Udvarhelyszék (; formerly called ''Telegdiszék'') was one of the
Székely seats
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Types of seat
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* Armchair, a chair equ ...
in the historical
Székely Land
The Székely Land or Szeklerland ( hu, Székelyföld, ; ro, Ținutul Secuiesc and sometimes ; german: Szeklerland; la, Terra Siculorum) is a historic and ethnographic area in Romania, inhabited mainly by Székelys, a subgroup of Hungarians. ...
.
Situated on the western part of the Székely Land, it was the main seat ( hu, anyaszék, la, sedes principalis, ''sedes capitalis'') for a significant period, being the home of the
Count of the Székelys
The Count of the Székelys ( hu, székelyispán, la, comes Sicolorum) was the leader of the Hungarian-speaking Székelys in Transylvania, in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. First mentioned in royal charters of the 13th century, the counts wer ...
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:
*
Calvinist
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: 35,759
*
Roman Catholic
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: 34,282
*
Unitarian: 22,263
*
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
: 2,054
*
Greek Orthodox
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: 1,847
*
Jewish
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: 115
*
Lutheran
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: 113
*Foreigner: 496
*Total: 96,929
Gallery
Udvarhelyszek costume.jpg, People of Udvarhelyszék wearing traditional costumes
Szekely house in Udvarhelyszek.jpg, A typical Székely house in Udvarhelyszék
Szekelyudvarhely Catholic Church and Gymnasium.jpg, The Catholic Church of Székelyudvarhely with the Catholic Gymnasium
Franciscan Monastery Szekelyudvarhely.jpg, The Franciscan Monastery of Székelyudvarhely
Reformed Church of Szekelyudvarhely with the Reformed High School.jpg, Reformed (Calvinist) Church of Székelyudvarhely with the Reformed High School
References
* Orbán, Balázs (1868). ''A Székelyföld leírása''. Pest: Panda és Frohna Könyvnyomdája.
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