Udvarhely
Udvarhely
Torda-Aranyos
<catset>Category="Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary"</catset><table style="float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;"><tr><td> <caption style="margin-left: inherit;"></caption> </td></tr><tr><td align=center colspan=2 bgcolor=#66cc77 style="font-size: larger; float: right;"><b> Udvarhely</b></td></tr><tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan=2>[image]</td></tr><tr><td><b>County seat in 1910</b> </td><td>Székelyudvarhely<br><a href="Romanian language">RO</a> <a href="Odorheiu Secuiesc">Odorheiu Secuiesc</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td><b><a href="Area">Area</a> in 1910</b> </td><td>2,938 <a href="Square metre">km˛</a> </td></tr><tr><td><b><a href="Population">Population</a> in 1910</b> </td><td>124,200 </td></tr><tr><td><b>Present country</b> </td><td>Romania </td></tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr></table><p><b>Udvarhely</b> was the name of an administrative county (<a href="Comitatus">Comitatus</a>) of the <a href="Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom of Hungary</a>. Its territory is presently in central <a href="Romania">Romania</a> (eastern <a href="Transylvania">Transylvania</a>). The capital of the county was <i>Székelyudvarhely</i> (now <a href="Odorheiu Secuiesc">Odorheiu Secuiesc</a>). <h3 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; font-size: 122%;">Geography</h3>Udvarhely county shared borders with the counties of <a href="Maros-Torda">Maros-Torda</a>, <a href="Csík">Csík</a>, <a href="Háromszék">Háromszék</a>, <a href="Nagy-Küküllo">Nagy-Küküll&#337;</a>, and <a href="Kis-Küküllo">Kis-Küküll&#337;</a>. The county lied in the <a href="Carpathian Mountains">Carpathian Mountains</a>. Its area was 2938 <a href="Square metre">km˛</a> around 1910.<h3 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; font-size: 122%;">History</h3>The Udvarhely region was a settlement (seat) of the <a href="Székely">Székely</a>, Udvarhelyszék. Udvarhely county was formed in <a href="1876">1876</a>, when the administrative structure of <a href="Transylvania">Transylvania</a> was changed. In <a href="1918">1918</a> (confirmed by the <a href="Treaty of Trianon">Treaty of Trianon</a> <a href="1920">1920</a>), the county became part of <a href="Romania">Romania</a>. Its territory constitutes now the present <a href="Romania">Romanian</a> counties <a href="Harghita">Harghita</a>, <a href="Mures">Mure&#351;</a> (a small part in the west) and <a href="Covasna County">Covasna</a> (a small part in the south-east).<h3 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; font-size: 122%;">Subdivisions</h3>In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of the county Udvarhely were:<p><table><tr><th colspan=2>Districts (<i>járás</i>)</th></tr><tr><th>District</th><th>Capital</th></tr><tr><td>Homoród</td><td>Oklánd, <a href="Romanian language">RO</a> Ocland</td></tr><tr><td>Parajd</td><td>Parajd, RO Praid</td></tr><tr><td>Székelykeresztúr</td><td>Székelykeresztúr, RO <a href="Cristuru Secuiesc">Cristuru Secuiesc</a></td></tr><tr><td>Udvarhely</td><td>Székelyudvarhely, RO <a href="Odorheiu Secuiesc">Odorheiu Secuiesc</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan=2>Urban districts (<i>rendezett tanácsú város</i>)</th></tr><tr><td colspan=2>Székelyudvarhely, RO <a href="Odorheiu Secuiesc">Odorheiu Secuiesc</a></td></tr></table><p>