Csík (Hungarian, in Romanian: Ciuc) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (eastern Transylvania). The capital of the county was Miercurea Ciuc (Romanian, Csíkszereda in Hungarian).

Geography

Csík county shared borders with Romania and the Hungarian counties Beszterce-Naszód, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Háromszék. The rivers Olt and Mureş/Maros originate in the county. The county lies in the Carpathian Mountains. Its area was 4859 km² around 1910.

History

The Csík region was a combination of three settlements (seats) of the Székely: Csíkszék, Gyergyószék and Kászonszék. Csík county was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present Romanian counties Harghita and Neamţ (a small part in the north-east).

Districts

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

• Felcsík, capital Miercurea Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkszereda)
• Kászonalcsík, capital Sânmartin (Hungarian: Csíkszentmárton)
• Gheorgheni (Hungarian: Gyergyószentmiklós)
• Tulgheş (Hungarian: Gyergyótölgyes)

Urban district:

• Miercurea Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkszereda)