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Veszprém County
Veszprém vármegye | |
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Descending, from top: View of Tihany Abbey from Lake Balaton, Badacsony Mountain, and Castle of Veszprém | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Transdanubia |
County seat | Veszprém |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,463.65 km2 (1,723.42 sq mi) |
• Rank | 9th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 341,425 |
• Rank | 12th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 936 billion €3.006 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 87, 88, 89 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-VE |
Website | vpvarmegye |
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 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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In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.
Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:
Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
№ | 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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The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||||
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Fidesz-KDNP | 10 | |||||||||||
Jobbik | 2 | |||||||||||
Democratic Coalition | 2 | |||||||||||
Hungarian Socialist Party | 1 | |||||||||||
Our Homeland Movement | 1 | |||||||||||
Momentum Movement | 1 |
List of presidents since 1990 | |
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Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
municipalities are large villages.