Győr–Moson–Sopron County

Győr–Moson–Sopron (, ; ; ) 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.

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

Demographics

Győr-Moson-Sopron is the only county in Hungary whose population has been increasing according to the Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH). The population density was 111/km2 in 2022.

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 groups (2011 census):

|Total population|| 447,985

|Identified themselves||395,505

|Hungarians|| 380,282 (96.15%)

|Germans|| 5,145 (1.30%)

|Others and undefinable|| 10,078 (2.55%)

|Undeclared||Approx. 63,000

Ethnic composition according to the KSH:

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!Ethnicity in 2018

!% of the county

|Hungarians

|94%

|Germans

|3.5%

|Romani

|0.4%

|Others

|1.1%

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

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|Roman Catholic|| 243,196

|Greek Catholic||1,066

|Total Catholic|| 244,355

|Evangelical || 21,062

|Reformed||14,741

|Other religions||4,263

|Non-religious||41,179

|Atheist||4,683

|Undeclared||117,702

Regional structure

thumb|right|390px|District of Győr–Moson–Sopron County

{| class="wikitable"

! No.

! style=width:175px|English and Hungarian names

! Area (km2)

! Population (2011)

! Density (pop./km2)

! Seat

! No. of municipalities

|align="center"|1

|Csorna District Csornai járás

| align="right"| 579.76

|align="right"| 32,970

| align="right"| 57

|Csorna

| align="center"|33

|align="center"|2

|Győr District Győri járás

| align="right"| 903.40

|align="right"| 190,146

| align="right"| 210

|Győr

| align="center"|35

|align="center"|3

|Kapuvár District Kapuvári járás

| align="right"| 372.14

|align="right"| 23,778

| align="right"| 64

|Kapuvár

| align="center"|19

|align="center"|4

|Mosonmagyaróvár District Mosonmagyaróvári járás

| align="right"| 899.95

|align="right"| 72,609

| align="right"| 81

|Mosonmagyaróvár

| align="center"|26

|align="center"|5

|Pannonhalma District Pannonhalmi járás

| align="right"| 312.34

|align="right"| 15,227

| align="right"| 49

|Pannonhalma

| align="center"|17

|align="center"|6

|Sopron District Soproni járás

| align="right"| 867.71

|align="right"| 98,841

| align="right"| 114

|Sopron

| align="center"|39

|align="center"|7

|Tét District Téti járás

| align="right"| 272.64

|align="right"| 14,414

| align="right"| 53

|Tét

| align="center"|14

!colspan="2"| Győr-Moson-Sopron County

| align="right"| 4,208.05

|align="right"| 452,638

| align="right"| 109

|Győr

| align="center"|183

Politics

County Assembly

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

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! colspan="2" |Party

! Seats

! colspan="14" | Current County Assembly

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|Fidesz-KDNP

| style="text-align: right" | 14

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| style="background-color: #425044 |  

| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)

| style="text-align: right" | 4

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| style="background-color: #FF3333 |  

| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)

| style="text-align: right" | 2

|style="background-color: #FF3333 |  

| style="background-color: #52BBE8 |  

| Democratic Coalition (DK)

| style="text-align: right" | 1

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Presidents of the County Assembly

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! President

! Term

| Zoltán Németh (Fidesz-KDNP)

| 2014–

Members of the National Assembly

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

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!Constituency!!Member!!colspan="2"|Party

| Győr-Moson-Sopron County 1st constituency

| Róbert Balázs Simon

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| Fidesz–KDNP

| Győr-Moson-Sopron County 2nd constituency

| Ákos Kara

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| Fidesz–KDNP

| Győr-Moson-Sopron County 3rd constituency

| Alpár Gyopáros

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| Fidesz–KDNP

| Győr-Moson-Sopron County 4th constituency

| Attila Barcza

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| Fidesz–KDNP

| Győr-Moson-Sopron County 5th constituency

| István Nagy

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| Fidesz–KDNP

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)

Győr (129,527) – county seat
Sopron (60,548)

;Towns

Mosonmagyaróvár (32,004)
Csorna (10,558)
Kapuvár (10,495)
Jánossomorja (5,921)
Tét (3,954)
Fertőszentmiklós (3,818)
Pannonhalma (3,691)
Fertőd (3,261)
Lébény (3,156)
Beled (2,633)

;Villages

Abda
Acsalag
Agyagosszergény
Ágfalva
Árpás
Ásványráró
Babót
Bágyogszovát
Bakonygyirót
Bakonypéterd
Bakonyszentlászló
Barbacs
Bezenye
Bezi
Bodonhely
Bogyoszló
Börcs
Bőny
Bősárkány 8px
Cakóháza
Cirák
Csáfordjánosfa
Csapod
Csér
Csikvánd
Darnózseli
Dénesfa
Dör
Dunakiliti
Dunaremete
Dunaszeg
Dunaszentpál
Dunasziget
Ebergőc
Edve
Egyed
Egyházasfalu
Enese
Écs
Farád
Fehértó
Feketeerdő
Felpéc
Fenyőfő
Fertőboz
Fertőendréd
Fertőhomok
Fertőrákos
Fertőszéplak
Gönyű
Gyalóka
Gyarmat
Gyóró
Gyömöre
Győrasszonyfa
Győrság
Győrladamér
Győrszemere
Győrsövényház
Győrzámoly
Győrújbarát
Győrújfalu
Halászi
Harka
Hegyeshalom 8px
Hegykő
Hédervár
Hidegség
Himod
Hövej
Ikrény
Iván
Jobaháza
Kajárpéc
Károlyháza
Kimle
Kisbabot
Kisbajcs
Kisbodak
Kisfalud
Koroncó
Kóny
Kópháza
Kunsziget
Lázi
Levél
Lipót
Lövő
Maglóca
Magyarkeresztúr
Máriakálnok
Markotabödöge
Mecsér
Mérges
Mezőörs
Mihályi
Mosonszentmiklós
Mosonszolnok
Mórichida
Nagybajcs
Nagycenk 8px
Nagylózs
Nagyszentjános
Nemeskér
Nyalka
Nyúl
Osli
Öttevény
Páli
Pásztori
Pázmándfalu
Pereszteg
Petőháza
Pér
Pinnye
Potyond
Pusztacsalád
Püski
Rajka
Ravazd
Rábacsanak
Rábacsécsény
Rábakecöl
Rábapatona
Rábapordány
Rábasebes
Rábaszentandrás
Rábaszentmihály
Rábaszentmiklós
Rábatamási
Rábcakapi
Répceszemere
Répcevis
Rétalap
Röjtökmuzsaj
Románd
Sarród
Sikátor
Sobor
Sokorópátka
Sopronhorpács
Sopronkövesd
Sopronköhida
Sopronnémeti
Szakony
Szany 8px
Szárföld
Szerecseny
Szil
Szilsárkány
Táp
Tápszentmiklós
Tarjánpuszta
Tárnokréti
Tényő
Töltéstava
Und
Újkér
Újrónafő
Vadosfa
Vág
Vámosszabadi
Várbalog
Vásárosfalu
Veszkény
Veszprémvarsány
Vének
Vitnyéd
Völcsej
Zsebeháza
Zsira

8px municipalities are large villages.

Gallery

File:Gyoribencestemplom.JPG|Győr, the capital of the county

File:Storno-ház Tűztorony és Városháza.jpg|Fire tower in Sopron

File:Esterházy-kastély_(4051._számú_műemlék)_2.jpg|Eszterháza, the Hungarian Versailles

File:Fertö z01.jpg|Kisalföld

File:Bencés főapátsági templom (4640. számú műemlék) 29.jpg|Pannonhalma Archabbey

File:Széchenyi-kastély Nagycenk.jpg|Széchenyi Mansion in Nagycenk

File:Gyülevizy-Pejacsevich-kastély2.JPG|Gyülevizy-Pejacsevich Mansion in Zsira

File:Khuen-Héderváry-kastély..JPG|Khuen-Héderváry Mansion in Hédervár

</gallery>

International relations

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has a partnership relationship with:

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Bratislava Region, Slovakia
Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Midtjylland Region, Denmark

Mureș County, Romania
Samara Oblast, Russia
Trnava Region, Slovakia

References

External links

Official site
Kisalföld (kisalfold.hu) – The county portal
Hungary at GeoHive