Marosszék () was one of the seats in the historical Székely Land area. Historically it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I it became part of Romania. It was named after the Maros, a river with the biggest discharge in the seat.
The composer Zoltán Kodály wrote the Dances of Marosszék, a 1927 piece for piano which was later orchestrated, based on the folk music of the region.
Population In 1867 the total population of Marosszék was 91,008. The population has historically been made up mainly of Székelys, an ethnic subgroup of Hungarians.
The religious make-up of the area in 1867 was:
Calvinist: 48,034 Roman Catholic: 15,697 Greek Catholic: 12,641 Unitarian: 7,116 Greek Orthodox: 5,520 Jewish: 944 Lutheran: 285 Foreigner: 771
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References Orbán, Balázs (1868). A Székelyföld leírása. Pest: Panda és Frohna Könyvnyomdája.