Győr-Moson-Sopron

Győr-Moson-Sopron County

Győr-Moson-Sopron County

County of Hungary

Győr-Moson-Sopron (Hungarian: Győr-Moson-Sopron vármegye, pronounced [ˈɟøːr ˈmoʃon ˈʃopron ˈmɛɟɛ]; German: Komitat Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg; Slovak: Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia (Bratislava Region, Nitra Region and Trnava Region) and Austria (Burgenland). 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.

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History

Győr-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 divided in two, with their western districts together 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. In 1990, it was officially renamed to Győr-Moson-Sopron county.

Geography

Further information: Zámolyi Channel

Demographics

Religion in Győr-Moson-Sopron County (2018 census, KSH)

  Roman Catholic (49%)
  Greek Catholicism (1%)
  Lutheranism (6%)
  Hungarian Reformed Church (37.2%)
  Jewish (2%)
  Non-religious (3.6%)
  Atheists (1.2%)
See also: Demographics of Hungary

Győr-Moson-Sopron is the only county in Hungary whose population has been increasing[when?] according to the Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH). The population density[when?] was 108/km2.

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Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 5,000), Roma (3,500), Croats (3,000) and Slovaks (1,500).

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Ethnic composition according to the KSH

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Ethnicities in Győr-Moson-Sopron County (2018 census, KSH)

  Hungarians (94%)
  Germans (3.5%)
  Gypsies (0.4%)
  others (1.1%)

Religion

See also: Religion in Hungary

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

Roman Catholic243,196
Greek Catholic1,066
Total Catholic244,355
Evangelical21,062
Reformed14,741
Other religions4,263
Non-religious41,179
Atheist4,683
Undeclared117,702

Regional structure

District of Győr-Moson-Sopron County
No. English and
Hungarian names		 Area
(km2)		 Population
(2011)		 Density
(pop./km2)		 Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Csorna District
Csornai járás		 579.76 32,970 57 Csorna 33
2 Győr District
Győri járás		 903.40 190,146 210 Győr 35
3 Kapuvár District
Kapuvári járás		 372.14 23,778 64 Kapuvár 19
4 Mosonmagyaróvár District
Mosonmagyaróvári járás		 899.95 72,609 81 Mosonmagyaróvár 26
5 Pannonhalma District
Pannonhalmi járás		 312.34 15,227 49 Pannonhalma 17
6 Sopron District
Soproni járás		 867.71 98,841 114 Sopron 39
7 Tét District
Téti járás		 272.64 14,414 53 Tét 14
Győr-Moson-Sopron County 4,208.05 452,638 109 Győr 183

Politics

County Assembly

Main article: Győr-Moson-Sopron County Council

The Győr-Moson-Sopron County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 21 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]

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Presidents of the County Assembly

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Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[8]

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Municipalities

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has 2 urban counties, 10 towns, 4 large villages and 167 villages.

Cities with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

municipalities are large villages.

International relations

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has a partnership relationship with:[9]

References

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    Nemzetközi kapcsolatok (Győr-Moson-Sopron megye)

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