Tolna County
Tolna County
Tolna vármegye | ||
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Region Southern Transdanubia | | |
County seat | Szekszárd | |
Districts | ||
Government | ||
• President of the General Assembly | Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 3,703.16 km2 (1,429.80 sq mi) | |
• Rank | 15th in Hungary | |
Population (2018) | ||
• Total | 219,317[1] | |
• Rank | 18th in Hungary | |
GDP | ||
• Total | HUF 592 billion €1.900 billion (2016) | |
Postal code | 702x – 7252, 7352 – 7361 | |
Area code(s) | (+36) 74, 75 | |
ISO 3166 code | HU-TO | |
Website | www |
Tolna (
Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd
. Its area is 3,703 km2.
History
Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (
comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd
.
Demographics
In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61 inhabitants per square kilometre (160/sq mi).
Year | County population[3] | Change |
---|---|---|
1949 | 275,644 | n/a |
1960 | 272,101 | -1.29% |
1970 | 258,760 | -4.90% |
1980 | 266,273 | 2.90% |
1990 | 253,675 | -4.73% |
2001 | 249,683 | -1.57% |
2011 | 230,361 | -7.74% |
2015 | 225,936 | -1.95% |
2018 | 219,317 | -3.01% |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).
Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]
Identified themselves: 214,953 persons:
- Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
- Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
- Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
- Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)
Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
- Catholic – 108,755 (Roman Catholic – 108,392; Greek Catholic– 331)
- Reformed – 18,533;
- Evangelical – 6,800;
- Other religions – 2,734;
- Non-religious – 35,803;
- Atheism – 2,194;
- Undeclared – 55,542.
Regional structure
No. | English and Hungarian names |
Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
Density (pop./km2) |
Seat | No. of municipalities |
1 | Bonyhád District Bonyhádi járás |
476.77 | 31,567 | 66 | Bonyhád | 25 |
2 | Dombóvár District Dombóvári járás |
509.02 | 32,331 | 64 | Dombóvár | 16 |
3 | Paks District Paksi járás |
836.00 | 49,433 | 59 | Paks | 15 |
4 | Szekszárd District Szekszárdi járás |
656.18 | 60,122 | 92 | Szekszárd | 17 |
5 | Tamási District Tamási járás |
1,019.94 | 38,705 | 38 | Tamási | 32 |
6 | Tolna District Tolnai járás |
205.24 | 18,203 | 89 | Tolna (town) | 4 |
Tolna County | 3,703.16 | 231,183 | 64 | Szekszárd | 109 |
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Politics
The Tolna County Council, elected at the
2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fidesz-KDNP | 8 | |||||||||
Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | 3 | |||||||||
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 2 | |||||||||
Democratic Coalition (DK) | 1 | |||||||||
People's Party (Néppárt) | 1 |
Presidents of the General Assembly
List of presidents since 1990[7] | |
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Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
Municipalities
Tolna County has 1
urban county, 10 towns
, 5 large villages and 93 villages.
- City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
- Szekszárd (34,296) – county seat
- Towns
- Paks (19,369)
- Dombóvár (19,010)
- Bonyhád (13,630)
- Tolna (11,126)
- Dunaföldvár (8,775)
- Tamási (8,349)
- Bátaszék (6,370)
- Simontornya (4,057)
- Nagymányok (2,338)
- Gyönk (2,052)
- Villages
- Alsónána
- Alsónyék
- Aparhant
- Attala
- Báta
- Bátaapáti
- Belecska
- Bikács
- Bogyiszló
- Bonyhádvarasd
- Bölcske
- Cikó
- Csibrák
- Csikóstőttős
- Dalmand
- Decs
- Diósberény
- Döbrököz
- Dunaszentgyörgy
- Dúzs
- Értény
- Fadd
- Fácánkert
- Felsőnána
- Felsőnyék
- Fürged
- Gerjen
- Grábóc
- Györe
- Györköny
- Gyulaj
- Harc
- Hőgyész
- Iregszemcse
- Izmény
- Jágónak
- Kajdacs
- Kakasd
- Kalaznó
- Kapospula
- Kaposszekcső
- Keszőhidegkút
- Kéty
- Kisdorog
- Kismányok
- Kisszékely
- Kistormás
- Kisvejke
- Kocsola
- Koppányszántó
- Kölesd
- Kurd
- Lápafő
- Lengyel
- Madocsa
- Magyarkeszi
- Medina
- Miszla
- Mórágy
- Mőcsény
- Mucsfa
- Mucsi
- Murga
- Nagydorog
- Nagykónyi
- Nagyszékely
- Nagyszokoly
- Nagyvejke
- Nak
- Németkér
- Ozora
- Őcsény
- Pálfa
- Pári
- Pincehely
- Pörböly
- Pusztahencse
- Regöly
- Sárpilis
- Sárszentlőrinc
- Sióagárd
- Szakadát
- Szakály
- Szakcs
- Szálka
- Szárazd
- Szedres
- Tengelic
- Tevel
- Tolnanémedi
- Udvari
- Újireg
- Varsád
- Váralja
- Várdomb
- Várong
- Závod
- Zomba
municipalities are large villages.
Gallery
-
Szekszárd, the capital of the county
-
Lake in Tamási
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Holy Spirit Church in Paks
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Landscape in Gemenc Forest
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Pipo de Ozora Castle in Ozora
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Simontornya Castle
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Calvary in Dunaföldvár
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Apponyi Mansion in Lengyel
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tolna County.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Tolna County.
- ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ népesség.com, "Tolna megye népessége 1870-2015"
- ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
- ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.17 Tolna megye, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ A Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Közgyűlésnek tagjai, (in Hungarian) [2]
- ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
External links
- Official site in Hungarian and German
- Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal