Nagy-Küküllő County

Nagy-Küküllő County Comitatul Târnava-Mare Nagy-Küküllő vármegye Komitat Groß-Kokelburg County of the Kingdom of Hungary 1876–1920 Coat of arms Capital Segesvár History  - Established 1876  - Treaty of Trianon June 4 1920 Area  - 1910 3,337 km2 (1,288 sq mi) Population  - 1910 148,800       Density 44.6 /km2  (115.5 /sq mi) Today part of Romania Sighişoara is the current name of the capital.

Nagy-Küküllő is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (central Transylvania). Nagy-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the Târnava Mare River. The capital of the county was Sighişoara (Romanian, Segesvár in Hungarian).

Geography

Nagy-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Kis-Küküllő, Udvarhely, Háromszék, Brassó, Fogaras and Szeben. The Târnava Mare River/Nagy-Küküllő formed part of its northern border, the river Olt part of its southern border. Its area was 3337 km² around 1910.

History

Nagy-Küküllő county was formed when the county Küküllő was split in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu (the west), Braşov (the south-east) and Mureş (around Sighişoara).

Demographics

In 1910, county had a population of 148,826 people. Population by language:

• German = 62,224
• Romanian = 60,381
• Hungarian = 18,474

Subdivisions

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

Districts (járás)
District	Capital
Kőhalom	Kőhalom, RO Rupea
Medgyes	Medgyes, RO Mediaş
Nagysink	Nagysink, RO Cincu
Segesvár	Segesvár, RO Sighişoara
Szentágota	Szentágota, RO Agnita
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Medgyes, RO Mediaş
Segesvár, RO Sighişoara