Udvarhelyszék

Udvarhelyszék
Seat of the Székely Land
12th century–1876
Coat of arms of Udvarhelyszék Coat of arms
Capital		Székelyudvarhely
History
•	Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin	10–11th century
•	Settlement of the Székelys	12th century
•	Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary	1876
Population
•	1867	96,929
Today part of		Romania
Odorheiu Secuiesc is the current name of the capital.

Udvarhelyszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈudvɒrhɛjseːk]) was one of the Székely seats in the historical Székely Land.

Situated on the western part of the Székely Land, it was the main seat (Hungarian: anyaszék, Latin: sedes principalis, sedes capitalis) for a significant period, being the home of the Count of the Székelys 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: 35,759
• Roman Catholic: 34,282
• Unitarian: 22,263
• Greek Catholic: 2,054
• Greek Orthodox: 1,847
• Jewish: 115
• Lutheran: 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.