| Fejér County | |
| Native Name: | Fejér vármegye |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Counties of Hungary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Transdanubia |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Székesfehérvár |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts: | 8 districts |
| P1: | Bicske District |
| P2: | Dunaújváros District |
| P3: | Enying District |
| P4: | Gárdony District |
| P5: | Martonvásár District |
| P6: | Mór District |
| P7: | Sárbogárd District |
| P8: | Székesfehérvár District |
| Leader Title: | President of the General Assembly |
| Leader Name: | Dr. Krisztián Molnár |
| Leader Party: | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Area Total Km2: | 4358.45 |
| Area Rank: | 11th in Hungary |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 416691[1] |
| Population Rank: | 7th in Hungary |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | HUF 1,570 billion €5.042 billion (2016) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 206x, 209x, 24xx, 700x – 701x, 7041, 80xx, 811x – 815x |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | (+36) 22, 25 |
| Governing Body: | Fejér County Council |
Fejér (Hungarian: Fejér vármegye, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈfɛjeːr/) is an administrative county in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém, Komárom-Esztergom County, Pest, Bács-Kiskun County, Tolna and Somogy. The capital of Fejér county is Székesfehérvár.
Geographically, Fejér County is very diverse; its southern part is similar (and adjacent) to the Great Hungarian Plain, and other parts are hilly (Bakony, Vértes, Gerecse mountains). Lake Velence, a popular resort, is also located within the county.
The area was already inhabited 20,000 years ago. When this part of Hungary formed a Roman province called Pannonia, several settlements stood here: the capital was Gorsium, but there were other significant towns too, where present-day Baracs and Dunaújváros are (the towns were called Annamatia and Intercisa, respectively). In the early Medieval period Huns and Avars lived in the area. After 586 several nomadic people inhabited in the area, until Hungarians conquered it in the late 9th century.
See main article: article and Fejér County (former). Hungarians arrived in the area between 895 and 900. The high prince and his tribe settled down in this area. The town of Fehérvár (modern-day Székesfehérvár) became significant as the seat of Prince Géza. Under the reign of his son, King Stephen, the town became the county seat of the newly formed county. Kings of Hungary were crowned and buried in the town until the 16th century.
Fejér county was occupied by Ottomans between 1543 and 1688. Several of the villages were destroyed, the population dramatically decreased. After being freed from Ottoman rule, local administration was reorganized in 1692. Székesfehérvár got back its town status only in 1703.
See also: Demographics of Hungary. In 2015, it had a population of 417,651 and the population density was 96/km².
| Year | County population[3] | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 295,750 | n/a | |
| 1960 | 357,897 | 21.01% | |
| 1970 | 391,272 | 9.33% | |
| 1980 | 420,317 | 7.42% | |
| 1990 | 418,852 | -0.35% | |
| 2001 | 434,317 (record) | 3.69% | |
| 2011 | 425,847 | -1.95% | |
| 2015 | 417,651 | -1.96% | |
| 2018 | 416,691 | -0.23% |
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,500), Germans (5,500).
Total population (2011 census): 425,847
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Identified themselves: 372 538 persons:
356 982 (95,82%)
6 277 (1,68%)
5 419 (1,45%)
Approx. 65,000 persons in Fejér County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
See also: Religion in Hungary. Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
| № | style=width:175px; align="center" | English and Hungarian names | Area (km²) | Population (2013) | Density (pop./km²) | Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Bicske District Bicskei járás | 578.25 | 35,660 | 62 | Bicske | 15 | |
| 2 | Dunaújváros District Dunaújvárosi járás | 650.05 | 91,854 | 141 | Dunaújváros | 16 | |
| 3 | Enying District Enyingi járás | 433.12 | 13,187 | 47 | Enying | 9 | |
| 4 | Gárdony District Gárdonyi járás | 306.79 | 29,775 | 97 | Gárdony | 10 | |
| 5 | Martonvásár District Martonvásári járás | 277.13 | 26,531 | 96 | Martonvásár | 8 | |
| 6 | Mór District Móri járás | 417.55 | 34,431 | 83 | Mór | 13 | |
| align="center" | - | Polgárdi District Polgárdi járás | defunct from 1 January 2015 | ||||
| 7 | Sárbogárd District Sárbogárdi járás | 653.52 | 28,509 | 44 | Sárbogárd | 12 | |
| 8 | Székesfehérvár District Székesfehérvári járás | 1,032.05 | 156,935 | 152 | Székesfehérvár | 25 | |
| Fejér County | 4,358.75 | 425,847 | 98 | Székesfehérvár | 108 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See main article: article and Fejér County Council. The Fejér County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz-KDNP | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[8]
Fejér County has 2 urban counties, 15 towns, 11 large villages and 78 villages.
municipalities are large villages.