Győr-Moson-Sopron County
| Győr-Moson-Sopron County | |||
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Western Transdanubia | ||
| County seat | Győr | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the General Assembly | Zoltán Németh (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,208.05 km2 (1,624.74 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 13th in Hungary | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Total | 447,985 | ||
| • Rank | 6th in Hungary | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 90xx – 94xx | ||
| Area code(s) | (+36) 96, 99 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HU-GS | ||
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Győr-Moson-Sopron (Slovak: Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom, Veszprém and Vas. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is Győr. The county is a part of the Centrope Project.
History
Győr-Moson-Sopron county was created in 1950 from two counties - Győr-Moson and Sopron. Though formed as a result of the general Communist administrative reform of that year, it is the long-term result of the impact of earlier border changes on Hungary's western counties. In 1921 the counties of Moson and Sopron were each cut in two, with their western districts forming the northern half of the Austrian province of Burgenland. Between 1921 and 1945, Győr and Moson became part of the "provisionally and administratively unified counties of Győr-Moson-Pozsony", renamed after 1945 as simply Győr-Moson. In 1947 the borders of this county were modified when Hungary lost three villages in the far north of Győr-Moson to Czechoslovakia as a consequence of the Hungarian peace treaty signed in that year. Though Győr is the capital, there is a strong rivalry between it and Sopron, historically an important cultural centre on its own right. The county also contains Hegyeshalom - Hungary's busiest international land border crossing point. Before 1990, it was officially called Győr-Sopron county.
Demographics
In 2015, it had a population of 452,638 and the population density was 108/km².
| Year | County population[1] | Change |
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| 1949 | 374,987 | n/a |
| 1960 |  401,861 |
7.17% |
| 1970 | 414,457 |
3.13% |
| 1980 | 437,857 |
5.65% |
| 1990 |  432,126 |
-1.31% |
| 2001 | 438,773 |
1.54% |
| 2011 | 447,985 (record) |
2.10% |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 5,000), Roma (3,500), Croats (3,000) and Slovaks (1,500).
Total population (2011 census): 447,985
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2]
Identified themselves: 395 505 persons:
- Hungarians: 380 282 (96,15%)
- Germans: 5 145 (1,30%)
- Others and indefinable: 10 078 (2,55%)
Approx. 63,000 persons in Győr-Moson-Sopron County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[3]
- Catholic – 54.5% (Roman Catholic – 54.3%; Greek Catholic – 0.2%);
- Evangelical – 4.7%;
- Reformed – 3.3%;
- other religions – 0.9%;
- Non-religious – 9.2%;
- Atheism – 1.0%;
- Undeclared – 26.3%.
Politics
The Győr-Moson-Sopron County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 21 counselors, with the following party composition:[4]
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||||||||
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| Fidesz-KDNP | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Municipalities
Cities with county rights
Towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2012 census)
- Mosonmagyaróvár (32,720)
- Csorna (10,649)
- Kapuvár (10,353)
- Jánossomorja (5,912)
- Tét (3,877)
- Pannonhalma (3,937)
- Fertőszentmiklós (3,891)
- Fertőd (3,461)
- Beled (2,553)
Villages
Gallery
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International relations
Győr-Moson-Sopron County has a partnership relationship with:[5]
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References
- ↑ 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 (Hungarian)
- ↑ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.8 Győr-Moson-Sopron megye, (Hungarian)
- ↑ Közgyűlés tagjai, (Hungarian)
- ↑ Nemzetközi kapcsolatok (Győr-Moson-Sopron megye)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Győr-Moson-Sopron County. |
- Official site in Hungarian and English
- Kisalföld (kisalfold.hu) - The county portal
- Hungary at GeoHive
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Coordinates: 47°40′N 17°15′E / 47.667°N 17.250°E