Gyor-Moson-Sopron
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Győr-Moson-Sopron is the name of an administrative county (comitatus
or megye) in north-western Hungary
, on the border with Slovakia
and Austria
. 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.
n province of Burgenland
. Between 1921 and 1945, Győr and Moson became part of 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. Before 1990, it was officially called Győr-Sopron county.
Counties of Hungary
Hungary is subdivided administratively into 20 regions which are the 19 counties and the capital city : Budapest...
or megye) in north-western Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, on the border with Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Komárom-Esztergom
Komárom-Esztergom
Komárom-Esztergom is an administrative Hungarian county in Transdanubia, on the northern border with Slovakia. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of , , and...
, Veszprém
Veszprém (county)
Veszprém is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.-Veszprém county:...
and Vas
Vas
Vas is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. The county is a part of the Centrope Project.-Geography:...
. The capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county is Győr
Gyor
-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
. The county is a part of the Centrope
Centrope
Centrope is an Interreg IIIA project to establish a multinational region in the Central Europe encompassing four European countries: Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic....
Project.
History
Győr-Moson-Sopron county 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 cut in two, with their western districts forming the northern half of the AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n province of Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
. Between 1921 and 1945, Győr and Moson became part of 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
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
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. Before 1990, it was officially called Győr-Sopron county.
Cities with county rights
- GyőrGyor-Climate:-Main sights:The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Rába and Rábca. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr’s bishops can be easily recognised by its incomplete tower. Győr’s oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the...
(county seatCounty seatA county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
) - SopronSopronIn 1910 Sopron had 33,932 inhabitants . Religions: 64.1% Roman Catholic, 27.8% Lutheran, 6.6% Jewish, 1.2% Calvinist, 0.3% other. In 2001 the city had 56,125 inhabitants...
Towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)- MosonmagyaróvárMosonmagyaróvárMosonmagyaróvár is a city in Győr-Moson-Sopron county in northwestern Hungary. It lies close to both the Austrian and Slovakian borders and has a population of 30,200 ....
(30,424) - CsornaCsorna- People :David Gestetner, inventor of the Gestetner duplicating machine, was born in Csorna on March 20, 1854....
(10,848) - KapuvárKapuvárKapuvár is a small but ancient town of some 11,000 inhabitants in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The town is known for its thermal water which some believe has hydrotherapeutic properties. It is served by highway 85, and has a train station. It borders the Fertő-Hanság National Park,...
(10,684) - JánossomorjaJánossomorjaJánossomorja is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. It is a connection between the two villages Szentpéter and Szentjános, located close to the Austrian border. Before 1946, those were German settlements with the German names St. Johann and St. Peter.- External links :*...
(5,998) - TétTétTét is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary....
(4,113) - PannonhalmaPannonhalmaPannonhalma is a town in western Hungary, in Győr-Moson-Sopron county with approximately 4,000 inhabitants. It is about from Győr. Archduke Otto Habsburg's heart is kept at the Pannonhalma Archabbey, while his body was laid at the Capuchin Crypt in the old Imperial capital of Vienna.-History:The...
(4,098) - FertőszentmiklósFertoszentmiklós- Location :Fertőszentmiklós is located on the Small Plain and it is part of the Transdanubian region. It has a population of 3873 people. Fertőszentmiklós is very well situated because it’s close to the Hungarian-Austrian border. The name of the town comes from the fusion of two smaller villages:...
(3,802) - FertődFertodFertőd is a town located in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, not far from Austria. Fertőd was formed when the towns of Eszterháza and Süttör were unified, in 1950....
(3,403) - BeledBeled- External links :*...
(2,686)
Villages
- AbdaAbda, HungaryAbda is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :* *...
- AcsalagAcsalag- External links :*...
- ÁgfalvaÁgfalvaÁgfalva is a village in Hungary, in the north-western region, 4 kilometers from Sopron and two kilometers from the border of Austria.Ágfalva was first mentioned in a document from the 1194.- External links :* *...
- AgyagosszergényAgyagosszergény- External links :*...
- ÁrpásÁrpás-Sightseeing:Árpás village is situated in the north-western part of Hungary, next to the river Rába, about 30 km from Győr. The bridge of Árpás is an important crossing point....
- ÁsványráróÁsványráró- Location :Ásványráró lies the central part of Szigetköz, next to Danube, between Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár. In 1936, two village was united.- Sightseeing :...
- BabótBabót- External links :*...
- BágyogszovátBágyogszovátBágyogszovát is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary, in the north-western region, 35 kilometers from Győr, in the direction of Sopron, near the Route 85, the main route of the county....
- BakonygyirótBakonygyirótBakonygyirót is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.-External links:*...
- BakonypéterdBakonypéterd- External links :*...
- BakonyszentlászlóBakonyszentlászló- External links :*...
- BarbacsBarbacs- External links :*...
- BezenyeBezenyeBezenye is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary . It is situated 6km from the Slovak border and just 25 km from the Slovak capital Bratislava....
- BeziBeziBezi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The village was founded by Pechenegs. Its first lords were the Bezys, but since the 16th century the Márffy, Cseszneky and Poki families had here noble estates. In the 17th century Péter Pázmány was the most important possessor.- External...
- BodonhelyBodonhely- External links :*...
- BogyoszlóBogyoszló- External links :*...
- BörcsBörcs- External links :*...
- BőnyBonyBony may refer to:* Adjective related to bone* Bony, a commune of the Aisne département, in France* Bőny, a village in Hungary* A nickname for Napoleon Bonaparte* The Bank of New York...
- BősárkányBosárkányBősárkány is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- CakóházaCakóháza- External links :*...
- CirákCirák- External links :*...
- CsáfordjánosfaCsáfordjánosfa- External links :*...
- CsapodCsapod- External links :*...
- CsérCsér- External links :*...
- CsikvándCsikvánd- External links :*...
- DarnózseliDarnózseliDarnózseli is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.Darnózseli is located in the center of Szigetköz, which is Hungary’s biggest island. It is enclosed by the Old Danube and the Moson Danube....
- DunakilitiDunakilitiDunakiliti is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- DunaremeteDunaremete- External links :*...
- DunaszegDunaszeg- External links :*...
- DunaszentpálDunaszentpál- External links :*...
- DunaszigetDunasziget- External links :*...
- DénesfaDénesfaDénesfa is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- DörDör- External links :*...
- EbergőcEbergoc- External links :*...
- ÉcsÉcsÉcs is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.Écs was first mentioned in 1172 as Esu, Echu. In the middle age it was the property of little nobles, later of the Pannonhalma Abbey. During the Ottoman invasion, the Cseszneky, Oross and Siey families were the most important landlords in Écs.-...
- EdveEdveEdve is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- EgyedEgyedEgyed is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- EgyházasfaluEgyházasfaluEgyházasfalu is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- EneseEneseEnese is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.In 1526 it was property of Count György Cseszneky and during 16-17th centuries of the Cseszneky and Enessey families.- External links :*...
- FarádFarád- External links :*...
- FehértóFehértó- External links :*...
- FeketeerdőFeketeerdoFeketeerdő is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- FelpécFelpécFelpéc is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. An organ of a pleasing tone was built in the Lutheran church of excellent acoustics. Primeval juniper nature conservation area especially suitable for walking tours.- External links :*...
- FenyőfőFenyofo- External links :*...
- FertőbozFertoboz- External links :*...
- FertőendrédFertoendréd- External links :*...
- FertőhomokFertohomokFertőhomok is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- FertőrákosFertorákosFertőrákos is a village in the county of Győr-Moson-Sopron in Hungary. In 2001 it had a population of 2,182.It is located at , about from Sopron, near Lake Fertő and the Austrian border. In summer, a border checkpoint for pedestrians and cyclists connects it to the Austrian municipality of...
- FertőszéplakFertoszéplakFertőszéplak is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.Fertődszéplak is one of the Hungarian villages on the international Lake Neusiedl Bike Trail...
- GyalókaGyalóka- External links :*...
- GyarmatGyarmat- External links :*...
- GyömöreGyömöre- External links :*...
- GyőrasszonyfaGyorasszonyfa- External links :*...
- GyőrságGyorság- External links :*...
- GyóróGyóró- External links :*...
- GyőrladamérGyorladamér- External links :* It is situated between Győrzámoly and Duna-szeg. The Ladom brook, after which the village was named, possibly flowed on this marshy area. The name of the village was first mentioned in documents already in the 12th century. The church was built in 1946 from a manorial granary....
- GyőrszemereGyorszemere- External links :*...
- GyőrsövényházGyorsövényház- External links :*...
- GyőrzámolyGyorzámoly- External links :*...
- GyőrújbarátGyorújbarát- External links :*...
- GyőrújfaluGyorújfalu- External links :*...
- GönyűGönyu- External links :*...
- HalásziHalászi- External links :*...
- HarkaHarka- External links :*...
- HegyeshalomHegyeshalomHegyeshalom is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary, on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia.- History :...
- HegykőHegykoHegykő is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- HidegségHidegségHidegség is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.-Sightseeing for visitors: the old church of Árpád age:In the village there is an old architectural heritage from the romanesque art: the church standing on the top of the hill above the village. The church consists of two parts. Older is...
- HimodHimod- External links :*...
- HédervárHédervár-Description:The village settled in the Szigetköz in Győr-Moson-Sopron country halfway along the road connecting Győr and Mosonmagyaróvár. Its emergence can be associated with the German Héder – the founder of the Héderváry family – moving to Hungary...
- HövejHövej- External links :*...
- IkrényIkrényIkrény is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- IvánIvánIván is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- JobaházaJobaháza- External links :*...
- KajárpécKajárpéc- External links :*...
- KimleKimle- Districts :* Magyarkimle * Horvátkimle * Károlyháza* Novákpuszta- External links :*...
- KisbabotKisbabotKisbabot is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.In 1534 King Ferdinand I donated the village to Count György Cseszneky. In 1592 Count János Cseszneky was its lord with other Cseszneky heirs, in 1611 István Darkó, Count Márton Cseszneky, Tamás Babothy and Farkas Hegyi were the owners of...
- KisbajcsKisbajcs- External links :*...
- KisbodakKisbodakKisbodak is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- KisfaludKisfalud- External links :*...
- KoroncóKoroncó- External links :*...
- KunszigetKunsziget- External links :*...
- KárolyházaKárolyháza- External links :*...
- KónyKóny- External links :*...
- KópházaKópháza- External links :*...
- LáziLázi- External links :*...
- LevélLevélLevél is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- Geography :Levél is in the north-west of Hungary, close to the M1 motorway between Mosonmagyaróvár and Hegyeshalom. It is on the international bicycle road to Hegyeshalom and Rajka....
- LipótLipót- External links :*...
- LébényLébényLébény is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. It has a romanesque family church from the 12th century. Similar medieval Hungarian clan / family financed "house" churches are in Ják, Ócsa, Nyírbátor, Harina, Mălâncrav....
- LövőLövo- External links :*...
- MaglócaMaglóca- External links :*...
- MagyarkeresztúrMagyarkeresztúrMagyarkeresztúr is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.It is the death place of painter Ottó Baditz.- External links :*...
- MáriakálnokMáriakálnokMáriakálnok is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- MarkotabödögeMarkotabödögeMarkotabödöge önálló község. Győr-Moson-Sopron megye északnyugati részén a Tóközben fekszik, közel a Hansághoz. Felszínét mélyebben fekvő területek és halmok teszik változatossá....
- MecsérMecsér- External links :*...
- MérgesMérges- External links :*...
- MezőörsMezoörs- External links :*...
- MihályiMihályiMihályi is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, in Hungary.- External links :*...
- MosonszentmiklósMosonszentmiklós- People :* Iván Hécz* István Kormos * Artúr Nikisch* József Samodai * Damján György Vargha - External links :* *...
- MosonszolnokMosonszolnok- External links :*...
- MórichidaMórichida- External links :*...
- NagybajcsNagybajcs- External links :*...
- NagycenkNagycenkNagycenk is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- NagylózsNagylózsNagylózs is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- NagyszentjánosNagyszentjános- External links :*...
- NemeskérNemeskér- External links :*...
- NyalkaNyalkaNyalka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.Nyalka was first mentioned in 1001 as Chimudi. King Ladislaus I donated it to the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma. During the Ottoman invasion, the Esterházy and Cseszneky families also had noble estates in the village. The Turks destroyed...
- NyúlNyúlNyúl is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.Nyúl több mint 4 000 lakosú község Győr-Moson-Sopron megye Győri kistérségében Győr és Pannonhalma város között a 82-es főútvonal mellett, de közúton Győrújbarát felől, vasúton pedig Győr és Veszprém irányából is megközelíthető.Településünk a...
- OsliOsli- External links :*...
- ÖttevényÖttevényÖttevény is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- PeresztegPereszteg- External links :*...
- PetőházaPetoházaPetőháza is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- PinnyePinnye- External links :*...
- PotyondPotyond- External links :*...
- PusztacsaládPusztacsaládPusztacsalád is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- PáliPáli- External links :* *...
- PásztoriPásztori- External links :*...
- PázmándfaluPázmándfaluPázmándfalu is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.In the 14th century it was property of the Cseszneky family.- External links :* * * *...
- PérPérPér is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The settlement of the south-eastern part of the Bakony-Kisalföld reach the valley of the Győr Székesfehérvár with 81-number route, main Győr 15 km from the southeast can be found. This transition from the countryside to the plains and hills...
- PüskiPüski- External links :*...
- RábacsanakRábacsanak- External links :*...
- RajkaRajkaRajka is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.The European motorway E65/E75, as well as national roads, cross into Slovakia near Rajka. The Slovak border crossings are known as Rusovce and Čunovo...
- RavazdRavazdRavazd is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.King Ladislaus I donated it to the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma. During the Ottoman invasion, the Cseszneky family also had noble estates in the village. The Turks destroyed the village, but in the 18th century was repopulated by...
- RépceszemereRépceszemere- External links :*...
- RépcevisRépcevis- External links :* * *...
- RöjtökmuzsajRöjtökmuzsajRöjtökmuzsaj is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- RomándRománd- External links :*...
- Rábacsécsény
- Rábakecöl
- Rábapatona
- Rábapordány
- RábasebesRábasebesRábasebes is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary along the river Rába.The Castle Széchenyi was built at the turn of the century by the Széchenyi family....
- Rábaszentandrás
- Rábaszentmihály
- RábaszentmiklósRábaszentmiklósRábaszentmiklós is a village in Hungary, in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county.-Geography, setting, neighbours:The village is situated in the southern part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County, near to the Sokoró hill, in the Marcal-basin. The soil is loosy, limy sand, while between the Marcal and Rába rivers...
- Rábatamási
- Rábcakapi
- Rétalap
- Sarród
- Sikátor
- SoborSobor, HungarySobor is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...
- Sokorópátka
- SopronhorpácsSopronhorpács’’’Sopronhorpács’’’ is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron County in Hungary.-Parochial church:* The parochial church of the village was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style...
- Sopronkövesd
- SopronköhidaSopronkőhidaSopronkőhida is a village in North Western Hungary, 4 km north of the city Sopron and 5 km south of the border with Austria.-Significance:...
- SopronnémetiSopronnémeti- External links :* Category:Populated places in Győr-Moson-Sopron county...
- SzakonySzakony- External links :*...
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- SzilSzil- External links :*...
- SzilsárkánySzilsárkány- External links :*...
- SzárföldSzárföld- External links :*...
- TápTápTáp is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.In 1588 it was undivided property of Count János Cseszneky and András Farkas, later was in the hands of Cseszneky heirs.- External links :*...
- TápszentmiklósTápszentmiklós- External links :*...
- TarjánpusztaTarjánpuszta- External links :*...
- TényőTenyoTenyo Ltd. is a toy manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan. They specialize in magical goods and jigsaw puzzles.The name of the company originates from the founder's father, Shokyokusai Tenyo, who was a magician.- History :...
- Tárnokréti
- Töltéstava
- Újkér
- Újrónafő
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- VadosfaVadosfa- External links :*...
- Vág
- Várbalog
- Veszkény
- VeszprémvarsányVeszprémvarsány- External links :*...
- Vitnyéd
- Völcsej
- Vámosszabadi
- Vásárosfalu
- Vének
- Zsebeháza
- ZsiraZsiraZsira is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.- External links :*...