Torda-Aranyos County
Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Torda (present-day Turda).
| Torda-Aranyos County | |
|---|---|
| County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
| 1876–1920 | |
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| Capital | Torda |
| Area | |
| • Coordinates | 46°34′N 23°47′E |
• 1910 | 3,514 km2 (1,357 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1910 | 174400 |
| History | |
• Established | 1876 |
• Treaty of Trianon | June 4 1920 |
| Today part of |  |
| Turda is the current name of the capital. | |
Geography
Torda-Aranyos county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Arad, Bihar, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, Kis-Küküllő, Alsó-Fehér and Hunyad. The rivers Maros and Aranyos flowed through the county. Its area was 3497 km² around 1910.
History
Torda-Aranyos county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Aranyosszék and part of the Torda region. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Cluj (the north, including Turda), Alba (the south and west) and Mureș (the east).
Demographics
1900
In 1900, the county had a population of 160,579 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]
Total:
- Romanian: 116,833 (72.8%)
- Hungarian: 40,806 (25.4%)
- German: 654 (0.4%)
- Slovak: 88 (0.1%)
- Ruthenian: 53 (0.0%)
- Croatian: 2 (0.0%)
- Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 2,141 (1.8%)
According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 66,293 (41.3%)
- Eastern Orthodox: 52,457 (32.7%)
- Calvinist: 23,607 (14.7%)
- Unitarian: 10,005 (6.2%)
- Roman Catholic: 5,490 (3.4%)
- Jewish: 2,465 (1.5%)
- Lutheran: 246 (0.2%)
- Other or unknown: 16 (0.0%)
1910
In 1910, county had a population of 174,375 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]
Total:
- Romanians: 125,668 (72.1%)
- Hungarians: 44,630 (25.6%)
- Germans: 576 (0.3%)
- Slovaks: 62 (0.0%)
- Ruthenians: 8 (0.0%)
- Croatians: 10 (0.0%)
- Serbs: 3 (0.0%)
- Other or unknown: 3,418 (2.0%)
According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]
Total:
- Greek Catholic: 72,672 (41.7%)
- Eastern Orthodox: 56,748 (32.5%)
- Calvinist: 25,526 (14.6%)
- Unitarianist: 9,932 (5.7%)
- Roman Catholic: 6,539 (3.8%)
- Jewish: 2,357 (1.4%)
- Lutheran: 300 (0.2%)
- Other or unknown: 10 (0.0%)
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Torda-Aranyos county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Alsójára | Alsójára, RO Iara |
| Felvinc | Felvinc, RO Unirea |
| Marosludas | Marosludas, RO Luduș |
| Topánfalva | Topánfalva, RO Câmpeni |
| Turda | Torda, RO Turda |
| Torockó | Torockó, RO Rimetea |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Torda, RO Turda | |
See also
References
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
