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Háromszék County
Háromszék vármegye
Comitatul Trei Scaune
Komitat HáromszékCounty of the Kingdom of Hungary 1876–1920 
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Capital Sepsiszentgyörgy History - Established 1876 - Treaty of Trianon June 4 1920 Area - 1910 3,889 km2 (1,502 sq mi) Population - 1910 148,100 Density 38.1 /km2 (98.6 /sq mi) Today part of Romania Sfântu Gheorghe is the current name of the capital. 
Contemporary map about the county
Háromszék (English translation:Three Chairs; Romanian: Trei Scaune) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Sepsiszentgyörgy (now Sfântu Gheorghe).
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Geography
Háromszék county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Csík, Udvarhely, Nagy-Küküllő and Brassó. The river Olt flows through the county. The Carpathian Mountains form its southern and eastern border. Its area was 3889 km² around 1910.
History
Háromszék means "three seats". The Háromszék region was a combination of three settlements (seats) of the Székely: Kézdiszék, Orbaiszék and Sepsiszék. Háromszék county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920 (by the Treaty of Trianon), the county became part of Romania, then after the Second Vienna Award became again part of Hungary until the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Covasna and Braşov (a small part in the south).
Demographics
In 1891, county had a population of 130,008 people. Population by language:
- Hungarian: 110,799 people (86%)
- Romanian: 17,360 people (13,4%)
- German: 511 people (0,4%)
- Slovak: 251 people (0,2%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Háromszék county were:
Districts (járás) District Capital Kézdi Kézdivásárhely, RO Târgu Secuiesc Miklósvár, RO Micloşoara Nagyajta, RO Aita Mare Orbai Kovászna, RO Covasna Sepsi Sepsiszentgyörgy, RO Sfântu Gheorghe Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) Kézdivásárhely, RO Târgu Secuiesc Sepsiszentgyörgy, RO Sfântu Gheorghe 
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