Nagy-Küküllő County Comitatus Cuculiensis Maior (Latin) Nagy-Küküllő vármegye (Hungarian) Komitat Groß-Kokelburg (German) Comitatul Târnava-Mare (Romanian) |
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County of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||
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Capital |
Segesvár 46°13′N 24°48′E / 46.217°N 24.800°ECoordinates: 46°13′N 24°48′E / 46.217°N 24.800°E |
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History | |||||
• | Established | 1876 | |||
• | Treaty of Trianon | 4 June 1920 | |||
Area | |||||
• | 1910 | 3,337 km2(1,288 sq mi) | |||
Population | |||||
• | 1910 | 148,800 | |||
Density | 44.6 /km2 (115.5 /sq mi) | ||||
Today part of | Romania | ||||
Sighişoara is the current name of the capital. |
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Nagy-Küküllő (Romanian: Comitatul Târnava-Mare) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (central Transylvania). Nagy-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the Târnava Mare River. The capital of the county was Segesvár (present-day Sighişoara).
Nagy-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Kis-Küküllő, Udvarhely, Háromszék, Brassó, Fogaras and Szeben. The Nagy-Küküllő river formed part of its northern border, the river Olt part of its southern border. Its area was 3337 km² around 1910.