Alsó-Fehér is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in western Romania (central Transylvania). The capital of the county was Aiud (Romanian, Nagyenyed in Hungarian).

Geography

Alsó-Fehér county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Hunyad, Torda-Aranyos, Kis-Küküllő, Nagy-Küküllő, and Szeben. The rivers Mureş /Maros and Târnava/Küküllő flow through the county. Its area was 3580 km² around 1910.

History

Alsó-Fehér county was formed when the county Fehér was split in the late Middle Ages. In 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed, its territory was modified. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Alba, Sibiu (the south-east) and Mureş (a small north-eastern part).

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Aiud (Hungarian: Nagyenyed)
• Ocna Mureş (Hungarian: Marosújvár)
• Vinţu de Jos (Hungarian: Alvinc)
• Kisenyed, capital Cunţa (Hungarian: Konca)
• Ighiu (Hungarian: Magyarigen)
• Roşia Montană (Hungarian: Verespatak)
• Blaj (Hungarian: Balázsfalva)

Urban districts:

• Aiud (Hungarian: Nagyenyed)
• Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár)
• Abrud (Hungarian: Abrudbánya)
• Ocna Sibiului (Hungarian: Vizakna)