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

. 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

. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km². Veszprem county map

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: *

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%) *

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%) * 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 The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

– 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); * Reformed – 30,491; *

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; *

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; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...

– 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 ...

) *

(61,721) – county seat ;Towns * Pápa (33,583) *

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) * Várpalota (21,682) *

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) * Balatonfüred (13,289) * Balatonalmádi (8,514) * Zirc (7,445) * Sümeg (6,847) * Berhida (5,927) * Devecser (5,232) * Balatonfűzfő (4,337) * Herend (3,446) * Balatonkenese (3,311) * Badacsonytomaj (2,312) ;Villages * Adásztevel * Adorjánháza * Alsóörs * Apácatorna * Aszófő * Ábrahámhegy * Badacsonytördemic * Bakonybél * Bakonyjákó * Bakonykoppány * Bakonynána * Bakonyoszlop * Bakonypölöske * Bakonyság * Bakonyszentiván * Bakonyszentkirály * Bakonyszücs * Bakonytamási * Balatonakali * Balatonakarattya * Balatoncsicsó * Balatonederics * Balatonfőkajár * Balatonhenye * Balatonrendes * Balatonszepezd * Balatonszőlős * Balatonudvari * Balatonvilágos * Barnag * Bazsi *

Bánd Bánd is a village in Veszprém (county), Veszprém county, Hungary. References External links Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County {{Veszprem-geo-stub ...

* Béb * Békás * Bodorfa * Borszörcsök * Borzavár * Csabrendek * Csajág * Csehbánya * Csesznek * Csetény * Csögle * Csopak * Csót * Dabronc * Dabrony * Dáka * Doba * Döbrönte * Dörgicse * Dudar * Egeralja * Egyházaskesző * Eplény * Farkasgyepű * Felsőörs * Ganna * Gecse * Gic * Gógánfa * Gyepükaján *

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 ...

* Hajmáskér * Halimba * Hárskút * Hegyesd * Hegymagas * Hetyefő * Hidegkút * Homokbödöge * Hosztót * Iszkáz * Jásd * Kamond * Kapolcs * Karakószörcsök * Káptalanfa * Káptalantóti * Kemeneshőgyész * Kemenesszentpéter * Kerta * Kékkút * Királyszentistván * Kisapáti * Kisberzseny * Kiscsősz * Kislőd * Kispirit * Kisszőlős * Kolontár * Köveskál * Kővágóörs * Kup * Külsővat * Küngös * Lesencefalu * Lesenceistvánd * Lesencetomaj * Litér * Lovas * Lovászpatona * Lókút * Magyargencs * Magyarpolány * Malomsok * Marcalgergelyi * Marcaltő *

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 ...

* Megyer * Mencshely * Mezőlak * Mihályháza * Mindszentkálla * Monostorapáti * Monoszló * Nagyacsád * Nagyalásony * Nagydém * Nagyesztergár * Nagygyimót * Nagypirit * Nagytevel * Nagyvázsony * Nemesgörzsöny * Nemesgulács * Nemeshany * Nemesszalók * Nemesvámos * Nemesvita * Németbánya * Noszlop * Nóráp * Nyárád * Nyirád * Olaszfalu * Oroszi * Óbudavár *

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 ...

* Örvényes * Öskü * Ősi * Paloznak * Papkeszi * Pápadereske * Pápakovácsi * Pápasalamon * Pápateszér * Pécsely * Pénzesgyőr * Pétfürdő Red pog

* Porva *

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* Pusztamiske * Raposka * Révfülöp Red pog

* Rigács * Salföld * Sáska * Somlójenő * Somlószőlős * Somlóvásárhely * Somlóvecse * Sóly * Sümegprága * Szápár * Szentantalfa * Szentbékkálla * Szentgál * Szentimrefalva * Szentjakabfa * Szentkirályszabadja * Szigliget * Szőc * Tagyon * Takácsi * Taliándörögd * Tapolca-Diszel * Tés * Tihany *

Tótvázsony Tótvázsony () is a village in Veszprém (county), Veszprém county, Hungary. External links * Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Veszprém County {{Veszprem-geo-stub ...

* Tüskevár * Ugod * Ukk * Uzsa * Úrkút * Vanyola * Varsány * Vaszar * Várkesző * Városlőd * Várpalota * Vászoly * Veszprémfajsz * Veszprémgalsa * Vid * Vigántpetend * Vilonya * Vinár * Vöröstó * Zalaerdőd * Zalagyömörő * Zalahaláp * Zalameggyes * Zalaszegvár * Zánka Red pog

municipalities are ''large'' villages.

Gallery

File:Veszprém castle.jpg,

, the ''City of Queens'' File:Vízi malom együttes (10455. számú műemlék) 11.jpg, The Watermill of

File:Apátsági templom (10483. számú műemlék) 5.jpg, Tihany, behind Tihany Abbey and

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 site
in Hungarian
Napló (veol.hu) - The county portal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veszprem Counties of Hungary