| Veszprém County | |
| Native Name: | Veszprém 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: | Veszprém |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts: | 10 districts |
| P1: | Ajka District |
| P2: | Balatonalmádi District |
| P3: | Balatonfüred District |
| P4: | Devecser District |
| P5: | Pápa District |
| P6: | Sümeg District |
| P7: | Tapolca District |
| P8: | Várpalota District |
| P9: | Veszprém District |
| P10: | Zirc District |
| Leader Title: | President of the General Assembly |
| Leader Name: | Imre Polgárdy |
| Leader Party: | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Area Total Km2: | 4463.65 |
| Area Rank: | 9th in Hungary |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 341425[1] |
| Population Rank: | 12th in Hungary |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | HUF 936 billion €3.006 billion (2016) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | (+36) 87, 88, 89 |
Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprém vármegye, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈvɛspreːm/; German: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (vármegye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of 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 4,613 km².
See also: Demographics of Hungary. In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².
| Year | County population[3] | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 294,289 | ||
| 1960 | 337,836 | 14.80% | |
| 1970 | 357,830 | 5.92% | |
| 1980 | 377,746 (record) | 5.57% | |
| 1990 | 374,466 | 0.87% | |
| 2001 | 369,727 | 1.27% | |
| 2011 | 353,068 | 4.51% | |
| 2015 | 346,647 | 1.85% | |
| 2018 | 341,425 | 1.52% |
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.
Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:
299,410 (94.92%)
8,473 (2.69%)
5,162 (1.64%)
Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém 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 (2011) | Density (pop./km²) | Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Ajka District Ajkai járás | 320.71 | 39,160 | 122 | Ajka | 11 | |
| 2 | Balatonalmádi District Balatonalmádi járás | 239.75 | 24,330 | 101 | Balatonalmádi | 10 | |
| 3 | Balatonfüred District Balatonfüredi járás | 357.75 | 23,849 | 67 | Balatonfüred | 22 | |
| 4 | Devecser District Devecseri járás | 421.73 | 15,079 | 36 | Devecser | 28 | |
| 5 | Pápa District Pápai járás | 1,022.09 | 59,310 | 58 | Pápa | 49 | |
| 6 | Sümeg District Sümegi járás | 306.48 | 15,358 | 50 | Sümeg | 21 | |
| 7 | Tapolca District Tapolcai járás | 540.30 | 34,256 | 63 | Tapolca | 33 | |
| 8 | Várpalota District Várpalotai járás | 294.28 | 37,882 | 129 | Várpalota | 8 | |
| 9 | Veszprém District Veszprémi járás | 629.61 | 83,288 | 132 | Veszprém (town) | 19 | |
| 10 | Zirc District Zirci járás | 331.02 | 19,386 | 59 | Zirc | 15 | |
| Veszprém County | 4,463.65 | 353,068 | 78 | Veszprém | 217 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See main article: article and Veszprém County Assembly. The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz-KDNP | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Jobbik | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Hungarian Socialist Party | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Our Homeland Movement | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | ||||||||||||
Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.
municipalities are large villages.