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Country
  
Hungary

County seat
  
Veszprém

Area code(s)
  
(+36) 87, 88, 89

Region
  
Central Transdanubia

Area rank
  
9th in Hungary

Area
  
4,464 km²

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Postal code
  
810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Pannonia, Archiepiscopal Theological College of Veszprém

Clubs and Teams
  
MVM Veszprém KC, FC Ajka, Lombard-Pápa TFC, 1. Futsal Club Veszprém

Points of interest
  
Kittenberger Kálmán Zoo & Bot, Lake Balaton, Bakony, Séd, Lake Cave Tapolca

Destinations
  
Lake Balaton, Balaton Uplands National, Tihany, Pápa, Veszprém

Veszprém (German: Wesprim, Weißbrunn) is an administrative county (megye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.

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Veszprém county

Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4613 km².

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 8,500) and Roma (5,000).

Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 315 436 persons:

  • Hungarians: 299 410 (94,92%)
  • Germans: 8 473 (2,69%)
  • Gypsies: 5 162 (1,64%)
  • Others and indefinable: 2 391 (0,76%)

    • Approx. 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 – 47.4% (Roman Catholic – 47.2%; Greek Catholic – 0.2%);
  • Reformed – 8.6%;
  • Evangelical – 3.6%;
  • other religions – 1.2%;
  • Non-religious – 12.2%;
  • Atheism – 1.1%;
  • Undeclared – 25.8%.

    • Politics

    The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:

    City with county rights

  • Veszprém – county seat; 61,721 (as of 2011)

    • Towns

    (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

    Villages

    municipalities are large villages.

    References

    Veszprém County Wikipedia
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