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 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
+ Population by mother tongue 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%)
+ Population by religion 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 NagydisznódNagydisznód (now Cisnădie) NagyszebenNagyszeben (now Sibiu) SzászsebesSzászsebes (now Sebeș) SzelistyeSzelistye (now Săliște) SzerdahelySzerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului) ÚjegyházÚjegyház (now Nocrich) Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)Nagyszeben (now Sibiu)Szászsebes (now Sebeș)
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