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Revision as of 08:20, 3 May 2015

For other uses, see Zala (disambiguation).
Zala County


Flag of Zala County
Flag
Coat of arms of Zala County
Coat of arms
Location of Zala County
CountryHungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
County seatZalaegerszeg
Area
 • Total
3,783.89 km2 (1,460.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
282,179
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Websitewww.zala.hu

Zala (Template:Lang-sl or [županija Zala] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3,784 square kilometres (1,461 sq mi). Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.

History

Zala County on an old map

In the 10th century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton. Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties.[1]

Parts of the western territory of the former county of Zala are now part of Slovenia (South-Prekmurje). In 1919 it was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje, which existed for just six days.

Regional structure

Cities with county rights

Medicinal thermal lake Hévíz

Cities and towns

(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)

Villages

  • Vonyarcvashegy - Chapelle
    Vonyarcvashegy - Chapelle
  • Kemendollár-Kemen castle from above
    Kemendollár-Kemen castle from above
  • Aerial Photography: Keszthely - Festetics Castle
    Aerial Photography: Keszthely - Festetics Castle
  • Aerial Photo: Rezi - Castle
    Aerial Photo: Rezi - Castle
  • Aerial photography: Zalaegerszeg
    Aerial photography: Zalaegerszeg

46°40′N 16°50′E / 46.667°N 16.833°E / 46.667; 16.833

  1. ^ Béla Kálmán, The world of names: a study in Hungarian onomatology, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1978, p. 134
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