Udvarhelyszék

Udvarhelyszék
Seat of the Székely Land
12th century–1876

Coat of arms

Capital Székelyudvarhely
History
  Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin 10–11th century
  Settlement of the Székelys 12th century
  Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary 1876
Population
  1867 96,929 
Today part of Romania
Odorheiu Secuiesc is the current name of the capital.

Udvarhelyszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈudvɒrhɛjseːk]) was one of the Székely seats in the historical Székely Land.

Situated on the western part of the Székely Land, it was the main seat (Hungarian: anyaszék, Latin: sedes principalis, sedes capitalis) for a significant period, being the home of the Count of the Székelys and the Székely National Assembly; it also fulfilled the main administrative and judiciary functions.

It administered two sub-seats (Hungarian: fiúszék, Latin: sedes filialis): Bardócszék and Keresztúrszék.

Population

The religious make-up of Udvarhelyszék in 1867 was the following:

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