Zalaegerszeg
Encyclopedia
In 2001 Zalaegerszeg had 61,654 inhabitants (95.5% Hungarian, 1% Roma, 0.4% German
...). The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist (2001 census).
with: Klagenfurt
, Austria Zenica
, Bosnia and Herzegovina Dobrich
, Bulgaria Varasd
, Croatia Varkaus
, Finland Kusel
, Germany Marl
, Germany Gorizia
, Italy Krosno
, Poland, since 2000 Târgu Mureş, Romania Surgut
, Russia Lendva
, Slovenia Kherson
, Ukraine
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
...). The distribution of religions were, 71.1% Roman Catholic, 3.8% Calvinist, 1.6% Lutheran, 11.6% Atheist (2001 census).
Notable people
- Lajos Botfy (1847–1900), mayor
- Mátyás Czobor (1875–1957), mayor
- Ferenc DeákFerenc DeákFerenc Deák de Kehida , , was a Hungarian statesman and Minister of Justice. He was known as "The Wise Man of the Nation".-Early life and law career:...
(1803–1876), member of parliament, minister of justice - Alajos Degré (1909–1984), historian of law
- Miklós GáborMiklós GáborMiklós Gábor was a Hungarian actor, most remembered for his roles in films Valahol Európában and Mágnás Miska. He was husband to Éva Ruttkai, and later Éva Vass.-Life:...
(1919–1998), actor - Dezső KereszturyDezső KereszturyDezső Keresztury was a Hungarian poet and politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1945 and 1947. He became member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1982.-References:*...
(1904–1996), critic, literary historian - Zsigmond Kisfaludi StroblZsigmond Kisfaludi StroblZsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl was a Hungarian sculptor and artist. His sculptural style integrated elements of realism and academism style mainly engaged in creating portrait busts.-Early life:...
(1884–1975), sculptor - Károly KovácsKároly KovácsKároly Kovács was a Hungarian diplomat, who served as Hungarian Charge d'Affaires ad interim to the United States in 1975.-References:*...
(1839–1904), mayor - József Mindszenty (1892–1975), cardinal, archbishop of EsztergomEsztergomEsztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
- Dezső Pais (1886–1973), linguist
- Lajos PortischLajos PortischLajos Portisch is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned him the nickname, the "Hungarian Botvinnik"...
(1937-), chess player - Gyula WlassicsGyula WlassicsBaron Gyula Wlassics de Zalánkemén was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education between 1895 and 1903. He favoured the free religious practice. He initiated the establishing of the museums' and the libraries' uniform organization with a national level. King Franz...
(1852–1937), minister of education - Lajos VajdaLajos VajdaHungarian Painter. He was a student of István Csók at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1927-30. He studied together with Dezsõ Korniss at Fernand Léger in Paris in 1930-34 where he was introduced to cubism and surrealism....
(1908–1941), painter
Twin towns — Sister cities
Zalaegerszeg is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Austria Zenica
Zenica
Zenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina Dobrich
Dobrich
Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. With 91,030 inhabitants, as of February 2011, Dobrich is the ninth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southern Dobruja...
, Bulgaria Varasd
Varaždin
Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
, Croatia Varkaus
Varkaus
Varkaus is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .The municipality is...
, Finland Kusel
Kusel
Kusel is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Kusel. It is situated approx. 30 km north-west of Kaiserslautern....
, Germany Marl
Marl, Germany
Marl is a town and a municipality in the district of Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the Wesel-Datteln Canal, approx. 10 km north-west of Recklinghausen. It has about 90,000 people.- Location :...
, Germany Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
, Italy Krosno
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
, Poland, since 2000 Târgu Mureş, Romania Surgut
Surgut
Surgut is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River, the largest in the autonomous okrug and the second largest in Tyumen Oblast. Population:...
, Russia Lendva
Lendava
Lendava is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene...
, Slovenia Kherson
Kherson
Kherson is a city in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship-building industry...
, Ukraine