Zala ( Hungarian : Zala vármegye , pronounced [ˈzɒlɒ] ; Croatian : Zalska županija ; županija Zala ) is an administrative county ( comitatus or vármegye ) in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River . It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties ) and Slovenia ( Lendava and Moravske Toplice ) and the Hungarian counties Vas , Veszprém and Somogy . The seat of Zala County is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3,784 square kilometres (1,461 sq mi). Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.
2-613: Hottó is a village in Zala County , Hungary . This Zala location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zala County In the tenth century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton . Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties. Parts of the western territory of the former county of Zala are now part of Slovenia ( South-Prekmurje ) and Croatia ( Međimurje ). In 1919 it
4-850: Was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje , which existed for just six days. Religion in Zala County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (62.5%)) In 2015, it had a population of 277,290 and the population density was 73 inhabitants per square kilometre (190/sq mi). Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 7,000), Croats (3,500) and Germans (2,000). Total population (2011 census): 282,179 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 255 069 persons: Approx. 38,000 persons in Zala County did not declare their ethnic group at
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