Csík County

Csík (Hungarian, in Romanian: Ciuc) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Csíkszereda (now Miercurea Ciuc).

Csík County
Comitatus Csikiensis  (Latin)
Csík vármegye  (Hungarian)
Komitat Tschick  (German)
Comitatul Ciuc  (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1876-1920, 1940-1945)
Coat of arms

CapitalCsíkszereda
Area
  Coordinates46°22′N 25°48′E
 
 1910
4,859 km2 (1,876 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
145720
History 
 Established
1876
4 June 1920
 County recreated (Second Vienna Award)
30 August 1940
 Disestablished
1945
Today part of Romania
Miercurea Ciuc is the current name of the capital.
Contemporary map of the county

Geography

Csík county shared borders with Kingdom of Romania and the Hungarian counties Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Háromszék. The county was situated in the Carpathian Mountains, around the sources and upper courses of the rivers Olt and Maros. Its area was 4859 km² around 1910.

Demography

In 1891, the county had 114,110 inhabitants, according to ethnicity:

Hungarians
87%
Romanians
13%

In 1900, the county had a population of 128,382 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[1]

Total:

According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[2]

Total:

Ethnic map of the county with data of the 1910 census (see the key in the description)

In 1910, county had a population of 145,720 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:[3]

Total:

According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:[4]

Total:

History

The Csík region was a combination of three settlements (seats) of the Székely: Csíkszék, Gyergyószék and Kászonszék. Csík county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned the territory of Csík county to the Kingdom of Romania. It returned to Hungary by the Second Vienna Award of 1940, but was given again to Romania at the end of World War II. Its territory lies in the present-day Romanian counties Harghita and Neamţ (a small part in the north-east).

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Csík county were:

Districts (járás)
DistrictCapital
FelcsíkCsíkszereda
GyergyószentmiklósGyergyószentmiklós
GyergyótölgyesTulgheș
KászonalcsíkCsíkszentmárton
SzépvízSzépvíz
Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
Csíkszereda
Gyergyószentmiklós

See also

References

  1. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  2. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  3. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. "KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár". Kt.lib.pte.hu. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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