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| Maros-Torda County | |
|---|---|
| County of theKingdom of Hungary (1876-1920, 1940-1945) | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Capital | Marosvásárhely |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 46°33′N24°34′E / 46.550°N 24.567°E /46.550; 24.567 |
• 1910 | 4,203 km2 (1,623 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 219,589 |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 |
• County recreated (Second Vienna Award) | 30 August 1940 |
• Disestablished | 1945 |
| Today part of | Romania |
| Târgu Mureș is the current name of the capital. | |
Maros-Torda was an administrative county (comitatus) of theKingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in centralRomania (easternTransylvania) and has been administratively succeeded bycounty Mureș which consist of about half the territory of the previous Maros-Torda administrative county. Its county seat wasMarosvásárhely (present-dayTârgu Mureș).
Maros-Torda county shared borders with the Hungarian countiesKolozs,Beszterce-Naszód,Csík,Udvarhely,Kis-Küküllő andTorda-Aranyos. The riverMureș flowed through the county. Its area was 4,188 km2 around 1910.
Maros-Torda county was formed in 1876 on the territory of theSzékelyseat ofMarosszék and part ofTorda County. In 1920, after theTreaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania, except after theSecond Vienna Award, between 1940 until the end ofWorld War II, when much of the county's territory was awarded to Hungary. Today, its territory lies in the present (larger) Romanian countyMureș.
| Census | Total | Hungarian | Romanian | German | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880[1] | 158,999 | 86,497(56.50%) | 53,650(35.05%) | 6,274(4.10%) | 6,658(4.35%) |
| 1890[2] | 177,860 | 102,572(57.67%) | 62,179(34.96%) | 6,438(3.62%) | 6,671(3.75%) |
| 1900[3] | 197,618 | 119,810(60.63%) | 67,402(34.11%) | 7,446(3.77%) | 2,960(1.50%) |
| 1910[4] | 219,589 | 134,166(61.10%) | 71,909(32.75%) | 8,312(3.79%) | 5,202(2.37%) |
| Census | Total | Calvinist | Greek Catholic | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Catholic | Unitarian | Jewish | Lutheran | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 158,999 | 64,522(40.58%) | 35,636(22.41%) | 24,151(15.19%) | 19,450(12.23%) | 6,451(4.06%) | 2,999(1.89%) | 5,592(3.52%) | 198(0.12%) |
| 1890 | 177,860 | 71,840(40.39%) | 40,235(22.62%) | 26,787(15.06%) | 22,207(12.49%) | 7,212(4.05%) | 3,735(2.10%) | 5,826(3.28%) | 18(0.01%) |
| 1900 | 197,618 | 78,907(39.93%) | 44,507(22.52%) | 28,989(14.67%) | 26,046(13.18%) | 7,917(4.01%) | 5,000(2.53%) | 6,205(3.14%) | 47(0.02%) |
| 1910 | 219,589 | 85,692(39.02%) | 49,911(22.73%) | 31,266(14.24%) | 30,828(14.04%) | 7,894(3.59%) | 7,550(3.44%) | 6,442(2.93%) | 6(0.00%) |
Around 1910, the subdivisions of Maros-Torda county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Marosi alsó | Marosvásárhely (nowTârgu Mureș) |
| Marosi felső | Marosvásárhely (nowTârgu Mureș) |
| Nyárádszereda | Nyárádszereda (nowMiercurea Nirajului) |
| Régeni alsó | Szászrégen (nowReghin) |
| Régeni felső | Magyarrégen (nowReghin-Sat) |
| Urban counties (törvényhatósági jogú város) | |
| Marosvásárhely (nowTârgu Mureș) | |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Szászrégen (nowReghin) | |
