Mosonmagyaróvár ( hu, Mosonmagyaróvári járás) is a district in northern part of
Győr-Moson-Sopron County
Győr-Moson-Sopron ( hu, Győr-Moson-Sopron megye, ; german: Komitat Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg; sk, Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa) is an administrative county (comitatus or '' megye'') in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia ( ...
.
Mosonmagyaróvár
Mosonmagyaróvár (; german: Wieselburg-Ungarisch Altenburg; also known by other alternative names) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population ...
is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the
Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Mosonmagyaróvár District borders with the
Slovakia
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n regions of
Bratislava
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and
Trnava
Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an '' okres'' (Trna ...
to the northeast,
Győr District and
Csorna District
Csorna ( hu, Csornai járás) is a district in central part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. ''Csorna'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geogra ...
to the south,
Kapuvár District
Kapuvár ( hu, Kapuvári járás) is a district in central-western part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. ''Kapuvár'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Regio ...
and
Austria
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n state of
Burgenland
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to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mosonmagyaróvár District is 26.
Municipalities
The district has 3
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, 1 large village and 22 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 72,609 and the
population density
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was 81/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,000), Slovak (1,300), Croat (1,000), Roma (300) and Romanian (200).
Total population (2011 census): 72,609
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 67,682 persons:
*
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
: 61,125 (90.31%)
*
Germans
, native_name_lang = de
, region1 =
, pop1 = 72,650,269
, region2 =
, pop2 = 534,000
, region3 =
, pop3 = 157,000
3,322,405
, region4 =
, pop4 = ...
: 3,077 (4.55%)
*
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
: 1,363 (2.01%)
*
Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...
: 1,009 (1.49%)
*Others and indefinable: 1,108 (1.64%)
Approx. 5,000 persons in Mosonmagyaróvár District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
[4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, ]
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*Catholic – 39,885 (
Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 39,705;
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
– 163);
*
Reformed – 2,018;
*
Evangelical
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– 1,653;
*other religions – 511;
*
Non-religious
Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and anti ...
– 8,084;
*
Atheism
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– 804;
*''Undeclared'' – 19,654.
See also
*
List of cities and towns in Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages ...
References
External links
Postal codes of the Mosonmagyaróvár District
Districts in Győr-Moson-Sopron County
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