Komárom-Esztergom ( hu, Komárom-Esztergom megye, ; german: Komitat Komorn-Gran; sk, Komárňansko-ostrihomská župa) is an administrative Hungarian county in Central Transdanubia Region; its shares its northern border the

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with

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. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of , , and and the Slovakian

Nitra Region The Nitra Region ( sk, Nitriansky kraj, ; hu, Nyitrai kerület) is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia. It was first established in 1923 and from 1996 exists in its present borders. It consists of seven districts ( sk, okres) and 354 m ...

(

Nové Zámky District Nové Zámky District (''okres Nové Zámky'') is a district in the Nitra Region of western Slovakia. Until 1918, the area of the district was split between several county of Kingdom of Hungary: the largest area in the north formed part of Nitr ...

, Komárno District). Its

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Tatabánya Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is lo ...

History

Middle Ages

The predecessor of Komárom Esztergom County,

Komárom county 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 vill ...

and Esztergom county were founded by

Stephen I of Hungary Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen ( hu, Szent István király ; la, Sanctus Stephanus; sk, Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the ...

. Both counties had parts that now belong to

. Throughout their history the borders of the two counties were frequently modified, and they were merged several times as well. When the castle of

Esztergom Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river ...

was captured by the

Ottomans The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922). Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...

in 1543, the leadership of the county fled from there. The castles of Érsekújvár,

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 ...

, and Tata were the three border castles stopping the Ottoman conquest for long decades. During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, Esztergom became the center of a

sanjak Sanjaks (liwāʾ) (plural form: alwiyāʾ) * Armenian: նահանգ (''nahang''; meaning "province") * Bulgarian: окръг (''okrǔg''; meaning "county", "province", or "region") * el, Διοίκησις (''dioikēsis'', meaning "province" ...

spanning across several counties.

on the other hand was continuously functioning, its

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

was never captured by the conquering armies. The general assembly of nobles in Esztergom county was reintroduced after the liberation of the city from the Ottomans, by armies led by

John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobi ...

in 1696. The assembly was dissolved in both counties during

Rákóczi's War of Independence Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–11) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary. The war was conducted by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives and was led by Francis II Rákó ...

, and then it was reformed after the war, in Esztergom county in 1710 and in Komárom county in 1712. Esztergom county was one of the two

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in which the leadership consisted of common nobles and not religious and political leaders (the other one being

Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun is the name of an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in central Hungary, comprising the territory of the present Hungarian county Pest and the northern part of present Bács ...

). They were not granted the rank of

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unlike the leaders of other counties; they could only acquire vice-ispán and other lower ranks. The two

were first merged in 1786 by

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, with the new center being Tata. The merged county was separated after his death in 1790, and both Esztergom and Komárom were granted the rank of county center. The noble leadership was replaced by county commissions in both counties in May 1848. The county commission of Komárom county functioned until the end of the war of independence of 1848-1849, but the commission of Esztergom county was disrupted by the occupation of imperial troops on 15 January 1849. After the war the leadership of the counties was headed by

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commissioners. In 1851 the parts of the counties that lay on the souther bank of the

were reorganized as Esztergom county with Esztergom as its center, and the parts on the northern bank were reorganized as Komárom county with Komárom as its center. These reformed counties only existed until 1860. After that the county commissions elected in 1848 restored them to their previous state. Towards the end of the 19th century, two towns in Komárom county — Lábatlan and Piszke — were added to Esztergom county, during the reorganization of counties in 1876.

20th century

In January 1919 the

Czechoslovak Legion The Czechoslovak Legion (Czech language, Czech: ''Československé legie''; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Československé légie'') were volunteer armed forces composed predominantly of Czechs and Slovaks fighting on the side of the Allies of World ...

occupied the towns of Párkány and

on the northern bank of the

. The

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and

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of Esztergom county were formed in its county center, while the

was formed in New Komárom on the southern bank of the

. After the

Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in Versailles on 4 June 1920. It forma ...

the northern parts of the two counties became parts of

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. After the

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44 villages from the former

and 22 towns from the former Esztergom county stayed in

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, Cr ...

. In 1923 the two counties were merged under the name "Administratively pre-merged county of Komárom and Esztergom". After the

First Vienna Award The First Vienna Award was a treaty signed on 2 November 1938 pursuant to the Vienna Arbitration, which took place at Vienna's Belvedere Palace. The arbitration and award were direct consequences of the previous month's Munich Agreement, which ...

in 1938, the two counties were restored to their former size. The size of

also increased significantly because the area of Csallóköz, which previously belonged to

Pozsony county Pozsony county was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly part of Slovakia, while a small area belongs to Hungary. In 1969, the three villages that remained in Hungary were combined to form Du ...

, was also added to it, so it consisted of six

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

now, as opposed to the previous four. As a consequence of the temporary armistice following

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the 1937 borders of the

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were restored. Due to this a temporary administrative reorganization was conducted, where the previous

and

counties were now merged for a last time under the name Komárom-Esztergom county.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 299,110 and the

population density Population density (in agriculture: 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 term.Matt RosenberPopu ...

was 132/km².

Ethnicity

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 ...

constitute the majority of the population. The chief minorities are

ethnic Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

(approx. 9,000),

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council * Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...

(4,000) and Slovaks (3,000). Total population (2011 census): 304,568
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 270 933 persons: *

: 252 432 (93,13%) *

Germans , native_name_lang = de , region1 = , pop1 = 72,650,269 , region2 = , pop2 = 534,000 , region3 = , pop3 = 157,000 3,322,405 , region4 = , pop4 = ...

: 9 168 (3,38%) *

Gypsies The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

: 4 261 (1,57%) *

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 ...

: 3 174 (1,17%) *Others and indefinable: 1 898 (0,70%) Approx. 48,000 persons in Komárom-Esztergom County did not declare an ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: *Catholic – 111,919 (

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– 110,656;

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– 1,227); * Reformed – 30,517; *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

– 4,505; *other religions – 4,101; *

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 ant ...

– 61,384; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...

– 4,262; *''Undeclared'' – 87,880.

Regional structure

Politics

The Komárom-Esztergom County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Közgyûlés,

'

Presidents of the General Assembly

Municipalities

Komárom-Esztergom County has 1 Town with county rights, urban county, 11

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 or ...

, 3 large villages and 61 villages. The county is ranked second in terms of population density among counties in Hungary: 66% of people live in towns. ;Cities with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011

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) *

(67,753) – county seat ;Towns *

(28,926) * Tata (23,575) *

(19,284) *

Oroszlány Oroszlány (german: Ohreslahn) is a city in Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, Central Transdanubia region, located on the North-West flanks of the Vértes Mountains. It has a population of 20.487. The main tourist attraction of the town is the ...

(18,446) *

Dorog Dorog (german: Drostdorf) is a small town in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. It lies north-west from the center of Budapest. Etymology The name comes from Slavic ''drugъ'' (drug) - a partner, comrade, "brother". History The valley betw ...

(12,199) * Nyergesújfalu (7,621) * Ács (6,875) *

Kisbér Kisbér (german: Beer) is a town in northern Hungary, in Komárom-Esztergom county. It is the administrative centre of Kisbér District. The town was first mentioned in 1277. Royal Stud Kisber was home to the Imperial-Royal Stud where a Thorou ...

(5,564) *

Tát Tát (german: Taath) is a town in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. Twin cities * Buseck, Germany * Molln, Austria * Obid, Slovakia * Căpleni, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of C ...

(5,302) * Lábatlan (5,033) * Bábolna (3,808) ;Villages *

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Almásfüzitő Almásfüzitő is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. During the Oil Campaign of World War II, the Almásfüzitő oil refinery was bombed by the United States Army Air Forces The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) ...

* Annavölgy * Ácsteszér * Ászár * Baj * Bajna * Bajót * Bakonybánk * Bakonysárkány *

Bakonyszombathely Bakonyszombathely (german: Deutschmarkt) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. External links Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Komárom-Esztergom County {{Komarom-geo-stub ...

* Bana *

Bársonyos Bársonyos is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 t ...

* Bokod *

Csatka Csatka (german: Tschatkau) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 ...

Császár Császár is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 ...

* Csém * Csép *

Csolnok Csolnok (german: Tscholnok or ) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 ...

* Dad * Dág *

Dömös Dömös is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary. Setting, geography Dömös is located on the right side of the Danube, 16 km from Esztergom and 45 km from Budapest. The also beautiful town, Visegrád is located 5 km ...

Dunaalmás Dunaalmás is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 t ...

* Dunaszentmiklós *

Epöl Epöl is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 ...

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* Gyermely *

Héreg Héreg is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 th ...

* Kecskéd * Kerékteleki *

Kesztölc Kesztölc ( sk, Kestúc) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 nor ...

Kisigmánd Kisigmánd is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 t ...

Kocs Kocs () is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. It lies west of Tata (Hungary), Tata and north-west of Budapest. A site of horse-drawn vehicle manufacture from the 1400s, the name is the source of the word ''carriage, coach'' and its ...

* Kömlőd *

Környe Környe (german: Kirne) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 nor ...

Leányvár Leányvár (german: Leinwar) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 th ...

Máriahalom Máriahalom (german: Kirwa or ) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. It is around 30 km north-west of Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the Eur ...

* Mocsa * Mogyorósbánya * Nagyigmánd Red pog

* Nagysáp * Naszály *

Neszmély Neszmély (german: Nessmühl) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. The Holy Roman Emperor Albert II of Germany Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 139727 October 1439) was king of the ...

Piliscsév Piliscsév ( sk, Čív) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 nor ...

* Pilismarót *

Réde Réde is a village in Kisbér District of Komárom-Esztergom County in Hungary. It was property of the Cseszneky, later of the Esterházy The House of Esterházy, also spelled Eszterházy (), is a Hungarian noble family with origins in the ...

* Sárisáp *

Süttő Süttő (german: Schitte) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 ...

Súr Súr is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 northeast, Romani ...

* Szákszend * Szárliget * Szomód *

Szomor Szomor (german: Somor) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 nort ...

* Tardos * Tarján * Tárkány *

Tokod Tokod (german: Erbstolln; la, Gardellaca or ) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. Location It is a large village in Komárom-Esztergom county, below the eastern slopes of the Gerecse mountain range, south of Tát and west of D ...

* Tokodaltáró * Úny *

Várgesztes Várgesztes (german: Gestitz) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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 t ...

Vérteskethely Vérteskethely is a village in Komárom-Esztergom 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, Ukrai ...

Vértessomló Vértessomló (german: Schemling) is a village in Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. On January 29, 2011 a moderate earthquake struck below Vértessomló. 26 damage cases have been reported in the greater epicenter area. It was essentially ligh ...

Vértesszőlős Vértesszőlős is a village in Komárom-Esztergom county, Hungary. It is most known for the archaeological site where a Middle Pleistocene human fossil, known as "Samu (fossil), Samu", was found. History Prehistory Vértesszőlős sits at the ...

* Vértestolna Red pog

municipalities are ''large'' villages.

Gallery

File:Kilátás délkelet felé a Kőhegyről, 2008 Tatabánya.jpg,

, the capital of the county File:Főszékesegyház (6238. számú műemlék) 9.jpg,

, the ''Hungarian Rome'' File:Tatai vár- az Öreg tó felől.JPG,

Tata Castle Tata Castle, built at the mid 14th-century on the northern tip of Lake Öreg (Old Lake), is one of the jewels of Tata, Hungary. Its blooming can be dated to the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg (r. 1433–1437) and Mátyás Hunyadi (r. 1458– ...

File:Sándor-Metternich-kastély.JPG, Sándor-Metternich Mansion in Bajna File:Komárom - Fort Igmánd.jpg, Fortresses in

File:Prépostsági romok ThT.....JPG, Ruin of monastery in

File:Majki monastery.jpg,

, former

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monastery File:A turul emlékmű.jpg,

Turul The Turul is a mythological bird of prey, mostly depicted as a Falcon, in Hungarian tradition and Turkic tradition, and a national symbol of Hungarians. Origin The Turul is probably based on a large falcon. The Hungarian language word ''tur ...

Monument at

Bánhida Bánhida (in German: ''Weinhild'') is the oldest quarter of the city of Tatabánya in north-western Hungary. Inhabited since ancient times, excavations in this area have uncovered finds from the Bronze Age and the Roman era. It is hypothesized ...

References

External links

Official site
in Hungarian, English and German
24 Óra (kemma.hu) - The county portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Komarom-Esztergom County Counties of Hungary