- Udvarhely
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name =
conventional_long_name = Udvarhely County
common_name = Udvarhely
subdivision = County
nation = theKingdom of Hungary
p1 =
s1 =
year_start = 1876
event_end = Treaty of Trianon
year_end = 1920
date_end = June 4
capital = Székelyudvarhely
stat_area1 = 2938
stat_pop1 = 124200
stat_year1 = 1910
today =Romania
footnotes =Odorheiu Secuiesc is the current name of the capital.Udvarhely was the name of an administrative county (
comitatus ) of theKingdom of Hungary . Its territory is presently in centralRomania (easternTransylvania ). The capital of the county was "Székelyudvarhely" (nowOdorheiu Secuiesc ).Geography
Udvarhely county shared borders with the counties of
Maros-Torda ,Csík ,Háromszék ,Nagy-Küküllő , andKis-Küküllő . The county lay in theCarpathian Mountains . Its area was 2938 km² around 1910.History
The Udvarhely region was a settlement (seat) of the
Székely ,Udvarhelyszék . Udvarhely county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure ofTransylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by theTreaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part ofRomania except Hungarian occupation between 1940-1944 duringWorld War II . Its territory constitutes now the presentRomania n countiesHarghita , Mureş (a small part in the west) and Covasna (a small part in the south-east).ubdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Udvarhely county were:
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