Győr–Moson–Sopron County


Győr–Moson–Sopron is an administrative county in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia and Austria. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom–Esztergom, Veszprém and Vas. The capital of Győr–Moson–Sopron county is Győr. The county is a part of the Centrope project.
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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 Austrian province of Burgenland. 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 Czechoslovakia 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, 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. The population density was 111/km2 in 2022.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans, Roma, Croats and Slovaks.
Ethnic composition according to the KSH:
Ethnicity in 2018% of the county
Hungarians94%
Germans3.5%
Romani0.4%
Others1.1%

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
Roman Catholic243,196
Greek Catholic1,066
Total Catholic244,355
Evangelical21,062
Reformed14,741
Other religions4,263
Non-religious41,179
Atheist4,683
Undeclared117,702

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:

Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:

Municipalities

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has 2 urban counties, 10 towns, 4 large villages and 167 villages.
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municipalities are large villages.

International relations

Győr-Moson-Sopron County has a partnership relationship with:

  • Mureș County, Romania
  • Samara Oblast, Russia
  • Trnava Region, Slovakia