Vas County

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FieldValue
name
native_nameVas vármegye
native_name_langhu
settlement_typeCounties of Hungary
image_skyline{{Photomontage
photo1aGünser Gebirge.JPGKőszeg Mountains, near Kőszeg
photo2aOrsegiNemzetiPark2.jpgLandscape in Őrség
photo2bSzombathely Main Square.JPGMain Square, Szombathely
spacing2
positioncenter
color_borderwhite
colorwhite
size255
foot_montageDescending, from top: Hills near Kőszeg, Landscape in Őrség, and Downtown of Szombathely}}
image_flagFLAG-Vas-megye.svg
image_shieldHUN Vas megye COA.png
image_mapHU county Vas.svg
map_captionVas County within Hungary
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Transdanubia
seat_typeCounty seat
seatSzombathely
parts_typeDistricts
parts7 districts
p1Celldömölk District
p2Körmend District
p3Kőszeg District
p4Sárvár District
p5Szentgotthárd District
p6Szombathely District
p7Vasvár District
leader_titlePresident of the General Assembly
leader_nameLászló Majthényi
leader_partyFidesz-KDNP
area_total_km23336.14
area_rank17th in Hungary
population_as_of2018
population_total253305
population_rank17th in Hungary
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Total
demographics1_info1HUF 904 billion
€2.905 billion (2016)
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code95xx – 99xx
area_code_typeArea code(s)
area_code(+36) 94, 95
iso_code
website
governing_bodyVas County Assembly
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| name = Vas County | native_name = Vas vármegye | native_name_lang = hu | settlement_type = Counties of Hungary | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Günser Gebirge.JPGKőszeg Mountains, near Kőszeg | photo2a = OrsegiNemzetiPark2.jpgLandscape in Őrség | photo2b = Szombathely Main Square.JPGMain Square, Szombathely | spacing = 2 | position = center | color_border = white | color = white | size = 255 | foot_montage = Descending, from top: Hills near Kőszeg, Landscape in Őrség, and Downtown of Szombathely}} | image_flag = FLAG-Vas-megye.svg | image_shield = HUN Vas megye COA.png | image_map = HU county Vas.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Vas County within Hungary | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Western Transdanubia | seat_type = County seat | seat = Szombathely | parts_type = Districts | parts = 7 districts | p1 = Celldömölk District | p2 = Körmend District | p3 = Kőszeg District | p4 = Sárvár District | p5 = Szentgotthárd District | p6 = Szombathely District | p7 = Vasvár District | government_footnotes = | leader_title = President of the General Assembly | leader_name = László Majthényi | leader_party = Fidesz-KDNP | area_total_km2 = 3336.14 | area_rank = 17th in Hungary | population_as_of = 2018 | population_total = 253305 | population_rank = 17th in Hungary | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = GDP | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Total | demographics1_info1 = HUF 904 billion €2.905 billion (2016) | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 95xx – 99xx | area_code_type = Area code(s) | area_code = (+36) 94, 95 | iso_code = | website = | governing_body = Vas County Assembly Vas (, ; ; or županija Železna; ) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.

Geography

Vas County lies in western Hungary. It shares borders with Austria (Burgenland), Slovenia (Mura Statistical Region), and the Hungarian counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron, Veszprém, and Zala. The capital of Vas County is Szombathely. Its area is 3,336 km².

History

Main article: Vas County (former)

Vas is also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in western Hungary, eastern Austria, and eastern Slovenia. The capital of the county was Szombathely.

Vas County arose as one of the first comitatus of the Kingdom of Hungary.

In 1920, by the Treaty of Trianon the western part of the county became part of the new Austrian land Burgenland, and a smaller part in the southwest, known as Vendvidék, became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). In the Vendvidék in 1919 was founded an unrecognized state the Prekmurje Republic, similar to Burgenland the Lajtabánság. The remainder stayed in Hungary, as the present Hungarian county Vas. After World War II due to Communist reforms, a small part of the former Sopron county went to Vas County, some villages north of Zalaegerszeg went to Zala county, and a small region west of Pápa went to Veszprém county.

Since 1991, when Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav part of the former Vas County (around Murska Sobota) is part of Slovenia.

Vas County is home to a small Slovene minority, which lives in the area between the town of Szentgotthárd and the Slovenian border (see Hungarian Slovenes).

Demographics

|caption = Religion in Vas County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (64.0%)) |label1 = Roman Catholic |value1 = 72.9 |color1 = #8000FF |label2 = Lutheran |value2 = 8.1 |color2 = #0080FF |label3 = Calvinistic |value3 = 4.3 |color3 = #66B2FF |label4 = Other Christian denomination |value4 = 4.0 |color4 = #0000FF |label5 = Other religion |value5 = 0.3 |color5 = #FF0000 |label6 = Not religious |value6 = 10.4 |color6 = #CCCCCC In 2015, the county had a population of 253,997 and the population density was 76/km².

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YearCounty populationChange
1949283,070n/a
1960282,728-0.12%
1970277,619-1.81%
1980285,4982.84%
1990275,944-3.35%
2001268,123-2.83%
2011256,629-4.29%
2015253,997-1.03%
2018253,305-0.27%
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Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Croats (approx. 3,000), Roma (2,500), Germans (2,000) and Slovenes (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 256,629

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 225 052 persons:

  • Hungarians: 214 512 (95.32%)
  • Croats: 3 102 (1.38%)
  • Gypsies: 2 559 (1.14%)
  • Others and indefinable: 4 879 (2.17%) Approx. 39,000 persons in Vas County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Regional structure

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Vas County
3,336.14
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Politics

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Main article: Vas County Assembly

The Vas County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

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PartySeatsCurrent County Assembly
Fidesz-KDNP10
Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)2
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)2
Mayors Association for Vas County (PVME)1
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Presidents of the General Assembly

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List of presidents since 1990
Gyula Pusztai (MSZP)
Péter Markó (Fidesz)
Ferenc Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
László Majthényi (Fidesz-KDNP)
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Municipalities

Vas County has 1 urban county, 12 towns and 203 villages.

;City with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

;Towns

;Villages

Gallery

File:Szombathely püspöki palota és székesegyház.jpg|Szombathely, the capital of the county File:Maria oszlop01.jpg|Jurisics Square in Kőszeg File:Szt. Jakab-kápolna (14886. számú műemlék) 2.jpg|Saint George's Abbey and the Saint James Chapel in Ják File:Nádasdy-várkastély 1.JPG|Nádasdy Castle, Sárvár File:Egykori Batthyány-kastély (9005. számú műemlék).jpg|Batthyány Mansion in Körmend File:Batthyány-kastélyegyüttes ThT.jpg|Batthyány Mansion in Csákánydoroszló File:Szentgotthárd Abbey Hungary.JPG|Cistercian Abbey of Szentgotthárd File:Zsoldos-féle kerített lakóház (9345. számú műemlék).jpg|Traditional Hungarian house in Szalafő

References

References

  1. [http://nepesseg.com/vas/ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements]
  2. [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. népesség.com, ''[http://nepesseg.com/vas/ "Vas megye népessége 1870-2015"]''
  4. [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_18 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office] {{in lang. hu
    1. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.18 Vas megye, {{in lang. hu ''[http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_18.pdf]''
  6. A Vas Megyei Közgyűlés tagjai, {{in lang. hu ''[http://www.vasmegye.hu/kozgyules/kepviselok]''
  7. [http://valtor.valasztas.hu/valtort/jsp/t0.jsp Önkormányzati választások eredményei] {{in lang. hu

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