Tolna (county)

Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3703 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 present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 225,936 and the population density was .

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):
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:

*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

Politics

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:A Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Közgyűlésnek tagjai,

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Presidents of the General Assembly

Municipalities

Tolna County has 1 Town with county rights, 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

File:Szekszárd kilátóból.JPG, Szekszárd, the capital of the county
File:Tamási tó.jpg, Lake in Tamási
File:Catholic church, Paks, Hungary.jpg, Holy Spirit Church in Paks
File:Gemenci táj.jpg, Landscape in Gemenc Forest
File:Ozora var1.jpg, Pipo de Ozora Castle in Ozora
File:Vár (8725. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Simontornya Castle
File:Kálvária (8599. számú műemlék).jpg, Calvary in Dunaföldvár
File:Lengyel Apponyi kastély.JPG, Apponyi Mansion in Lengyel

References

External links

Official site
in Hungarian and German

Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal

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Counties of Hungary