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Komárom Esztergom County

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Country
  
Hungary

County seat
  
Tatabánya

Area code(s)
  
(+36) 33, 34

Region
  
Central Transdanubia

Area rank
  
19th in Hungary

Area
  
2,265 km²

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Postal code
  
2027 – 2028, 2067, 25xx, 28xx – 29xx

University
  
Theological College of Esztergom

Clubs and Teams
  
Dorogi FC, FC Tatabánya, Esztergomi Vitézek Rugby SE, Tatabányai Vízmű SE, Tokodi Üveggyári SC

Points of interest
  
Tata Castle, Esztergom Basilica, Christian Museum, Lake Öreg, Fort Monostor

Destinations
  
Danube, Esztergom, Tata, Kisbér, Komárom

Komárom-Esztergom (German: Komorn-Gran) (Slovak: Komárňansko-ostrihomská) is an administrative Hungarian county in Central Transdanubia Region, on the northern border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron, Veszprém, Fejér and Pest. Its county seat is Tatabánya.

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Map of Kom%C3%A1rom-Esztergom, Hungary

History

After World War I and the break-up of empires, the Hungarian Soviet Republic came to power in 1919, followed quickly by the Kingdom of Hungary. Komárom-Esztergom was created from the Hungarian parts of the pre-1918 counties Komárom and Esztergom, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

The pre-1918 situation was temporarily restored during World War II. Between 1950 and 1990, during the Communist regime, the county was called Komárom. Since the establishment of Hungary, it was named Komárom-Esztergom to refer to its historic past.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 299,110 and the population density was 132/km².

Ethnicity

Hungarians constitute the majority of the population. The chief minorities are ethnic Germans (approx. 9,000), Roma (4,000) and Slovaks (3,000).

Total population (2011 census): 304,568
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 270 933 persons:

  • Hungarians: 252 432 (93,13%)
  • Germans: 9 168 (3,38%)
  • Gypsies: 4 261 (1,57%)
  • Slovaks: 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 – 36.7% (Roman Catholic – 36.3%; Greek Catholic – 0.4%);
  • Reformed – 10.0%;
  • Evangelical – 1.5%;
  • other religions – 1.3%;
  • Non-religious – 20.2%;
  • Atheism – 1.4%;
  • Undeclared – 28.9%.

    • Politics

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

    Municipalities

    The county is ranked second in terms of population density among counties in Hungary: 66% of people live in towns.

    City with county rights

  • Tatabánya – county seat; 67,753 (as of 2011)

    • Towns

    (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

    Villages

    municipalities are large villages.

    References

    Komárom-Esztergom County Wikipedia
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