Torda-Aranyos County

{{Short description|Administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary}}

{{Infobox Former Subdivision

|native_name = {{line-height|1.1em|{{native name|la|Comitatus Tordensis-Aranyosiensis}}
{{native name|hu|Torda-Aranyos vármegye}}
{{native name|de|Komitat Torda-Aranyos}}
{{native name|ro|Comitatul Turda-Arieş}} }}

|conventional_long_name = Torda-Aranyos County

|common_name = Torda-Aranyos

|subdivision = County

|nation = the Kingdom of Hungary

|p1 =

|s1 =

|year_start = 1876

|event_end = Treaty of Trianon

|year_end = 1920

|date_end = June 4

|image_coat = Coa_Hungary_County_Torda-Aranyos_(history).svg

|image_map = Torda-Aranyos vármegye Magyarországon.svg

|capital = Torda

|coordinates = {{Coord|46|34|N|23|47|E|display=inline,title}}

|stat_area1 = 3514

|stat_pop1 = 174400

|stat_year1 = 1910

|today = Romania

|footnotes = Turda is the current name of the capital.

}}

Torda-Aranyos was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Torda (present-day Turda).

Geography

Image:Torda-Aranyos_county_map.jpg

Torda-Aranyos county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Arad, Bihar, Kolozs, Maros-Torda, Kis-Küküllő, Alsó-Fehér and Hunyad. The rivers Mureș and Arieș flowed through the county. Its area was 3,514 km² around 1910.

History

Torda-Aranyos county was formed in 1876, when the western part of the Torda County and the Székely seat of Aranyosszék (plus small parts of Alsó-Fehér County) were united. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties of Cluj (the north, including Turda), Alba (the south and west) and Mureș (the east).

Demographics

File:Torda-Aranyos ethnographic map.png

class="wikitable" \|+ Population by mother tongue{{efn\|Only linguistic communities > 1% are displayed.}} ! Census !! Total !! Romanian !! Hungarian !! Other or unknown
1880{{cite web\|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1881_02/?pg=310&layout=s \|title=Az 1881. év elején végrehajtott népszámlálás főbb eredményei megyék és községek szerint rendezve, II. kötet (1882) \|publisher=library.hungaricana.hu \|access-date=2021-09-28}} \| 137,031 \|\| 96,809 (73.15%) \|\| 30,472 (23.02%) \|\| 5,063 (3.83%)
1890{{cite web\|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1892_helysegnevtar/?pg=611&layout=s \|title=A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892) \|publisher=library.hungaricana.hu \|access-date=2021-09-29}} \| 150,564 \|\| 107,491 (71.39%) \|\| 37,590 (24.97%) \|\| 5,483 (3.64%)
1900{{cite web\|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1900_01/?pg=509&layout=s \|title=A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900 \|publisher=library.hungaricana.hu \|access-date=2021-09-29}} \| 160,579 \|\| 116,833 (72.76%) \|\| 40,806 (25.41%) \|\| 2,940 (1.83%)
1910{{cite web\|url=https://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_4_pg_454.html \|title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár \|publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu \|access-date=2021-09-29}} \| 174,375 \|\| 125,668 (72.07%) \|\| 44,630 (25.59%) \|\| 4,077 (2.34%)

class="wikitable"

|+ Population by mother tongue{{efn|Only linguistic communities > 1% are displayed.}}

! Census !! Total !! Romanian !! Hungarian !! Other or unknown

1880{{cite web|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1881_02/?pg=310&layout=s |title=Az 1881. év elején végrehajtott népszámlálás főbb eredményei megyék és községek szerint rendezve, II. kötet (1882) |publisher=library.hungaricana.hu |access-date=2021-09-28}}

| 137,031 || 96,809 (73.15%) || 30,472 (23.02%) || 5,063 (3.83%)

1890{{cite web|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1892_helysegnevtar/?pg=611&layout=s |title=A Magyar Korona országainak helységnévtára (1892) |publisher=library.hungaricana.hu |access-date=2021-09-29}}

| 150,564 || 107,491 (71.39%) || 37,590 (24.97%) || 5,483 (3.64%)

1900{{cite web|url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/NEDA_1900_01/?pg=509&layout=s |title=A MAGYAR KORONA ORSZÁGAINAK 1900 |publisher=library.hungaricana.hu |access-date=2021-09-29}}

| 160,579 || 116,833 (72.76%) || 40,806 (25.41%) || 2,940 (1.83%)

1910{{cite web|url=https://kt.lib.pte.hu/cgi-bin/kt.cgi?konyvtar/kt06042201/0_0_4_pg_454.html |title=KlimoTheca :: Könyvtár |publisher=Kt.lib.pte.hu |access-date=2021-09-29}}

| 174,375 || 125,668 (72.07%) || 44,630 (25.59%) || 4,077 (2.34%)

class="wikitable" \|+ Population by religion{{efn\|Only religious communities > 1% are displayed.}} ! Census !! Total !! Greek Catholic !! Eastern Orthodox !! Calvinist !! Unitarian !! Roman Catholic !! Jewish !! Other or unknown
1880 \| 137,031 \|\| 56,169 (40.99%) \|\| 47,050 (34.34%) \|\| 18,781 (13.71%) \|\| 8,991 (6.56%) \|\| 4,390 (3.20%) \|\| 1,355 (0.99%) \|\| 295 (0.22%)
1890 \| 150,564 \|\| 62,023 (41.19%) \|\| 49,131 (32.63%) \|\| 22,506 (14.95%) \|\| 9,480 (6.30%) \|\| 5,253 (3.49%) \|\| 1,931 (1.28%) \|\| 240 (0.16%)
1900 \| 160,579 \|\| 66,293 (41.28%) \|\| 52,457 (32.67%) \|\| 23,607 (14.70%) \|\| 10,005 (6.23%) \|\| 5,490 (3.42%) \|\| 2,465 (1.54%) \|\| 262 (0.16%)
1910 \| 174,375 \|\| 72,672 (41.68%) \|\| 56,748 (32.54%) \|\| 25,526 (14.64%) \|\| 9,932 (5.70%) \|\| 6,539 (3.75%) \|\| 2,357 (1.35%) \|\| 310 (0.18%)

class="wikitable"

|+ Population by religion{{efn|Only religious communities > 1% are displayed.}}

! Census !! Total !! Greek Catholic !! Eastern Orthodox !! Calvinist !! Unitarian !! Roman Catholic !! Jewish !! Other or unknown

1880

| 137,031 || 56,169 (40.99%) || 47,050 (34.34%) || 18,781 (13.71%) || 8,991 (6.56%) || 4,390 (3.20%) || 1,355 (0.99%) || 295 (0.22%)

1890

| 150,564 || 62,023 (41.19%) || 49,131 (32.63%) || 22,506 (14.95%) || 9,480 (6.30%) || 5,253 (3.49%) || 1,931 (1.28%) || 240 (0.16%)

1900

| 160,579 || 66,293 (41.28%) || 52,457 (32.67%) || 23,607 (14.70%) || 10,005 (6.23%) || 5,490 (3.42%) || 2,465 (1.54%) || 262 (0.16%)

1910

| 174,375 || 72,672 (41.68%) || 56,748 (32.54%) || 25,526 (14.64%) || 9,932 (5.70%) || 6,539 (3.75%) || 2,357 (1.35%) || 310 (0.18%)

Subdivisions

File:Torda-Aranyos_county_administrative_map.jpg

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Torda-Aranyos county were:

District	Capital
class="wikitable" !colspan=2\|Districts (járás)
{{color box\|#FFFACD}} Alsójára	Alsójára (now Iara)
{{color box\|#C0C0C0}} Felvinc	Felvinc (now Unirea)
{{color box\|#90EE90}} Marosludas	Marosludas (now Luduș)
{{color box\|#FFC0CB}} Topánfalva	Topánfalva (now Câmpeni)
{{color box\|#F8DE7E}} Turda	Torda (now Turda)
{{color box\|#A4DDED}} Torockó	Torockó (now Rimetea)
colspan=2\| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
colspan=2\|{{color box\|#964B00}} Torda (now Turda)

Notes

References

Category:Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary in Transylvania

District	Capital
class="wikitable" !colspan=2\|Districts (járás)
{{color box\|#FFFACD}} Alsójára	Alsójára (now Iara)
{{color box\|#C0C0C0}} Felvinc	Felvinc (now Unirea)
{{color box\|#90EE90}} Marosludas	Marosludas (now Luduș)
{{color box\|#FFC0CB}} Topánfalva	Topánfalva (now Câmpeni)
{{color box\|#F8DE7E}} Turda	Torda (now Turda)
{{color box\|#A4DDED}} Torockó	Torockó (now Rimetea)
colspan=2\| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város)
colspan=2\|{{color box\|#964B00}} Torda (now Turda)