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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 .
Csík county consisted of three former seats of the Székelys: Csíkszék, Gyergyószék and Kászonszék (the latter two as filial seats of the former). It was formed in 1876, when the administrative structure of Transylvania was changed.
Csikiensis sedes (Csíkszék) Giergiensis sedes (Gyergyószék) Kászonszék (a sedes; Casin in Romanian) Kesdiensis sedes (Kézdiszék) Marusiensis sedes (Marosszék) Orbai sedes (Orbaiszék) Sepsiensis sedes (Sepsiszék) Udvarhelyensis sedes (Udvarhelyszék)
Csíkszék; Gyergyószék; Bardóc-Miklósvárszék Sepsiszék; Orbaiszék; Kézdiszék; Aranyosszék; Seats were formed by the: Székelys; Transylvanian Saxons; Cumans; Jassic people; Ten Lance Bearers; Most seats gave up their autonomous status and military traditions in late medieval times and paid tax instead.
Following is a list [1] of Székely settlements.The list contains the municipalities belonging to the Székely Seats in the 19th century, before the administrative reform in Hungary.
Udvarhelyszék, Marosszék, Csíkszék, Kézdiszék, Orbaiszék, and Sepsiszék formed a contiguous territory in south-eastern Transylvania; Aranyosszék was located apart from them in the central region. [2] [12] Székely Land (in blue) in Transylvania within the medieval Kingdom of Hungary
Churches in Csíkszék were fortified in the 15th century. [99] Frescoes on the walls of many churches represented King St Ladislaus's legendary fight with a "Cuman" warrior. [100] Episodes of the life of Saint Margaret of Antioch were also depicted on the walls of at least 8 churches. [101] Most frescoes were painted in Byzantine style. [101]
According to Kónya's original description of the flag, the eight-pointed "sun-star" symbolizes the eight historical Székely seats (Bardóc-Miklósvárszék, Csíkszék, Gyergyószék, Kézdiszék, Marosszék, Orbaiszék, Sepsiszék and Udvarhelyszék). The crescent moon and the sun were already considered Székely symbols as early as in the ...