Marosszék

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

Marosszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃseːk]) 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 (1927, for piano, later orchestrated) 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

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  The fortified church of Marosvásárhely
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  Teleki Library, commonly known as the Teleki Téka, established in 1802
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  Building of the Royal Court of Appeal in Marosvásárhely
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  Castle of the Rhédey noble family in Mezősámsond
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  View of Marosvásárhely and surroundings

References

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