőszentmárton

1910
  
1,724 km (666 sq mi)

Today part of
  
Established
  
1876

1910
  
116,091

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Kis-Küküllő was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Kis-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the Târnava Mică River. The capital of the county was Dicsőszentmárton (now Târnăveni).

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Geography

Kis-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Torda-Aranyos, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Nagy-Küküllő. The Maros river formed part of its northern border, the Nagy-Küküllő river its southern border. The Kis-Küküllő flowed through the county. Its area was 1724 km² around 1910.

History

Kis-Küküllő county was formed when the county Küküllő was split in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Mureş (a.o. Târnăveni), Alba (the south-west) and Sibiu (the south, a.o. Dumbrăveni).

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 109,197 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

  • Romanian: 55,276 (50.6%)
  • Hungarian: 32,491 (29.8%)
  • German: 19,292 (17.7%)
  • Slovak: 16 (0.0%)
  • Croatian: 13 (0.0%)
  • Serbian: 4 (0.0%)
  • Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 2,104 (1.9%)
  • According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 39,047 (35.8%)
  • Calvinist: 19,936 (18.3%)
  • Lutheran: 19,089 (17.5%)
  • Greek Orthodox: 18,925 (17.3%)
  • Roman Catholic: 5,690 (5.2%)
  • Unitarian: 4,874 (4.5%)
  • Jewish: 1,621 (1.5%)
  • Other or unknown: 15 (0.0%)
  • In 1910, county had a population of 116,091 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

    Total:

  • Romanian: 55,585 (47.9%)
  • Hungarian: 34,902 (30.1%)
  • German: 20,272 (17.5%)
  • Slovak: 31 (0.0%)
  • Croatian: 4 (0.0%)
  • Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
  • Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 5,294 (4.5%)
  • According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 41,323 (35.6%)
  • Calvinist: 21,995 (19.0%)
  • Lutheran: 20,159 (17.4%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 19,438 (16.7%)
  • Roman Catholic: 6,488 (5.6%)
  • Unitarianist: 4,916 (4.2%)
  • Jewish: 1,766 (1.5%)
  • Other or unknown: 6 (0.0%)
  • Subdivisions

    In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kis-Küküllő county were:

    References

    Kis-Küküllő County Wikipedia


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