Nagy-Küküllő () was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Nagy-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the river Târnava Mare. The capital of the county was Segesvár (present-day Sighișoara).
Geography
Nagy-Küküllő County shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Kis-Küküllő, Udvarhely, Háromszék, Brassó, Fogaras, and Szeben. The river Târnava Mare formed part of its northern border and the river Olt part of its southern border. Its area was around 1910.
History Nagy-Küküllő County came into existence in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed and Küküllő County was split. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu (the west), Brașov (the south-east), and Mureș (around Sighișoara).
Demographics
+ Population by mother tongue Census Total German Romanian Hungarian Other or unknown 1880 132,454 57,398 (44.77%) 51,632 (40.27%) 12,026 (9.38%) 7,155 (5.58%) 1890 135,312 59,575 (44.03%) 53,644 (39.64%) 14,148 (10.46%) 7,945 (5.87%) 1900 145,138 61,769 (42.56%) 61,779 (42.57%) 17,139 (11.81%) 4,451 (3.07%) 1910 148,826 62,224 (41.81%) 60,381 (40.57%) 18,474 (12.41%) 7,747 (5.21%)
+ Population by religion Census Total Lutheran Eastern Orthodox Greek Catholic Calvinist Roman Catholic Unitarian Other or unknown 1880 132,454 58,920 (44.48%) 45,853 (34.62%) 14,909 (11.26%) 5,999 (4.53%) 3,800 (2.87%) 2,219 (1.68%) 754 (0.57%) 1890 135,312 59,501 (43.97%) 46,209 (34.15%) 15,582 (11.52%) 6,796 (5.02%) 3,856 (2.85%) 2,546 (1.88%) 822 (0.61%) 1900 145,138 61,777 (42.56%) 50,350 (34.69%) 16,259 (11.20%) 7,651 (5.27%) 5,105 (3.52%) 2,889 (1.99%) 1,107 (0.76%) 1910 148,826 62,370 (41.91%) 51,705 (34.74%) 17,062 (11.46%) 8,320 (5.59%) 5,042 (3.39%) 3,222 (2.16%) 1,105 (0.74%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Nagy-Küküllő County were:
Districts (járás) District Capital KőhalomKőhalom (now Rupea) MedgyesMedgyes (now Mediaș) NagysinkNagysink (now Cincu) SegesvárSegesvár (now Sighișoara) SzentágotaSzentágota (now Agnita)Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)Medgyes (now Mediaș)Segesvár (now Sighișoara)
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