Marosszék

Marosszék
Seat of the Székely Land
12th century–1876
Coat of arms of Marosszék Coat of arms
Capital		Marosvásárhely
History
•	Settlement of the Székelys	12th century
•	Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary	1876
Population
•	1867	91,008
Today part of		Romania
Târgu Mureș is the current name of the capital.

Marosszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒrosːeːk]) was one of the seats in the historical Székely Land. It was named after the Maros, a river with the biggest discharge in the seat. The composer Zoltán Kodály wrote the Dances of Marosszék (1930, for orchestra) based on the folk music of this region.

Population

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

• Calvinist: 48,034
• Roman Catholic: 15,697
• Greek Catholic: 12,641
• Unitarian: 7,116
• Greek Orthodox: 5,520
• Jewish: 944
• Lutheran: 285
• Foreigner: 771

• Total: 91,008

Gallery

• Fortified church of Marosvasarhely.jpg

  The fortified church of Marosvásárhely

• Teleki Library Marosvasarhely.jpg

  Teleki Library, commonly known as the Teleki Téka, established in 1802

• Royal Court of Appeal Marosvasarhely.jpg

  Building of the Royal Court of Appeal in Marosvásárhely

• Rhédey Castle in Mezosamsond.jpg

  Castle of the Rhédey noble family in Mezősámsond

• View of Marosvararhely and surroundings.jpg

  View of Marosvásárhely and surroundings

References

• Orbán, Balázs (1868). A Székelyföld leírása. Pest: Panda és Frohna Könyvnyomdája.