Szeben County
# Szeben County

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 3,619 $km^2$ (1,397 sq mi) 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 |
| - | - |
| Nagydisznód | Nagydisznód (now Cisnădie) |
| Nagyszeben | Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) |
| Szászsebes | Szászsebes (now Sebeș) |
| Szelistye | Szelistye (now Săliște) |
| Szerdahely | Szerdahely (now Miercurea Sibiului) |
| Újegyház | Újegyház (now Nocrich) |
| Urban districts (rendezett tanácsú város) ||
| Nagyszeben (now Sibiu) ||
| Szászsebes (now Sebeș) ||
