Veszprém was an administrative county (

comitatus ''Comitatus'' was in ancient times the Latin term for an armed escort or retinue. The term is used especially in the context of Germanic warrior culture for a warband tied to a leader by an oath of fealty and describes the relations between a lor ...

) of 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 ...

. Its territory, which was smaller than that of present

Veszprém county Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (''megye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western ...

, in western

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 ...

. The capital of the county was

Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...

Geography

Veszprém county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Vas,

Sopron Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History Ancient times-13th century When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...

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 ...

Komárom Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate villag ...

, Fejér, Tolna, Somogy and Zala. It covered the

Bakony Bakony () is a mountainous region in Transdanubia, Hungary. It forms the largest part of the Transdanubian Mountains. It is located north of Lake Balaton and lies almost entirely in Veszprém county. The Bakony is divided into the Northern and ...

hills, the eastern tip of

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and th ...

and the region southeast of the lake. The river

Marcal The Marcal is a right tributary of the Rába which rises near Sümeg in the Bakony region of western Hungary. The river flows north and reaches Ukk on the Little Hungarian Plain. It follows a path similar to the Rába, and in many places the two ...

formed its western border. Its area was 3953 km² around 1910.

History

Veszprém county arose as one of the first ''comitatuses'' of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. The city

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

, which used to be in Somogy county before the 1850s, went back from Veszprém county to Somogy county before

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. After World War II, the territory of Veszprém county was again modified: a small region west of

Pápa Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 32,473 inhabitants (2011), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the re ...

, which used to be part of Vas county, and the northern shore of

, which used to be part of Zala county, were added. The region south-east of

(around

Enying Enying is a town in Fejér county, Hungary. The Olympian Géza Mészöly was born here. Twin towns – sister cities Enying is twinned with: * Bad Urach, Germany * Huedin, Romania * Świerklany, Poland * Yukamenskoye Yukamenskoye (russian: � ...

) went to Fejér county.

Demographics

1900

In 1900, the county had a population of 222,024 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 187,160 (84,3%) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: 32,522 (14,6%) * Slovak: 1,758 (0,8%) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: 121 (0,1%) * Croatian: 35 (0,0%) * Serbian: 4 (0,0%) * Ruthenian: 2 (0,0%) * Other or unknown: 422 (0,2%) According to the census of 1900, the county was composed of the following religious communities: Total: *

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

: 143,192 (64,5%) *

Calvinist Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...

: 44,820 (20,2%) *

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

: 24,393 (11,0%) *

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

: 9,343 (4,2%) *

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 ...

: 78 (0,0%) *

Greek Orthodox The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek language, Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the Eastern Orthodox Church, entire body of Orthodox (Chalced ...

: 98 (0,1%) * Unitarian: 52 (0,0%) * Other or unknown: 48 (0,0%)

1910

In 1910, the county had a population of 229,776 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 199,063 (86.63%) *

: 29,283 (12.74%) * Slovak: 917 (0.4%) * Croatian: 55 (0.02%) *

: 41 (0.02%) * Serbian: 17 (0.01%) * Ruthenian: 5 (0.0%) * Other or unknown: 395 (0.17%) According to the census of 1910, the county was composed of the following religious communities: Total: *

: 151,831 (66.08%) *

: 44,507 (19.37%) *

: 24,905 (10.84%) *

: 8,282 (3.6%) *

: 106 (0.05%) *

: 61 (0.03%) * Unitarian: 57 (0.02%) * Other or unknown: 27 (0.01%)

Subdivisions

In the early 20th century, the subdivisions of Veszprém county were:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veszprem County (Former) Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary