Veszprém County

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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.

Veszprém County
Veszprém vármegye
View of Tihany, from Lake Balaton
Landscape in Őrség
Castle of Veszprém
Descending, from top: View of Tihany Abbey from Lake Balaton, Badacsony Mountain, and Castle of Veszprém
Flag of Veszprém County
Coat of arms of Veszprém County
Veszprém County within Hungary
Veszprém County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionCentral Transdanubia
County seatVeszprém
Districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyImre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total4,463.65 km2 (1,723.42 sq mi)
 • Rank9th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
 • Total341,425[1]
 • Rank12th in Hungary
GDP
 • TotalHUF 936 billion
€3.006 billion (2016)
Postal code
810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx
Area code(s)(+36) 87, 88, 89
ISO 3166 codeHU-VE
Websitevpvarmegye.hu

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.

Veszprém County on an old map

History

Demographics

Religion in Veszprém County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (59.9%))

  Roman Catholic (57.4%)
  Calvinistic (12.3%)
  Lutheran (5.0%)
  Faith Church (0.6%)
  Greek Catholic (0.5%)
  Other Christian denomination (3.2%)
  Other religion (0.4%)
  Not religious (20.6%)

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

YearCounty population[3]Change
1949 294,289
1960 337,836 14.80%
1970 357,830 5.92%
1980 377,746 (record) 5.57%
1990 374,466 0.87%
2001 369,727 1.27%
2011 353,068 4.51%
2015 346,647 1.85%
2018 341,425 1.52%

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

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

Regional structure

District of Veszprém County
English and
Hungarian names
Area
(km²)
Population
(2011)
Density
(pop./km²)
Seat№ of
municipalities
1Ajka District
Ajkai járás
320.7139,160122Ajka11
2Balatonalmádi District
Balatonalmádi járás
239.7524,330101Balatonalmádi10
3Balatonfüred District
Balatonfüredi járás
357.7523,84967Balatonfüred22
4Devecser District
Devecseri járás
421.7315,07936Devecser28
5Pápa District
Pápai járás
1,022.0959,31058Pápa49
6Sümeg District
Sümegi járás
306.4815,35850Sümeg21
7Tapolca District
Tapolcai járás
540.3034,25663Tapolca33
8Várpalota District
Várpalotai járás
294.2837,882129Várpalota8
9Veszprém District
Veszprémi járás
629.6183,288132Veszprém (town)19
10Zirc District
Zirci járás
331.0219,38659Zirc15
Veszprém County4,463.65353,06878Veszprém217

Politics

Countyhall of Veszprém.

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

PartySeatsCurrent County Assembly
 Fidesz-KDNP10          
 Jobbik2          
 Democratic Coalition2          
 Hungarian Socialist Party1          
 Our Homeland Movement1          
 Momentum Movement1          

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990[7]
Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP)2014–

Municipalities

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.

References

47°10′N 17°45′E / 47.167°N 17.750°E / 47.167; 17.750