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Zala County

Zala vármegye
Zala County Zala vármegye
County
	Descending, from top: Hills near Söjtör, Lake Hévíz, and Downtown of Zalaegerszeg
	Flag Coat of arms
	Zala County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County seat	Zalaegerszeg
Districts	6 districts Keszthely District; Lenti District; Letenye District; Nagykanizsa District; Zalaegerszeg District; Zalaszentgrót District;
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Dr. Attila Pál (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	3,783.89 km2 (1,460.97 sq mi)
• Rank	14th in Hungary
Population (2018)
• Total	270,634
• Rank	16th in Hungary
GDP
• Total	HUF 747 billion; €2.398 billion (2016)
Postal code	8353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 83, 92, 93
ISO 3166 code	HU-ZA
Website	www.zala.hu

Zala (Hungarian: Zala vármegye, pronounced [ˈzɒlɒ]; Croatian: Zalska županija; županija Zala) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava and Moravske Toplice) and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The seat of Zala County is Zalaegerszeg Its area is 3,784 square kilometres (1,461 sq mi). Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.

History edit

Zala County on an old map

In the tenth century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton. Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties.^[3]

Parts of the western territory of the former county of Zala are now part of Slovenia (South-Prekmurje) and Croatia (Međimurje). In 1919 it was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje, which existed for just six days.

Demographics edit

Religion in Zala County (2011 census)

Catholic Church (62.7%)

Greek Catholic (0.1%)

Calvinism (2.5%)

Lutheranism (1.4%)

Other religions (0.8%)

Non-religious (8.2%)

Atheists (0.8%)

Undeclared (23.5%)

In 2015, it had a population of 277,290 and the population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi).

Year	County population^[4]	Change
1949	305,433	n/a
1960	317,145	3.83%
1970	304,127	-4.10%
1980	317,298 (record)	4.33%
1990	306,398	-3.44%
2001	297,404	-2.94%
2011	282,179	-5.12%
2015	277,290	-1.76%
2018	270,634	-2.45%

Ethnicity edit

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 7,000), Croats (3,500) and Germans (2,000).

Total population (2011 census): 282,179
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[5] Identified themselves: 255 069 persons:

Hungarians: 241 408 (94,64%)
Gypsies: 6 981 (2,74%)
Croats: 3 248 (1,27%)
Others and indefinable: 3 432 (1,35%)

Approx. 38,000 persons in Zala County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion edit

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[6]

Catholic – 177,072 (Roman Catholic – 176,721; Greek Catholic – 313);
Reformed – 7,000;
Evangelical – 3,928;
other religions – 2,463;
Non-religious – 23,119;
Atheism – 2,272;
Undeclared – 66,325.

Regional structure edit

District of Zala County

No.	English and Hungarian names	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Density (pop./km²)	Seat	No. of municipalities
1	Keszthely District Keszthelyi járás	535.93	49,421	92	Keszthely	30
2	Lenti District Lenti járás	624.12	19,789	32	Lenti	48
3	Letenye District Letenyei járás	388.69	16,410	42	Letenye	27
4	Nagykanizsa District Nagykanizsai járás	907.91	78,252	86	Nagykanizsa	49
5	Zalaegerszeg District Zalaegerszegi járás	1,044.70	102,798	98	Zalaegerszeg	84
6	Zalaszentgrót District Zalaszentgróti járás	282.56	15,509	55	Zalaszentgrót	20
Zala County		3,784.11	287,043	77	Zalaegerszeg	258

Politics edit

The Zala County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:^[7]

	Party	Seats	Current County Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	9
	Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)	4
	Democratic Coalition (DK)	1
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	1

Presidents of the General Assembly edit

List of presidents since 1990^[8]
Attila Pál (Fidesz-KDNP)	2014–

Municipalities edit

Zala County has two urban counties, eight towns, two large villages and 246 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Zalaegerszeg (59,499)
Nagykanizsa (49,026)

Towns

Keszthely (20,619)
Lenti (7,940)
Zalaszentgrót (6,626)
Hévíz (4,715)
Letenye (4,192)
Zalalövő (3,006)
Zalakaros (1,756)
Pacsa (1,711)

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

Gallery edit

Zalaegerszeg, the capital of the county
River Drava near Drávaszabolcs
Festetics Palace in Keszthely
Hévíz, the largest thermal lake in Europe
Batthyány Palace in Zalaszentgrót
Castle of Egervár
Traditional Hungarian house in Zalalövő
Kis-Balaton

References edit

^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
^ Béla Kálmán, The world of names: a study in Hungarian onomatology, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1978, p. 134
^ népesség.com, "Győr-Moson-Sopron megye népessége 1870-2015"
^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.20 Zala megye, (in Hungarian) [1]
^ Zala Megyei Közgyűlés, (in Hungarian) [2]
^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)

External links edit

Official site in Hungarian and German
Zalai Hírlap (zaol.hu) - The county portal

46°40′N 16°50′E / 46.667°N 16.833°E / 46.667; 16.833

[1] sseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements

[:0-2] Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

[3] Béla Kálmán, The world of names: a study in Hungarian onomatology, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1978, p. 134

[4] épesség.com, "Győr-Moson-Sopron megye népessége 1870-2015"

[5] 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)

[6] 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.20 Zala megye, (in Hungarian) [1]

[7] Zala Megyei Közgyűlés, (in Hungarian) [2]

[8] Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)

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Zala County Zala vármegye
County
Descending, from top: Hills near Söjtör, Lake Hévíz, and Downtown of Zalaegerszeg
Flag Coat of arms
Zala County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County seat	Zalaegerszeg
Districts	6 districts Keszthely District Lenti District Letenye District Nagykanizsa District Zalaegerszeg District Zalaszentgrót District
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Dr. Attila Pál (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	3,783.89 km² (1,460.97 sq mi)
• Rank	14th in Hungary
Population (2018)
• Total	270,634^[1]
• Rank	16th in Hungary
GDP ^[2]
• Total	HUF 747 billion €2.398 billion (2016)
Postal code	8353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 83, 92, 93
ISO 3166 code	HU-ZA
Website	www.zala.hu

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