Tolna (, ; ) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km<sup>2</sup>.
History
Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.
Demographics
In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was .
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! County population
! Change
|-
| 1949
| 275,644
|align="right"| n/a
|-
| 1960
| 272,101
|align="right"| -1.29%
|-
| 1970
| 258,760
|align="right"| -4.90%
|-
| 1980
| 266,273
|align="right"| 2.90%
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| 1990
| 253,675
|align="right"| -4.73%
|-
| 2001
| 249,683
|align="right"| -1.57%
|-
| 2011
| 230,361
|align="right"| -7.74%
|-
|2015
| 225,936
|align="right"| -1.95%
|-
|2018
| 219,317
|align="right"| -3.01%
|}
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).
Total population (2011 census): 230,361<br />
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 214,953 persons:
- Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
- Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
- Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
- Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)
Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 108,755 (Roman Catholic – 108,392; Greek Catholic – 331)
- Reformed – 18,533;
- Evangelical – 6,800;
- Other religions – 2,734;
- Non-religious – 35,803;
- Atheism – 2,194;
- Undeclared – 55,542.
Regional structure
thumb|right|305px|District of Tolna County
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| align="center"|No.
|style=width:175px; align="center"|English and<br />Hungarian names
| align="center"|Area<br /> <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
| align="center"|Population<br /> <small>(2011)</small>
| align="center"|Density<br /> <small>(pop./km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
| align="center"|Seat
| align="center"|No. of<br />municipalities
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|align="center"|1
|Bonyhád District<br /> Bonyhádi járás
| align="right"| 476.77
|align="right"| 31,567
| align="right"| 66
|Bonyhád
| align="center"|25
|-
|align="center"|2
|Dombóvár District<br /> Dombóvári járás
| align="right"| 509.02
|align="right"| 32,331
| align="right"| 64
|Dombóvár
| align="center"|16
|-
|align="center"|3
|Paks District<br /> Paksi járás
| align="right"| 836.00
|align="right"| 49,433
| align="right"| 59
|Paks
| align="center"|15
|-
|align="center"|4
|Szekszárd District<br /> Szekszárdi járás
| align="right"| 656.18
|align="right"| 60,122
| align="right"| 92
|Szekszárd
| align="center"|17
|-
|align="center"|5
|Tamási District<br /> Tamási járás
| align="right"| 1,019.94
|align="right"| 38,705
| align="right"| 38
|Tamási
| align="center"|32
|-
|align="center"|6
|Tolna District<br /> Tolnai járás
| align="right"| 205.24
|align="right"| 18,203
| align="right"| 89
|Tolna (town)
| align="center"|4
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!colspan="2"| Tolna County
| align="right"| 3,703.16
|align="right"| 231,183
| align="right"| 64
|Szekszárd
| align="center"|109
|}
Politics
The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
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! style="background:#ccc" colspan="8" | Current County Assembly
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|Fidesz-KDNP
| style="text-align: right" | 11
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| Our Homeland Movement
| style="text-align: right" | 2
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| Democratic Coalition
| style="text-align: right" | 1
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| Momentum Movement
| style="text-align: right" | 1
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Presidents of the General Assembly
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! colspan="2"|List of presidents since 1990
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|Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)||2014–
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Municipalities
Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.
;City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
- 20px Szekszárd (34,296) – county seat
;Towns
- 20px Paks (19,369)
- 20px Dombóvár (19,010)
- 20px Bonyhád (13,630)
- 20px Tolna (11,126)
- 20px Dunaföldvár (8,775)
- 20px Tamási (8,349)
- 20px Bátaszék (6,370)
- 20px Simontornya (4,057)
- 20px Nagymányok (2,338)
- 20px Gyönk (2,052)
;Villages
- Alsónána
- Alsónyék
- Aparhant
- Attala
- Báta
- Bátaapáti
- Belecska
- Bikács
- Bogyiszló
- Bonyhádvarasd
- Bölcske
- Cikó
- Csibrák
- Csikóstőttős
- Dalmand
- Decs 8px
- Diósberény
- Döbrököz
- Dunaszentgyörgy
- Dúzs
- Értény
- Fadd 8px
- Fácánkert
- Felsőnána
- Felsőnyék
- Fürged
- Gerjen
- Grábóc
- Györe
- Györköny
- Gyulaj
- Harc
- Hőgyész 8px
- Iregszemcse
- Izmény
- Jágónak
- Kajdacs
- Kakasd
- Kalaznó
- Kapospula
- Kaposszekcső
- Keszőhidegkút
- Kéty
- Kisdorog
- Kismányok
- Kisszékely
- Kistormás
- Kisvejke
- Kocsola
- Koppányszántó
- Kölesd
- Kurd
- Lápafő
- Lengyel
- Madocsa
- Magyarkeszi
- Medina
- Miszla
- Mórágy
- Mőcsény
- Mucsfa
- Mucsi
- Murga
- Nagydorog 8px
- Nagykónyi
- Nagyszékely
- Nagyszokoly
- Nagyvejke
- Nak
- Németkér
- Ozora
- Őcsény
- Pálfa
- Pári
- Pincehely 8px
- Pörböly
- Pusztahencse
- Regöly
- Sárpilis
- Sárszentlőrinc
- Sióagárd
- Szakadát
- Szakály
- Szakcs
- Szálka
- Szárazd
- Szedres
- Tengelic
- Tevel
- Tolnanémedi
- Udvari
- Újireg
- Varsád
- Váralja
- Várdomb
- Várong
- Závod
- Zomba
8px municipalities are large villages.
Gallery
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File:Szekszárd kilátóból.JPG|Szekszárd, the seat of the county
File:Tamási tó.jpg|Lake in Tamási
File:Catholic church, Paks, Hungary.jpg|Holy Spirit Church in Paks
File:Gemenci táj.jpg|Landscape in Gemenc Forest
File:Ozora var1.jpg|Pipo de Ozora Castle in Ozora
File:Vár (8725. számú műemlék) 2.jpg|Simontornya Castle
File:Kálvária (8599. számú műemlék).jpg|Calvary in Dunaföldvár
File:Lengyel Apponyi kastély.JPG|Apponyi Mansion in Lengyel
</gallery>
References
External links
- Official site in Hungarian and German
- Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal