Szeben County
Szeben was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Romania. The capital of the county was Nagyszeben.Geography
Szeben County shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Alsó-Fehér, Nagy-Küküllő, and Fogaras. The river Olt flowed through the county. Its area was around 1910.History
Szeben County was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. It included the former Saxon seats of Hermannstadt/Sibiu, Mühlbach/Sebeș, Reussmarkt/Miercurea, and Nocrich, as well as parts of Alsó-Fehér and Felső-Fehér counties. In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon, the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Sibiu and Alba.Demographics
| Census | Total | Romanian | German | Hungarian | Other or unknown |
| 1880 | 141,627 | 90,802 ' | 40,723 ' | 2,991 ' | 2,497 ' |
| 1890 | 148,738 | 98,719 ' | 42,497 ' | 4,342 ' | 3,180 ' |
| 1900 | 166,188 | 108,413 ' | 47,678 ' | 8,084 ' | 2,013 ' |
| 1910 | 176,921 | 113,672 ' | 49,757 ' | 10,159 ' | 3,333 ' |
| Census | Total | Eastern Orthodox | Lutheran | Greek Catholic | Roman Catholic | Calvinist | Other or unknown |
| 1880 | 141,627 | 90,553 ' | 33,781 ' | 10,853 ' | 4,680 ' | 1,110 ' | 650 ' |
| 1890 | 148,738 | 88,365 ' | 39,065 ' | 12,550 ' | 6,414 ' | 1,586 ' | 758 ' |
| 1900 | 166,188 | 95,380 ' | 43,439 ' | 14,050 ' | 8,747 ' | 3,147 ' | 1,425 ' |
| 1910 | 176,921 | 99,952 ' | 45,912 ' | 16,064 ' | 9,503 ' | 3,528 ' | 1,962 ' |
Subdivisions
In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Szeben county were: