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Tolna County

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Tolna (Hungarian: Tolna vármegye, pronounced [ˈtolnɒ]; German: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km2.

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History

Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

Demographics

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Religion in Tolna County (2022 census – of those eho declared their religion (62.2%))
  1. Roman Catholic (56.0%)
  2. Calvinistic (10.8%)
  3. Lutheran (4.20%)
  4. Other Christian denomination (3.80%)
  5. Other religion (0.30%)
  6. Not religious (24.9%)

In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61 inhabitants per square kilometre (160/sq mi).

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Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).

Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Identified themselves: 214,953 persons:

  • Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
  • Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
  • Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)

Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]

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Regional structure

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District of Tolna County
No. English and
Hungarian names
Area
(km2)
Population
(2011)
Density
(pop./km2)
Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Bonyhád District
Bonyhádi járás
476.77 31,567 66 Bonyhád 25
2 Dombóvár District
Dombóvári járás
509.02 32,331 64 Dombóvár 16
3 Paks District
Paksi járás
836.00 49,433 59 Paks 15
4 Szekszárd District
Szekszárdi járás
656.18 60,122 92 Szekszárd 17
5 Tamási District
Tamási járás
1,019.94 38,705 38 Tamási 32
6 Tolna District
Tolnai járás
205.24 18,203 89 Tolna (town) 4
Tolna County 3,703.16 231,183 64 Szekszárd 109

Politics

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,[6] is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[7]

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Municipalities

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Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.

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(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

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municipalities are large villages.

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