Maros-Torda 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 Târgu Mureş (Romanian, Marosvásárhely in Hungarian).

Geography

Maros-Torda county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Kolozs, Beszterce-Naszód, Csík, Udvarhely, Kis-Küküllő and Torda-Aranyos. The river Mureş/Maros flows through the county. Its area was 4188 km² around 1910.

History

Maros-Torda county was formed in 1876 on the territory of the Székely settlement Marosszék and part of Torda region. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of Romania. Its territory lies in the present (larger) Romanian county Mureş.

Districts

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

• Maros alsó, capital Târgu Mureş (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely)
• Maros felső, capital Târgu Mureş (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely)
• Régen alsó, capital Reghin (Hungarian: Szászrégen)
• Régen felső, capital Reghin-Sat (Hungarian: Magyarrégen, presently part of Reghin)
• Miercurea Nirajului (Hungarian: Nyáradszereda)

Urban county:

• Târgu Mureş (Hungarian: Marosvásárhely)

Urban district:

• Reghin (Hungarian: Szászrégen)