Alsó-Fehér County


Alsó-Fehér was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Romania. The capital of the county was Nagyenyed.

Geography

Alsó-Fehér county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Torda-Aranyos, Kis-Küküllő, Nagy-Küküllő, and Szeben. The rivers Maros and Küküllő flowed through the county. Its area was 3580 km² around 1910.

History

Alsó-Fehér county was formed when the county Fehér was split in the 1744. In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, the territory of Alsó-Fehér was modified, and Felső-Fehér county was entirely abolished and merged with other counties. In 1920 the Treaty of Trianon assigned the territory of the county to Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties of Alba, Sibiu and Mureș.

Demographics

In 1900, the county had a population of 212,352 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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In 1910, county had a population of 221,618 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:
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According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities:
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The majority of the Hungarians lived in the cities of the county and in the districts of Marosújvár and Nagyenyed.

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Alsó-Fehér county were: