Győr–Moson–Sopron ( Hungarian : Győr-Moson-Sopron vármegye , pronounced [ˈɟøːr ˈmoʃon ˈʃopron ˈvaːrmɛɟɛ] ; German : Komitat Raab-Wieselburg-Ödenburg ; Slovak : Rábsko-mošonsko-šopronská župa ) is an administrative county ( comitatus or vármegye ) in north-western Hungary, on the border with Slovakia ( Bratislava region , Nitra region and Trnava region ) and Austria ( Burgenland ). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom–Esztergom , Veszprém and Vas . The capital of Győr–Moson–Sopron county is Győr . The county is a part of the Centrope project.
7-508: Gyarmat is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary . It is situated in the southeast of its county on the connecting road between the city of Győr (30 km away) and the town Pápa (15 km). It was first mentioned in written sources in 1153. Most of the inhabitants were wine growers and tree fellers. Throughout the history Gyarmat had changed its face. In the times of Ottoman Turkish reign most inhabitants fled because of
14-631: The First World War the majority of the people were part of the infantry regiment. Between the years 1920 and 1930 about 380 people emigrated to America. World War II hit twice. First came the German troops in March 1944, then followed the Russians in March 1945. This Győr-Moson-Sopron location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gy%C5%91r-Moson-Sopron Győr–Sopron county
21-623: The "provisionally and administratively unified counties of Győr–Moson–Pozsony", renamed after 1945 as simply Győr-Moson. In 1947 the borders of this county were modified when Hungary lost three villages in the far north of Győr–Moson to Czechoslovakia as a consequence of the Hungarian peace treaty signed in that year. Though Győr is the capital, there is a strong rivalry between it and Sopron, historically an important cultural centre on its own right. The county also contains Hegyeshalom , Hungary's busiest international land border crossing point. In 1990 it
28-612: The Germans (approx. 5,000), Roma (3,500), Croats (3,000) and Slovaks (1,500). Ethnic composition according to the KSH Ethnicities in Győr-Moson-Sopron County (2018 census, KSH) Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: The Győr-Moson-Sopron County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections , is made up of 21 counselors, with the following party composition: The following members elected of
35-463: The beg's oppression. New settlers came from Austria in 1695. During the Rákóczi's War of Independence between 1703 and 1711 the village sustained a great tragedy when an imperial general burned down the village with all its people. Therefore, Gyarmat was destroyed again. In 1720 German catholic settlers came from Rhineland-Palatinate . As a consequence, till today a lot of surnames are not Hungarian. During
42-523: Was created in 1950 from two counties: Győr–Moson and Sopron. Though formed as a result of the general Communist administrative reform of that year, it is the long-term result of the impact of earlier border changes on Hungary's western counties. In 1921 the counties of Moson and Sopron were each divided in two, with their western districts together forming the northern half of the Austrian province of Burgenland . Between 1921 and 1945, Győr and Moson became part of
49-641: Was officially renamed to Győr–Moson–Sopron county. Religion in Győr–Moson–Sopron County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (60.6%)) Győr-Moson-Sopron is the only county in Hungary whose population has been increasing according to the Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (KSH). The population density was 111/km in 2022. Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are
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