Győr-Moson-Sopron ( hu, Győr-Moson-Sopron megye, ; german: Komitat Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg; sk, Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa) is 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 lo ...

or '' megye'') in north-western

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, on the border with

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( Bratislava Region,

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and

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) and

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(

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). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom,

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 ...

and Vas. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is

Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...

. 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

n province of

. 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

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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 Hegyeshalom (; german: Straß-Sommerein) is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia. History A charter given by Andrew I ...

, Hungary's busiest international land border crossing point. In 1990, it was officially renamed to Győr-Moson-Sopron county.

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 Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

was 108/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 5,000), Roma (3,500), Croats (3,000) and Slovaks (1,500). Ethnic composition according to the KSH

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Regional structure

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:

Presidents of the County Assembly

Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

during the 2022 parliamentary election:

Municipalities

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has 2 urban counties, 10

towns 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 ...

, 4 large villages and 167 villages. ;Cities with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

) *

(129,527) – county seat *

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 ...

(60,548) ;Towns *

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 ...

(32,004) *

Csorna Csorna is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Csorna is located near the Fertő-Hanság National Park. There are two districts in the town: the Földsziget and the Csatárimajor. Etymology The name comes from Slavic ''*Cherna/Chorna'' ...

(10,558) *

Kapuvár Kapuvár (; german: Kobrunn) is a small but ancient town of some 11,000 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. The town is known for its thermal water which some believe has hydrotherapy, hydrotherapeutic properties. It is served by ...

(10,495) * Jánossomorja (5,921) * Tét (3,954) *

Fertőszentmiklós Fertőszentmiklós is a small town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Geography Fertőszentmiklós is located on the Small Plain and it is part of the Transdanubian region. It has a population of 3854 people (2015). Fertőszentmiklós is ve ...

(3,818) *

Pannonhalma Pannonhalma (german: Martinsberg; sk, Rábsky Svätý Martin) is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, western Hungary, with approximately 4,000 inhabitants. It is about from Győr. Archduke Otto Habsburg's heart is kept at the Pannonhalma Archa ...

(3,691) * Fertőd (3,261) * Lébény (3,156) *

Beled Beled is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary with a population of around 2.5k people.Reference 1 Beled is the ancestral home of the Jewish-Canadian Reichmann family, who are best known for their Olympia and York property empire Referen ...

(2,633) ;Villages *

Abda The American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, or ABDACOM, was a short-lived, supreme command for all Allied forces in South East Asia in early 1942, during the Pacific War in World War II. The command consists of the forces of Austra ...

* Acsalag * Agyagosszergény * Ágfalva * Árpás * Ásványráró * Babót *

Bágyogszovát Bágyogszovát is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, in the north-western region, 35 kilometers from Győr, in the direction of Sopron, near Route 85, the main route of the county. The first known written records of Bágyogszovát ...

* Bakonygyirót * Bakonypéterd * Bakonyszentlászló * Barbacs * Bezenye *

Bezi Bezi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. The village was founded by Pechenegs. Its first lords were the Bezys, but since the 16th century the Márffy, Cseszneky and Poki families had here noble estates. In the 17th century Péte ...

* Bodonhely * Bogyoszló * Börcs * Bőny * Bősárkány Red pog

* Cakóháza * Cirák * Csáfordjánosfa * Csapod * Csér *

Csikvánd Csikvánd is a municipality in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukrain ...

* Darnózseli * Dénesfa * Dör * Dunakiliti * Dunaremete * Dunaszeg * Dunaszentpál * Dunasziget * Ebergőc * Edve * Egyed *

Egyházasfalu Egyházasfalu is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukrain ...

* Enese * Écs * Farád * Fehértó * Feketeerdő * Felpéc * Fenyőfő * Fertőboz * Fertőendréd *

Fertőhomok Fertőhomok ( hr, Umok) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 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 t ...

* Fertőrákos * Fertőszéplak * Gönyű * Gyalóka * Gyarmat * Gyóró * Gyömöre * Győrasszonyfa * Győrság * Győrladamér * Győrszemere * Győrsövényház * Győrzámoly * Győrújbarát * Győrújfalu * Halászi * Harka *

* Hegykő *

Hédervár Hédervár is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Description The village settled in the Szigetköz in Győr-Moson-Sopron country halfway along the road connecting Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár. Its emergence can be associated with ...

* Hidegség * Himod * Hövej * Ikrény * Iván * Jobaháza * Kajárpéc * Károlyháza * Kimle *

Kisbabot Kisbabot is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. In 1534 King Ferdinand I donated the village to Count György Cseszneky. In 1592 Count János Cseszneky was its lord with other Cseszneky Cseszneky is a surname of Hungarian origin. ...

* Kisbajcs * Kisbodak * Kisfalud * Koroncó *

Kóny Kóny is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. It is around 20 km west of Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County a ...

* Kópháza * Kunsziget * Lázi *

Levél Levél (german: Kaltenstein) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. Geography Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway between Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom. It is on the international bicycle road ...

* Lipót * Lövő * Maglóca * Magyarkeresztúr * Máriakálnok * Markotabödöge * Mecsér * Mérges * Mezőörs * Mihályi * Mosonszentmiklós * Mosonszolnok * Mórichida * Nagybajcs * Nagycenk Red pog

* Nagylózs * Nagyszentjános * Nemeskér * Nyalka * Nyúl * Osli * Öttevény * Páli * Pásztori * Pázmándfalu * Pereszteg * Petőháza * Pér * Pinnye * Potyond * Pusztacsalád * Püski *

Rajka Rajka (german: Ragendorf, sk, Rajka, hr, Rakindrof ) is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary. The village has large Slovak and German minorities. Etymology The name comes from the Slavic personal name ''Rajko'', ''Rajka'' (derive ...

* Ravazd * Rábacsanak * Rábacsécsény * Rábakecöl *

Rábapatona Rábapatona is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 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 north ...

* Rábapordány * Rábasebes * Rábaszentandrás * Rábaszentmihály * Rábaszentmiklós * Rábatamási *

Rábcakapi Rábcakapi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 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 northe ...

* Répceszemere * Répcevis * Rétalap * Röjtökmuzsaj * Románd * Sarród * Sikátor * Sobor * Sokorópátka * Sopronhorpács * Sopronkövesd * Sopronköhida * Sopronnémeti * Szakony *

Szany Szany is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...

* Szárföld * Szerecseny * Szil * Szilsárkány * Táp * Tápszentmiklós * Tarjánpuszta * Tárnokréti * Tényő * Töltéstava * Und * Újkér * Újrónafő * Vadosfa * Vág *

Vámosszabadi Vámosszabadi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, 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 nort ...

* Várbalog * Vásárosfalu * Veszkény * Veszprémvarsány * Vének * Vitnyéd * Völcsej * Zsebeháza * Zsira Red pog

municipalities are ''large'' villages.

Gallery

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, the capital of the county File:Storno-ház Tűztorony és Városháza.jpg, Fire tower in

File:Esterházy-kastély_(4051._számú_műemlék)_2.jpg,

Eszterháza Eszterháza is a palace in Fertőd, Hungary, built by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy. Sometimes called the "Hungarian Versailles", it is Hungary's grandest Rococo edifice. It served as the home to Joseph Haydn and his orchestra from 1760 to 1790. In ...

, the ''Hungarian Versailles'' File:Fertö z01.jpg,

Kisalföld The Little Hungarian Plain or Little Alföld ( Hungarian: ''Kisalföld'', Slovak: ''Malá dunajská kotlina'', German: ''Kleine Ungarische Tiefebene'') is a plain (tectonic basin) of approximately 8,000 km² in northwestern Hungary, south ...

File:Bencés főapátsági templom (4640. számú műemlék) 29.jpg,

Pannonhalma Archabbey The Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey or Territorial Abbey of Pannonhalma (lat. ''Archiabbatia'' or ''Abbatia Territorialis Sancti Martini in Monte Pannoniae'') is a medieval building in Pannonhalma, one of the oldest historical monuments in Hun ...

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

International relations

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has a

partnership A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as business partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments ...

relationship with:Nemzetközi kapcsolatok (Győr-Moson-Sopron megye)
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References

External links

Official site

Kisalföld (kisalfold.hu) – The county portalHungary
at GeoHive {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyor-Moson-Sopron County Counties of Hungary