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Vas County

January 07, 2023

"Vas" redirects here. For other uses, see Vas (disambiguation).

Vas (Hungarian: Vas vármegye, pronounced [ˈvɒʃ]; German: Komitat Eisenburg; Slovene: Železna županija or županija Železna, Croatian: Željezna županija) 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.

Vas County
Vas vármegye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: Hills near Kőszeg, Landscape in Őrség, and Downtown of Szombathely
Flag
Coat of arms
Vas County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
County seatSzombathely
Districts
7 districts
Government
 • BodyVas County Assembly
 • President of the General AssemblyLászló Majthényi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total3,336.14 km2 (1,288.09 sq mi)
 • Rank17th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
 • Total253,305[1]
 • Rank17th in Hungary
Postal code
95xx – 99xx
Area code(s)(+36) 94, 95
ISO 3166 codeHU-VA
Websitewww.vasmegye.hu

Geography

Vas county lies in western Hungary. It shares borders with Austria (Burgenland) and Slovenia (Mura Statistical Region) and the Hungarian counties 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, alike in 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 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 Yugoslavian part of former Vas county (around Murska Sobota) is part of Slovenia.

The 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

Religion in Vas County (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (58.7%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Lutheranism (5.9%)
  Calvinism (2.8%)
  Other religions (0.8%)
  Non-religious (5.3%)
  Atheists (0.7%)
  Undeclared (25.7%)
See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, it had a population of 253,997 and the population density was 76/km².

Year County population[2] Change
1949 283,070 n/a
1960   282,728 -0.12%
1970   277,619 -1.81%
1980   285,498 2.84%
1990   275,944 -3.35%
2001   268,123 -2.83%
2011   256,629 -4.29%
2015   253,997 -1.03%
2018   253,305 -0.27%

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):[3] Identified themselves: 225 052 persons:

Approx. 39,000 persons in Vas County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

See also: Religion in Hungary

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

Regional structure

 
District of Vas County
№ English and
Hungarian names 		Area
(km²) 		Population
(2011) 		Density
(pop./km²) 		Seat № of
municipalities
1 Celldömölk District
Celldömölki járás 		474.13 24,630 52 Celldömölk 28
2 Körmend District
Körmendi járás 		614.53 27,177 44 Körmend 46
3 Kőszeg District
Kőszegi járás 		286.45 25,090 88 Kőszeg 21
4 Sárvár District
Sárvári járás 		685.46 38,684 56 Sárvár 42
5 Szentgotthárd District
Szentgotthárdi járás 		255.04 14,961 59 Szentgotthárd 16
6 Szombathely District
Szombathelyi járás 		646.36 112,320 174 Szombathely 40
7 Vasvár District
Vasvári járás 		374.14 13,767 37 Vasvár 23
Vas County 3,336.14 256,629 78 Szombathely 216

Politics

 
Countyhall of Vas.
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:[5]

    Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 10                    
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 2                    
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 2                    
  Mayors Association for Vas County (PVME) 1                    

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of Presidents, from 1990[6]
Gyula Pusztai (MSZP) 1990–1998
Péter Markó (Fidesz) 1998–2006
Ferenc Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP) 2006–2014
László Majthényi (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

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

References

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vas County.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vas County.
  1. ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Vas megye népessége 1870-2015"
  3. ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
  4. ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.18 Vas megye, (in Hungarian) [1]
  5. ^ A Vas Megyei Közgyűlés tagjai, (in Hungarian) [2]
  6. ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)

External links

  • Official site in Hungarian and English
  • Vas Népe (vaol.hu) - The county portal

Coordinates: 47°10′N 16°45′E / 47.167°N 16.750°E / 47.167; 16.750

January 07, 2023
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Vas redirects here For other uses see Vas disambiguation Vas Hungarian Vas varmegye pronounced ˈvɒʃ German Komitat Eisenburg Slovene Zelezna zupanija or zupanija Zelezna Croatian Zeljezna zupanija is an administrative county comitatus or varmegye of Hungary It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary It is part of the Centrope Project Vas County Vas varmegyeCounties of HungaryDescending from top Hills near Koszeg Landscape in Orseg and Downtown of SzombathelyFlagCoat of armsVas County within HungaryCountry HungaryRegionWestern TransdanubiaCounty seatSzombathelyDistricts7 districts Celldomolk DistrictKormend DistrictKoszeg DistrictSarvar DistrictSzentgotthard DistrictSzombathely DistrictVasvar DistrictGovernment BodyVas County Assembly President of the General AssemblyLaszlo Majthenyi Fidesz KDNP Area Total3 336 14 km2 1 288 09 sq mi Rank17th in HungaryPopulation 2018 Total253 305 1 Rank17th in HungaryPostal code95xx 99xxArea code s 36 94 95ISO 3166 codeHU VAWebsitewww wbr vasmegye wbr hu Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 3 1 Ethnicity 3 2 Religion 4 Regional structure 5 Politics 5 1 Presidents of the General Assembly 6 Municipalities 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External linksGeography EditVas county lies in western Hungary It shares borders with Austria Burgenland and Slovenia Mura Statistical Region and the Hungarian counties Gyor Moson Sopron Veszprem and Zala The capital of Vas county is Szombathely Its area is 3 336 km History EditMain 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 Vendvidek became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes later renamed to Yugoslavia In the Vendvidek in 1919 was founded an unrecognized state the Prekmurje Republic alike in Burgenland the Lajtabansag The remainder stayed in Hungary as the present Hungarian county Vas After World War II due to Communist reforms a small part of former Sopron county went to Vas county some villages north of Zalaegerszeg went to Zala county and a small region west of Papa went to Veszprem county Since 1991 when Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia the Yugoslavian part of former Vas county around Murska Sobota is part of Slovenia The Vas county is home to a small Slovene minority which lives in the area between the town of Szentgotthard and the Slovenian border see Hungarian Slovenes Demographics EditReligion in Vas County 2011 census Catholic Church 58 7 Greek Catholicism 0 1 Lutheranism 5 9 Calvinism 2 8 Other religions 0 8 Non religious 5 3 Atheists 0 7 Undeclared 25 7 See also Demographics of Hungary In 2015 it had a population of 253 997 and the population density was 76 km Year County population 2 Change1949 283 070 n a1960 282 728 0 12 1970 277 619 1 81 1980 285 498 2 84 1990 275 944 3 35 2001 268 123 2 83 2011 256 629 4 29 2015 253 997 1 03 2018 253 305 0 27 Ethnicity Edit 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 3 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 Edit See also Religion in Hungary Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census 4 Catholic 150 912 Roman Catholic 150 575 Greek Catholic 276 Evangelical 15 135 Reformed 7 113 other religions 2 087 Non religious 13 621 Atheism 1 895 Undeclared 65 866 Regional structure Edit District of Vas County English andHungarian names Area km Population 2011 Density pop km Seat ofmunicipalities1 Celldomolk District Celldomolki jaras 474 13 24 630 52 Celldomolk 282 Kormend District Kormendi jaras 614 53 27 177 44 Kormend 463 Koszeg District Koszegi jaras 286 45 25 090 88 Koszeg 214 Sarvar District Sarvari jaras 685 46 38 684 56 Sarvar 425 Szentgotthard District Szentgotthardi jaras 255 04 14 961 59 Szentgotthard 166 Szombathely District Szombathelyi jaras 646 36 112 320 174 Szombathely 407 Vasvar District Vasvari jaras 374 14 13 767 37 Vasvar 23Vas County 3 336 14 256 629 78 Szombathely 216Politics Edit Countyhall of Vas 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 5 Party Seats Current County Assembly Fidesz KDNP 10 Movement for a Better Hungary Jobbik 2 Hungarian Socialist Party MSZP 2 Mayors Association for Vas County PVME 1 Presidents of the General Assembly Edit List of Presidents from 1990 6 Gyula Pusztai MSZP 1990 1998Peter Marko Fidesz 1998 2006Ferenc Kovacs Fidesz KDNP 2006 2014Laszlo Majthenyi Fidesz KDNP 2014 Municipalities EditVas County has 1 urban county 12 towns and 203 villages City with county rights ordered by population as of 2011 census Szombathely 78 884 county seatTownsSarvar 14 777 Kormend 11 950 Koszeg 11 666 Celldomolk 11 113 Szentgotthard 8 678 Vasvar 4 387 Vep 3 534 Buk 3 301 Csepreg 3 286 Repcelak 2 575 Janoshaza 2 529 Oriszentpeter 1 178 VillagesAcsad Alsoszolnok Alsoujlak Andrasfa Apatistvanfalva Bajansenye Balogunyom Bejcgyertyanos Berbaltavar Boba Borgata Bozsok Bozzai Bogot Bogote Bo Bucsu Cak Chernelhazadamonya Csakanydoroszlo Csanig Csehi Csehimindszent Csempeszkopacs Csenye Csipkerek Csonge Csorotnek Daraboshegy Dozmat Doborhegy Doroske Duka Egervolgy Egyhazashetye Egyhazashollos Egyhazasradoc Felsocsatar Felsojanosfa Felsomarac Felsoszolnok Gasztony Gencsapati Gersekarat Gerce Gor Gyanogeregye Gyongyosfalu Gyorvar Halasto Halogy Harasztifalu Hegyfalu Hegyhathodasz Hegyhatsal Hegyhatszentjakab Hegyhatszentmarton Hegyhatszentpeter Horvatlovo Horvatzsidany Hosszupereszteg Ikervar Iklanbereny Ispank Ivanc Jak Jakfa Karako Katafa Kald Kam Keled Kemeneskapolna Kemenesmagasi Kemenesmihalyfa Kemenespalfa Kemenessomjen Kemenesszentmarton Kemestarodfa Kenez Kenyeri Kercaszomor Kerkaskapolna Ketvolgy Kisrakos Kissomlyo Kisunyom Kiszsidany Kondorfa Kocsk Koszegdoroszlo Koszegpaty Koszegszerdahely Locs Lukacshaza Magyarlak Magyarmadalja Magyarszecsod Magyarszombatfa Meggyeskovacsi Megyehid Mersevat Mesterhaza Mesteri Meszlen Mikosszeplak Molnaszecsod Nagygeresd Nagykolked Nagymizdo Nagyrakos Nagysimonyi Nagytilaj Nadasd Narai Narda Nemesbod Nemescso Nemeskeresztur Nemeskocs Nemeskolta Nemesladony Nemesmedves Nemesrempehollos Nick Nyoger Olaszfa Ostffyasszonyfa Oszko Orfalu olmod Olbo Orimagyarosd Pankasz Pacsony Papoc Pecol Perenye Peresznye Petomihalyfa Pinkamindszent Pornoapati Porpac Posfa Pusztacso Puspokmolnari Rabagyarmat Rabahidveg Rabapaty Rabatottos Radockolked Ratot Repceszentgyorgy Ronok Rum Sajtoskal Salkoveskut Sarfimizdo Se Simasag Sitke Sopte Sorkifalud Sorkikapolna Sorokpolany Sotony Szaknyer Szakonyfalu Szalafo Szarvaskend Szatta Szeleste Szemenye Szentpeterfa Szergeny Szoce Tanakajd Taplanszentkereszt Telekes Tokorcs Tompaladony Tormasliget Torony Tomord Uraiujfalu Vasalja Vasasszonyfa Vasegerszeg Vashosszufalu Vaskeresztes Vassurany Vasszecseny Vasszentmihaly Vasszilvagy Vamoscsalad Vasarosmiske Vat Velem Velemer Viszak Vonock Zsennye ZsedenyGallery Edit Szombathely the capital of the county Jurisics Square in Koszeg Saint George s Abbey and the Saint James Chapel in Jak Nadasdy Castle Sarvar Batthyany Mansion in Kormend Batthyany Mansion in Csakanydoroszlo Cistercian Abbey of Szentgotthard Traditional Hungarian house in SzalafoReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vas County Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vas County nepesseg com population data of Hungarian settlements nepesseg com Vas megye nepessege 1870 2015 1 1 6 A nepesseg anyanyelv nemzetiseg es nemek szerint Frissitve 2013 04 17 Hungarian Central Statistical Office in Hungarian 2011 EVI NEPSZAMLALAS 3 Teruleti adatok 3 18 Vas megye in Hungarian 1 A Vas Megyei Kozgyules tagjai in Hungarian 2 Onkormanyzati valasztasok eredmenyei in Hungarian External links EditOfficial site in Hungarian and English Vas Nepe vaol hu The county portal Hungary at GeoHive Coordinates 47 10 N 16 45 E 47 167 N 16 750 E 47 167 16 750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vas County amp oldid 1130825010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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