Veszprém County

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 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.

History

Demographics

Roman Catholic (57.4%)
Calvinistic (12.3%)
Lutheran (5.00%)
Faith Church (0.60%)
Greek Catholic (0.50%)
Other Christian denomination (3.20%)
Other religion (0.40%)
Not religious (20.6%)

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

Year	County population	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): Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:

Hungarians: 299,410 (94.92%)
Germans: 8,473 (2.69%)
Romani: 5,162 (1.64%)
Others and indefinable: 2,391 (0.76%)

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:

Catholic – 167,372 (Roman Catholic – 166,597; Greek Catholic – 719);
Reformed – 30,491;
Evangelical – 12,813;
other religions – 4,376;
Non-religious – 43,171;
Atheism – 3,915;
Undeclared – 90,930.

Regional structure

№	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

Politics

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
	Fidesz-KDNP	10
	Jobbik	2
	Democratic Coalition	2
	Hungarian Socialist Party	1
	Our Homeland Movement	1
	Momentum Movement	1

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990
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)

Veszprém (61,721) – county seat

Towns

Pápa (33,583)
Ajka (31,971)
Várpalota (21,682)
Tapolca (17,914)
Balatonfüred (13,289)
Balatonalmádi (8,514)
Zirc (7,445)
Sümeg (6,847)
Berhida (5,927)
Devecser (5,232)
Balatonfűzfő (4,337)
Herend (3,446)
Balatonkenese (3,311)
Badacsonytomaj (2,312)

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

Gallery

Veszprém, the City of Queens
The Watermill of Tapolca
Tihany, behind Tihany Abbey and Lake Balaton
Cistercian Convent at Zirc
Badacsony
Castle of Vázsonykő, Nagyvázsony
Round church of Öskü
Former E1 headquarter building, Hajmáskér

External links

in Hungarian

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