Odorhei County

Odorhei
Coat of arms
Historic region	Transylvania
Area
- Total	2,977 km2 (1,149.4 sq mi)
Population (1930)
- Total	130,282

Odorhei was a county (Romanian: judeţ) in the Kingdom of Romania. The county seat was Odorheiu Secuiesc.

Geography

Odorhei County covered 2,977 km² and was located in central part of Greater Romania, in Transylvania. Currently, the territory that comprised the greater part of Odorhei County is now part of Harghita County and Covasna County. In the interwar period, it neighbored Târnava-Mică County and Târnava-Mare County to the west, Mureş County to the north, Ciuc County to the east, and Braşov County and Trei-Scaune County to the south. Odorhei county was abolished in the administrative reforms of September 6, 1950.

Administrative organization

Administratively, Odorhei County was divided into four districts (plăşi):

1. Plasa Cristur
2. Plasa Ocland
3. Plasa Odorhei
4. Plasa Praid.

Population

According to the Romanian census of 1930 the population of Odorhei County was 130,282, of which 91.6% were ethnic Hungarians, 4.9% ethnic Romanians, 2.0% Roma, 1.0% Jews, and 0.4% Germans. Classified by religion: 37.4% were Reformed (Calivinist), 34.6% were Roman Catholic, 20.6% Unitarian, 3.7% Orthodox Christian, 1.1% Jewish, and 1.1% Greek-Catholic.

Urbanization

In 1930 the urban population of Odorhei County was 8,518, which included 81.3% Hungarians, 11.3% Romanians, 3.3% Jews, 2.0% Germans, and 1.4% Roma by ethnicity. The religious mix of the urban population was 51.3% Roman Catholic, 25.9% Reformed, 8.0% Eastern Orthodox, 5.3% Unitarian, 3.7% Jewish, 3.3% Greek-Catholic, and 1.9% Lutheran.

External links

• (Romanian) Odorhei County on memoria.ro