Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
has 3,152
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between
cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
s – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: ''község'', plural: ''községek'') of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: ''nagyközség'', plural: ''nagyközségek''). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties (''megyei jogú város'' – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties.
Four of the cities (
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
,
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
,
Győr
Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
, and
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development.
The largest city is the capital, Budapest, while the smallest town is
Pálháza
Pálháza is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary, east from county capital Miskolc.
History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was founded in the 1320s and belonged to the Füzér estate. It was first menti ...
with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The largest village is
Solymár
Solymár (german: Schaumar) is an urban village in northwest of Budapest metropolitan area, bordering the 3rd and 2nd districts of the city, as well as Nagykovácsi, Pilisszentiván, Pilisvörösvár, Csobánka, Pilisborosjenő, and Üröm. ...
(population: 10,123 as of 2010). There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 inhabitants while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.
Largest cities in Hungary
Bold:
Town with county rights
A city with county rights (or urban county, Hungarian: ''megyei jogú város'', MJV) is a level of administrative subdivision in Hungary. Since 1994 all county seats are automatically awarded this status, and since 2012 this is the only way a new ...
(''megyei jogú város'').
Over 100,000 (large cities)
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Budapest
Image:Ref. Nagytemplom (5233. számú műemlék) 12.jpg,
Debrecen
Image:National Theatre of Szeged.jpg,
Szeged
Image:Miskolc, Széchenyi István.jpg,
Miskolc
Image:Holy Trinity column, Széchényi tér, 2010-06-26 Pécs - panoramio (2).jpg,
Pécs
Image:Tanácsház (4402. számú műemlék).jpg,
Győr
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Nyíregyháza
Image:Városi Tanácsház (2253. számú műemlék) 4.jpg,
Kecskemét
100,000–50,000 (medium-sized cities)
Image:Szekesfehervar Varoshaz ter 01.jpg,
Székesfehérvár
Image:Szombathely püspöki palota és székesegyház.jpg,
Szombathely
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Érd
Image:City hall Szolnok.jpg,
Szolnok
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Tatabánya
Image:2012-ben megújult Tűztorony.JPG,
Sopron
Image:Fő utca 24 és 22 Kaposvár (68).jpg,
Kaposvár
Image:Evangélikus Rudolf Főgimnázium (2418. számú műemlék).jpg,
Békéscsaba
Image:Székesegyház (10682. számú műemlék) 6.jpg,
Veszprém
Image:Arany Bárány Szálló (11069. számú műemlék).jpg,
Zalaegerszeg
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Eger
50,000–30,000 (towns)
Image:Deák Ferenc tér 1, és Csengery út, Nagykanizsa - panoramio.jpg,
Nagykanizsa
Image:Town Hall, Dozsa Square, 2016 Dunakeszi.jpg,
Dunakeszi
Image:Hódmezővásárhely, Bankpalota SF.jpg,
Hódmezővásárhely
Image:Dunaújváros városháza.JPG,
Dunaújváros
Image:Szigetszentmiklós rk templom.jpg,
Szigetszentmiklós
Image:Cegléd. Tornyok - panoramio.jpg,
Cegléd
Image:Mosonmagyaróvár, Nepomuki Szent János-oszlop 2020 03.jpg,
Mosonmagyaróvár
Image:Baja városháza.jpg,
Baja
Image:Vác, náměstí s kostelem.JPG,
Vác
Image:Grassalkovich-kastély (7051. számú műemlék) 6.jpg,
Gödöllő
Image:Salgótarján belvaros ejjel.jpg,
Salgótarján
Image:Ózd légifotó.jpg,
Ózd
Image:CentreSzekszárd.jpg,
Szekszárd
Image:Hajdúböszörmény Fő tér szökőkút.JPG,
Hajdúböszörmény
Image:Pápa városközpontjának légi felvétele, a Fő tér épületei.jpg,
Pápa
29,000 – 24,000
Sources:
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Budaörs
Image:Kiskunfelégyháza Rathaus 1.JPG,
Kiskunfélegyháza
Image:Vár (2485. számú műemlék) 2.jpg,
Gyula
Image:Főszékesegyház (6238. számú műemlék) 9.jpg,
Esztergom
Image:20190502 Fő tér Szentendre 1414 2082 DxO.jpg,
Szentendre
Image:R. k. templom (Szent Bertalan) (5672. számú műemlék) 3.jpg,
Gyöngyös
Image:Templomdomb, Ajka.jpg,
Ajka
Image:Main church in Jaszberény.jpg,
Jászberény
Image:Sarlós Boldogasszony-templom, 2012-08-14 Siófok, Hungary - panoramio (10).jpg,
Siófok
Image:Orosháza, Hungary - panoramio (3).jpg,
Orosháza
Image:Hősök tere park, 2019 Kiskunhalas.jpg,
Kiskunhalas
Image:Megyeháza (3538. számú műemlék) 45.jpg,
Szentes
Image:Gyál Town Hall.jpg,
Gyál
Image:Szőke Gábor Miklós – Unikornis.jpg,
Kazincbarcika
Image:Reformed church, Hajdúszoboszló 04.JPG,
Hajdúszoboszló
All other towns in Hungary
Sources:[
23,000 – 15,000
15,000 – 5,000
< 5,000
]
Largest cities in Hungary in 1910
In 1910, the ten largest cities in the Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
(including Croatia-Slavonia
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) were:
*1. Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
(the capital of Hungary): 880,371
*2. Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
: 118,328
*3. Szabadka (now located in Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
): 94,610
*4. Debreczen: 92,729
*5. Zágráb (then located in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, today in Croatia
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): 79,038
*6. Pozsony
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of ...
(now located in Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
): 78,223
*7. Temesvár (now located in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
): 72,555
*8. Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun.
Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...
: 66,834
*9. Arad (now located in Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
): 63,166
*10. Hódmező Vásárhely: 62,445
Out of Hungary's ten largest cities in 1910, five are now located outside of Hungary as a result of post-World War I border changes.
See also
* Regions of Hungary
There are seven statistical regions of Hungary created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI. Regions are groupings of the 19 counties and the capital city.
*''Northern Hungary'' includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, He ...
* Counties of Hungary
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* Districts of Hungary
Districts of Hungary are the second-level divisions of Hungary after counties. They replaced the 175 subregions of Hungary in 2013. Altogether, there are 174 districts in the 19 counties, and there are 23 districts in Budapest. Districts of the ...
(from 2013)
** Subregions of Hungary
Subregions of Hungary (in Hungarian, , sing. ) were subdivisions of Hungary, dividing the twenty counties of Hungary (including Budapest) into 175 administrative subregions. The subregions were abolished and replaced by 198 districts in 2013.
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(until 2013)
* Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary
The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (1000–1920) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question.
For de ...
(until 1918)
** Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
* Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44)
The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (1000–1920) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question.
For de ...
* NUTS:HU
References
External links
Subdivisions of Hungary
Gazetteer of Hungary (HCSO 2008)
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities And Towns In Hungary
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
Demographics of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
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