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Veszprém County

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This article is about the current administrative entity called Veszprém county. For the historical county, see Veszprém County (former). For the town, see Veszprém.

Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprém vármegye, pronounced [ˈvɛspreːm]; German: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (vármegye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.

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Veszprém county

Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km².

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Veszprém County on an old map

History

Demographics

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Religion in Veszprém County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (59.9%))
  1. Roman Catholic (57.4%)
  2. Calvinistic (12.3%)
  3. Lutheran (5.00%)
  4. Faith Church (0.60%)
  5. Greek Catholic (0.50%)
  6. Other Christian denomination (3.20%)
  7. Other religion (0.40%)
  8. Not religious (20.6%)
See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².

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Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.

Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:

Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém 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:[5]

Regional structure

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District of Veszprém County
№ English and
Hungarian names		 Area
(km²)		 Population
(2011)		 Density
(pop./km²)		 Seat № of
municipalities
1 Ajka District
Ajkai járás		 320.71 39,160 122 Ajka 11
2 Balatonalmádi District
Balatonalmádi járás		 239.75 24,330 101 Balatonalmádi 10
3 Balatonfüred District
Balatonfüredi járás		 357.75 23,849 67 Balatonfüred 22
4 Devecser District
Devecseri járás		 421.73 15,079 36 Devecser 28
5 Pápa District
Pápai járás		 1,022.09 59,310 58 Pápa 49
6 Sümeg District
Sümegi járás		 306.48 15,358 50 Sümeg 21
7 Tapolca District
Tapolcai járás		 540.30 34,256 63 Tapolca 33
8 Várpalota District
Várpalotai járás		 294.28 37,882 129 Várpalota 8
9 Veszprém District
Veszprémi járás		 629.61 83,288 132 Veszprém (town) 19
10 Zirc District
Zirci járás		 331.02 19,386 59 Zirc 15
Veszprém County 4,463.65 353,068 78 Veszprém 217
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Politics

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Veszprém County Hall.
Main article: Veszprém County Assembly

The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]

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Municipalities

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Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

municipalities are large villages.

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