Udvarhely County

Udvarhely (German: Oderhellen) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Székelyudvarhely (now Odorheiu Secuiesc).

Udvarhely County
Comitatus Udvarhelyensis (Latin)
Udvarhely vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Udvarhely (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(1876-1920, 1940-1945)
Coat of arms

CapitalSzékelyudvarhely
Area
  Coordinates46°18′N 25°18′E
 
 1910
2,938 km2 (1,134 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
124,173
History 
 Established
1876
 Treaty of Trianon
4 June 1920
 County recreated (Second Vienna Award)
30 August 1940
 Disestablished
1945
Today part ofRomania
Odorheiu Secuiesc is the current name of the capital.
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