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.
5-668: Jánossomorja is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County , Hungary . It is a connection between the two villages Szentpéter ( German : Sanktpeter ) and Szentjános ( German : Sanktjohann ), located close to the Austrian border. Before 1946, those were German settlements with the German names St. Johann (St. John) and St. Peter. This Győr-Moson-Sopron location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gy%C5%91r-Moson-Sopron County Győr–Sopron county
10-623: 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
15-612: 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
20-472: 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
25-641: 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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