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Torda Aranyos County

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Capital
  
Torda

1910
  
3,514 km (1,357 sq mi)

Today part of
  
Romania

Established
  
1876

1910
  
174,400

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Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Torda (present-day Turda).

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Geography

Torda-Aranyos county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Arad, Bihar, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, Kis-Küküllő, Alsó-Fehér and Hunyad. The rivers Maros and Aranyos flow through the county. Its area was 3497 km² around 1910.

History

Torda-Aranyos county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Aranyosszék and part of the Torda region. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Cluj (the north, including Turda), Alba (the south and west) and Mureş (the east).

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 160,579 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

  • Romanian: 116,833 (72.8%)
  • Hungarian: 40,806 (25.4%)
  • German: 654 (0.4%)
  • Slovak: 88 (0.1%)
  • Ruthenian: 53 (0.0%)
  • Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
  • Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 2,141 (1.8%)

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

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 66,293 (41.3%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 52,457 (32.7%)
  • Calvinist: 23,607 (14.7%)
  • Unitarian: 10,005 (6.2%)
  • Roman Catholic: 5,490 (3.4%)
  • Jewish: 2,465 (1.5%)
  • Lutheran: 246 (0.2%)
  • Other or unknown: 16 (0.0%)

    • 1910

    In 1910, county had a population of 174,375 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

    Total:

  • Romanians: 125,668 (72.1%)
  • Hungarians: 44,630 (25.6%)
  • Germans: 576 (0.3%)
  • Slovaks: 62 (0.0%)
  • Ruthenians: 8 (0.0%)
  • Croatians: 10 (0.0%)
  • Serbs: 3 (0.0%)
  • Other or unknown: 3,418 (2.0%)

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

    Total:

  • Greek Catholic: 72,672 (41.7%)
  • Eastern Orthodox: 56,748 (32.5%)
  • Calvinist: 25,526 (14.6%)
  • Unitarianist: 9,932 (5.7%)
  • Roman Catholic: 6,539 (3.8%)
  • Jewish: 2,357 (1.4%)
  • Lutheran: 300 (0.2%)
  • Other or unknown: 10 (0.0%)

    • Subdivisions

    In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Torda-Aranyos county were:

    References

    Torda-Aranyos County Wikipedia
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