Szeben County
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Refimprove Template:Infobox Former Subdivision 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).
Geography
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 Template:Cvt around 1910.
History
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).
Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | German | Hungarian | Other or unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 141,627 | 90,802 (66.27%) | 40,723 (29.72%) | 2,991 (2.18%) | 2,497 (1.82%) |
| 1890<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 148,738 | 98,719 (66.37%) | 42,497 (28.57%) | 4,342 (2.92%) | 3,180 (2.14%) |
| 1900<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 166,188 | 108,413 (65.24%) | 47,678 (28.69%) | 8,084 (4.86%) | 2,013 (1.21%) |
| 1910<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 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%) |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were:
| Districts (járás) | |
|---|---|
| District | Capital |
| Template:Color box Nagydisznód | Nagydisznód (now Cisnădie) |
| Template:Color box Nagyszeben | Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) |
| Template:Color box Szászsebes | Szászsebes (now Sebeș) |
| Template:Color box Szelistye | Szelistye (now Săliște) |
| Template:Color box Szerdahely | Szerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului) |
| Template:Color box Újegyház | Újegyház (now Nocrich) |
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| Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) | |
| Szászsebes (now Sebeș) | |