Veszprém County

Veszprém County

Veszprém vármegye
Veszprém County Veszprém vármegye
Counties of Hungary
	Descending, from top: View of Tihany Abbey from Lake Balaton, Badacsony Mountain, and Castle of Veszprém
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	Veszprém County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Transdanubia
County seat	Veszprém
Districts	10 districts Ajka District; Balatonalmádi District; Balatonfüred District; Devecser District; Pápa District; Sümeg District; Tapolca District; Várpalota District; Veszprém District; Zirc District;
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.hu

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.

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.

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Year	County 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%

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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:

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:^[5]

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