Kis-Küküllő is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in central Romania (central Transylvania). Kis-Küküllő is the Hungarian name for the river Târnava Mică. The capital of the county was Târnăveni (Romanian, Dicsőszentmárton in Hungarian).

Geography

Kis-Küküllő county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Alsó-Fehér, Torda-Aranyos, Maros-Torda, Udvarhely and Nagy-Küküllő. The river Mureş /Maros formed part of its northern border, the river Târnava Mare/Nagy-Küküllő its southern border. The river Târnava Mică/Kis-Küküllő flows through the county. Its area was 1724 km² around 1910.

History

Kis-Küküllő county was formed when the county Küküllő was split 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 Mureş (a.o. Târnăveni), Alba (the south-west) and Sibiu (the south, a.o. Dumbrăveni ).

Districts

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

• Târnăveni (Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton)
• Dumbrăveni (Hungarian: Erzsébetváros)
• Iernut (Hungarian: Radnót)
• Valea Lungă (Hungarian: Hosszúaszó)

Urban districts:

• Târnăveni (Hungarian: Dicsőszentmárton)
• Dumbrăveni (Hungarian: Erzsébetváros)