Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') in
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...
.
Veszprém
Veszprém (; , , , ) 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 of the same name.
Etymology
The city's name derives ...
is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.
Veszprém county
Veszprém county lies in western
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, 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 and ...
. It covers the
Bakony hills and the northern shore of
Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...
. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties
Vas,
Győr-Moson-Sopron,
Komárom-Esztergom,
Fejér,
Somogy and
Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is
Veszprém
Veszprém (; , , , ) 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 of the same name.
Etymology
The city's name derives ...
. The river
Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km².
History
Demographics
In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing 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 geog ...
was 77/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.
Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:
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Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
: 299,410 (94.92%)
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Germans
Germans (, ) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, constitution of Germany, imple ...
: 8,473 (2.69%)
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Romani: 5,162 (1.64%)
*Others and indefinable: 2,391 (0.76%)
Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
*Catholic – 167,372 (
Roman Catholic
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– 166,597;
Greek Catholic Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to:
* The Catholic Church in Greece
* The Eastern Catholic Churches
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Ea ...
– 719);
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Reformed – 30,491;
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Evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
– 12,813;
*other religions – 4,376;
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Non-religious
Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...
– 43,171;
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Atheism
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– 3,915;
*''Undeclared'' – 90,930.
Regional structure
Politics
The Veszprém County Council, elected at the
2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:
Presidents of the General Assembly
Municipalities
Veszprém County has 1
urban county, 14
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 2 large villages and 200 villages.
;City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
)
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Veszprém
Veszprém (; , , , ) 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 of the same name.
Etymology
The city's name derives ...
(61,721) – county seat
;Towns
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Pápa (33,583)
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Ajka
Ajka () is a city in Hungary with about 35,000 inhabitants. It is situated in the hills of Bakony.
History
Around 1000 BCE, the area was inhabited by Celts. By the second century CE, the territory was conquered by the Roman Empire, Romans. The Hu ...
(31,971)
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Várpalota (21,682)
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Tapolca
Tapolca (; ) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around .
The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.
Etymology
The origin of ''Tapolca'' is disputed, originat ...
(17,914)
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Balatonfüred (13,289)
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Balatonalmádi (8,514)
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Zirc (7,445)
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Sümeg (6,847)
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Berhida (5,927)
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Devecser (5,232)
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Balatonfűzfő (4,337)
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Herend (3,446)
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Balatonkenese (3,311)
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Badacsonytomaj (2,312)
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Adásztevel
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Adorjánháza
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Alsóörs
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Apácatorna
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Aszófő
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Ábrahámhegy
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Badacsonytördemic
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Bakonybél
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Bakonyjákó
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Bakonykoppány
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Bakonynána
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Bakonyoszlop
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Bakonypölöske
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Bakonyság
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Bakonyszentiván
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Bakonyszentkirály
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Bakonyszücs
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Bakonytamási
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Balatonakali
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Balatonakarattya
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Balatoncsicsó
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Balatonederics
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Balatonfőkajár
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Balatonhenye
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Balatonrendes
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Balatonszepezd
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Balatonszőlős
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Balatonudvari
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Balatonvilágos
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Barnag
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Bazsi
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Bánd
Bánd is a village in Veszprém (county), Veszprém county, Hungary.
References
External links
Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County
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Béb
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Békás
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Bodorfa
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Borszörcsök
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Borzavár
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Csabrendek
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Csajág
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Csehbánya
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Csesznek
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Csetény
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Csögle
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Csopak
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Csót
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Dabronc
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Dabrony
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Dáka
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Doba
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Döbrönte
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Dörgicse
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Dudar
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Egeralja
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Egyházaskesző
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Eplény
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Farkasgyepű
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Felsőörs
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Ganna
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Gecse
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Gic
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Gógánfa
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Gyepükaján
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Gyulakeszi
Gyulakeszi is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to ...
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Hajmáskér
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Halimba
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Hárskút
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Hegyesd
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Hegymagas
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Hetyefő
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Hidegkút
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Homokbödöge
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Hosztót
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Iszkáz
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Jásd
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Kamond
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Kapolcs
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Karakószörcsök
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Káptalanfa
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Káptalantóti
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Kemeneshőgyész
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Kemenesszentpéter
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Kerta
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Kékkút
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Királyszentistván
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Kisapáti
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Kisberzseny
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Kiscsősz
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Kislőd
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Kispirit
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Kisszőlős
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Kolontár
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Köveskál
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Kővágóörs
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Kup
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Külsővat
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Küngös
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Lesencefalu
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Lesenceistvánd
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Lesencetomaj
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Litér
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Lovas
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Lovászpatona
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Lókút
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Magyargencs
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Magyarpolány
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Malomsok
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Marcalgergelyi
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Marcaltő
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Márkó
Márkó is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the ...
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Megyer
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Mencshely
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Mezőlak
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Mihályháza
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Mindszentkálla
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Monostorapáti
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Monoszló
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Nagyacsád
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Nagyalásony
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Nagydém
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Nagyesztergár
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Nagygyimót
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Nagypirit
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Nagytevel
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Nagyvázsony
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Nemesgörzsöny
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Nemesgulács
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Nemeshany
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Nemesszalók
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Nemesvámos
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Nemesvita
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Németbánya
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Noszlop
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Nóráp
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Nyárád
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Nyirád
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Olaszfalu
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Oroszi
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Óbudavár
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Öcs
Öcs is a village in Ajka district, Veszprém county, Hungary.
History
The area of the village was inhabited even in early historical times. Prehistoric, Roman, Celtic, Avar, and Hungarian conquest-era artifacts have been unearthed in various ...
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Örvényes
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Öskü
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Ősi
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Paloznak
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Papkeszi
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Pápadereske
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Pápakovácsi
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Pápasalamon
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Pápateszér
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Pécsely
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Pénzesgyőr
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Pétfürdő 
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Porva
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Pula
Pula, also known as Pola, is the largest city in Istria County, west Croatia, and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the Istria, Istrian peninsula in western Croatia, wi ...
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Pusztamiske
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Raposka
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Révfülöp 
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Rigács
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Salföld
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Sáska
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Somlójenő
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Somlószőlős
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Somlóvásárhely
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Somlóvecse
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Sóly
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Sümegprága
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Szápár
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Szentantalfa
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Szentbékkálla
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Szentgál
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Szentimrefalva
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Szentjakabfa
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Szentkirályszabadja
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Szigliget
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Szőc
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Tagyon
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Takácsi
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Taliándörögd
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Tapolca-Diszel
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Tés
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Tihany
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Tótvázsony
Tótvázsony () is a village in Veszprém (county), Veszprém county, Hungary.
External links
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Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County
{{Veszprem-geo-stub ...
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Tüskevár
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Ugod
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Ukk
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Uzsa
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Úrkút
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Vanyola
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Varsány
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Vaszar
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Várkesző
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Városlőd
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Várpalota
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Vászoly
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Veszprémfajsz
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Veszprémgalsa
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Vid
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Vigántpetend
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Vilonya
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Vinár
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Vöröstó
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Zalaerdőd
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Zalagyömörő
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Zalahaláp
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Zalameggyes
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Zalaszegvár
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Zánka

municipalities are ''large'' villages.
Gallery
File:Veszprém castle.jpg, Veszprém
Veszprém (; , , , ) 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 of the same name.
Etymology
The city's name derives ...
, the ''City of Queens''
File:Vízi malom együttes (10455. számú műemlék) 11.jpg, The Watermill of Tapolca
Tapolca (; ) is a town in Veszprém County, Hungary, close to Lake Balaton. It is located at around .
The town has an outer suburb, Tapolca-Diszel, approximately 5 km to the East.
Etymology
The origin of ''Tapolca'' is disputed, originat ...
File:Apátsági templom (10483. számú műemlék) 5.jpg, Tihany, behind Tihany Abbey and Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton () is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the List of largest lakes of Europe, largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the larges ...
File:Abbey of Zirc 002.JPG, Cistercian Convent at Zirc
File:Balaton Hungary Landscape.jpg, Badacsony
File:Vázsonykő várromja (10085. számú műemlék) 11.jpg, Castle of Vázsonykő, Nagyvázsony
File:Öskű körtemplom.jpg, Round church of Öskü
File:Hajmáskéri parancsnoksági épület.jpg, Former E1 headquarter building, Hajmáskér
References
External links
Official sitein Hungarian
Napló (veol.hu) - The county portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veszprem
Counties of Hungary