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Nagy-Küküllő

Nagy-Küküllő County
Comitatus Cuculiensis Maior  (Latin)
Nagy-Küküllő vármegye  (Hungarian)
Komitat Groß-Kokelburg  (German)
Comitatul Târnava-Mare  (Romanian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876–1920

Coat of arms of Nagy-Küküllő

Coat of arms

Location of Nagy-Küküllő
Capital Segesvár
46°13′N 24°48′E / 46.217°N 24.800°E / 46.217; 24.800Coordinates: 46°13′N 24°48′E / 46.217°N 24.800°E / 46.217; 24.800
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.

Coat of arms of Nagy-Küküllő

Coat of arms

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.


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