Háromszék
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| Háromszék | |
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| County seat in 1910 | Sepsiszentgyörgy RO Sfântu Gheorghe |
| Area in 1910 | 3,889 km² |
| Population in 1910 | 148,100 |
| Present country | Romania |
Háromszék (English translation:Three Chairs; Romanian: Trei Scaune) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (south-eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Sfântu Gheorghe (Romanian, Sepsiszentgyörgy in Hungarian).
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[edit] Geography
Háromszék county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Csík, Udvarhely, Nagy-Küküllő and Brassó. The river Olt flows through the county. The Carpathian Mountains form its southern and eastern border. Its area was 3889 km² around 1910.
[edit] History
Háromszék means "three seats". The Háromszék region was a combination of three settlements (seats) of the Székely: Kézdiszék, Orbaiszék and Sepsiszék. Háromszék county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Covasna and Braşov (a small part in the south).
[edit] Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Háromszék county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
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| District | Capital |
| Kézdi | Kézdivásárhely, RO Târgu Secuiesc |
| Miklósvár, RO Micloşoara | Nagyajta, RO Aita Mare |
| Orbai | Kovászna, RO Covasna |
| Sepsi | Sepsiszentgyörgy, RO Sfântu Gheorghe |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) | |
| Kézdivásárhely, RO Târgu Secuiesc | |
| Sepsiszentgyörgy, RO Sfântu Gheorghe | |
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