Kis-Küküllő County

Kis-Küküllő was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Kis-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the river Târnava Mică. The capital of the county was Dicsőszentmárton (now Târnăveni).

Geography
Kis-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Torda-Aranyos, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Nagy-Küküllő. The Maros river formed part of its northern border, the river Nagy-Küküllő its southern border. The Kis-Küküllő flowed through the county. Its area was 1724 km² around 1910.

History
Kis-Küküllő county was formed when the county Küküllő was split in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Mureș (a.o. Târnăveni), Alba (the south-west) and Sibiu (the south, a.o. Dumbrăveni).

Demographics
In 1900, the county had a population of 109,197 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

 Romanian: 55,276 (50.6%)
 Hungarian: 32,491 (29.8%)
 German: 19,292 (17.7%)
 Slovak: 16 (0.0%)
 Croatian: 13 (0.0%)
 Serbian: 4 (0.0%)
 Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
 Other or unknown: 2,104 (1.9%)

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

Total:

 Greek Catholic: 39,047 (35.8%)
 Calvinist: 19,936 (18.3%)
 Lutheran: 19,089 (17.5%)
 Greek Orthodox: 18,925 (17.3%)
 Roman Catholic: 5,690 (5.2%)
 Unitarian: 4,874 (4.5%)
 Jewish: 1,621 (1.5%)
 Other or unknown: 15 (0.0%)

In 1910, county had a population of 116,091 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities:

Total:

 Romanian: 55,585 (47.9%)
 Hungarian: 34,902 (30.1%)
 German: 20,272 (17.5%)
 Slovak: 31 (0.0%)
 Croatian: 4 (0.0%)
 Serbian: 2 (0.0%)
 Ruthenian: 1 (0.0%)
 Other or unknown: 5,294 (4.5%)

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

Total:

 Greek Catholic: 41,323 (35.6%)
 Calvinist: 21,995 (19.0%)
 Lutheran: 20,159 (17.4%)
 Eastern Orthodox: 19,438 (16.7%)
 Roman Catholic: 6,488 (5.6%)
 Unitarianist: 4,916 (4.2%)
 Jewish: 1,766 (1.5%)
 Other or unknown: 6 (0.0%)

Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Kis-Küküllő county were:

References 

Category:Kingdom of Hungary counties in Transylvania