Csíkszék

Csíkszék
Seat of the Székely Land
11th century–1876
Capital		Csíksomlyó
History
•	Settlement of the Székelys	11th century
•	Administrative reform of the Kingdom of Hungary	1876
Population
•	1867	111,237
Today part of		Romania
Șumuleu Ciuc is the current name of the capital.

Csíkszék (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃiːkseːk]) was one of the Székely seats in the historical Székely Land.

It administered two sub-seats (Hungarian: fiúszék, Latin: sedes filialis), namely Gyergyószék and Kászonszék. It was divided on the natural borders of the region, as the main territory of Csíkszék lied in the valley of the Olt River, Gyergyószék lied in the valley of Maros, while Kászonszék lied in the valley of Kászon.

Population

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

• Roman Catholic: 96,525
• Greek Catholic: 13,028
• Eastern Orthodox: 17
• Others: 1.667

• Total: 111,237

Gallery

• Franciscan Church and Monastery Csiksomlyo.jpg

  The Franciscan Church and Monastery in Csíksomlyó

• Guildhall of Csikszek in Csiksomlyo.jpg

  The Guildhall of Csíkszék in Csíksomlyó

• Castle of Csikszereda.jpg

  The castle of Csíkszereda

• People of Csikszek in traditional costumes.jpg

  People of Csíkszék in traditional costumes

References

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