Szeben County
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
Szeben was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (southern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Nagyszeben (present-day Sibiu).
01Geography
Szeben County shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Alsó-Fehér, Nagy-Küküllő, and Fogaras. The river Olt flowed through the county. Its area was 3,619 km2 (1,397 sq mi) around 1910.
02History
Szeben County was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. It included the former Saxon seats of Hermannstadt/Sibiu, Mühlbach/Sebeș, Reussmarkt/Miercurea, and (most of) Nocrich, as well as parts of Alsó-Fehér and Felső-Fehér counties. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu and Alba (the area around Sebeș).
03Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | German | Hungarian | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 141,627 | 90,802 (66.27%) | 40,723 (29.72%) | 2,991 (2.18%) | 2,497 (1.82%) |
| 1890 | 148,738 | 98,719 (66.37%) | 42,497 (28.57%) | 4,342 (2.92%) | 3,180 (2.14%) |
| 1900 | 166,188 | 108,413 (65.24%) | 47,678 (28.69%) | 8,084 (4.86%) | 2,013 (1.21%) |
| 1910 | 176,921 | 113,672 (64.25%) | 49,757 (28.12%) | 10,159 (5.74%) | 3,333 (1.88%) |
| Census | Total | Eastern Orthodox | Lutheran | Greek Catholic | Roman Catholic | Calvinist | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 141,627 | 90,553 (63.94%) | 33,781 (23.85%) | 10,853 (7.66%) | 4,680 (3.30%) | 1,110 (0.78%) | 650 (0.47%) |
| 1890 | 148,738 | 88,365 (59.41%) | 39,065 (26.26%) | 12,550 (8.44%) | 6,414 (4.31%) | 1,586 (1.07%) | 758 (0.51%) |
| 1900 | 166,188 | 95,380 (57.39%) | 43,439 (26.14%) | 14,050 (8.45%) | 8,747 (5.26%) | 3,147 (1.89%) | 1,425 (0.86%) |
| 1910 | 176,921 | 99,952 (56.50%) | 45,912 (25.95%) | 16,064 (9.08%) | 9,503 (5.37%) | 3,528 (1.99%) | 1,962 (1.11%) |
04Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Nagydisznód | Nagydisznód (now Cisnădie) |
| Nagyszeben | Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) |
| Szászsebes | Szászsebes (now Sebeș) |
| Szelistye | Szelistye (now Săliște) |
| Szerdahely | Szerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului) |
| Újegyház | Újegyház (now Nocrich) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) | |
| Szászsebes (now Sebeș) | |
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Szeben County”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Szeben vármegye in Hungary.svg by Babylonien86, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Szeben county map.jpg by not given (Gönczy Pál - ?), Public domain
- Szeben ethnic maps.png by Zello, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Szeben county administrative map.jpg by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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