Háromszék County
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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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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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%)
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Háromszék county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| 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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