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Marosszék

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Marosszék
Seat of the Székely Land
12th century–1876
of Marosszék
Coat of arms
CapitalMarosvásárhely
Population 
• 1867
91,008
History 
• Settlement of the Székelys
12th century
• Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary
1876
Today part ofRomania
Târgu Mureș is the current name of the capital.

Marosszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃseːk]) was one of the seats in the historical Székely Land. It was named after the Maros, a river with the biggest discharge in the seat. The composer Zoltán Kodály wrote the Dances of Marosszék (1927, for piano, later orchestrated) based on the folk music of this region.

Population

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The religious make-up of Marosszék in 1867 was the following:

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References

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  • Orbán, Balázs (1868). A Székelyföld leírása. Pest: Panda és Frohna Könyvnyomdája.