Maros-Torda County


Maros-Torda was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania and has been administratively succeeded by county Mureș which consist of about half the territory of the previous Maros-Torda administrative county. Its county seat was Marosvásárhely.

Geography

Maros-Torda county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Kolozs, Beszterce-Naszód, Csík, Udvarhely, Kis-Küküllő and Torda-Aranyos. The river Maros flowed through the county. Its area was 4188 km² around 1910.

History

Maros-Torda county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Marosszék and part of Torda region. In 1920, after the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania except after the Second Vienna Award, between 1940 until the end of World War II, when much of the county's territory was awarded to Hungary. Today, its territory lies in the present Romanian county Mureș.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 197,618 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1910, county had a population of 219,589 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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Around 1910, the subdivisions of Maros-Torda county were: