Pest ( Hungarian : Pest vármegye , pronounced [ˈpɛʃt] ; German : Komitat Pest ) is a county ( vármegye ) in central Hungary . It covers an area of 6,393.14 square kilometres (2,468.41 sq mi), and has a population of 1,339,090 (2023). It surrounds the national capital Budapest and the majority of the county's population (65.2%/790,995 in 2009) live in the suburbs of Budapest . It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád , Heves , Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok , Bács-Kiskun , Fejér , and Komárom-Esztergom . The River Danube flows through the county. The capital of Pest County is Budapest , although Budapest is not part of Pest County. Starting 2018, they also constitute different NUTS:HU level 2 regions, as previously Pest County has lost catch-up aids from the European Union because of the high development of Budapest.
4-715: Márianosztra is a village in Pest county, Hungary . Márianosztra is home to the Pauline monastery of Márianosztra. The monastery was founded by Louis the Great in 1352. The town was built around the monastery and named after the basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Hungary , and is the name comes from the Latin term Maria Nostra (English: Our Mary) 47°52′N 18°53′E / 47.867°N 18.883°E / 47.867; 18.883 This Pest County location article
8-445: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pest (county) The present county Pest was formed after World War II , when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is within present-day Bács-Kiskun ). Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (11th century). Its territory comprised approximately the north-eastern part of present Pest County. It
12-506: The 2011 census. Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the county was 13.8 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 10.3% of Hungary's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 17,000 euros or 56% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 69% of the EU average. The Pest County Council, elected at
16-852: Was combined with adjacent Pilis county before the 15th century. More information can be found at the entry of former Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county. Religion in Pest County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (58.6%)) In 2015, it had a population of 1,226,115 and the population density was 192/km . Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 25,000), Roma (20,000), Slovaks (6,000), Romanians (4,000) and Serbs (1,500). Total population (2011 census): 1,217,476 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 1,090,882 persons: Approx. 178,000 persons in Pest County did not declare their ethnic group at
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