Tolna County
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History
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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 the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.
Demographics
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| Year | County population[1] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 275,644 | n/a |
| 1960 | Decrease 272,101 | -1.29% |
| 1970 | Decrease 258,760 | -4.90% |
| 1980 | Increase 266,273 | 2.90% |
| 1990 | Decrease 253,675 | -4.73% |
| 2001 | Decrease 249,683 | -1.57% |
| 2011 | Decrease 230,361 | -7.74% |
| 2015 | Decrease 225,936 | -1.95% |
| 2018 | Decrease 219,317 | -3.01% |
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):[2]
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
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[3]
- 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
| No. | English and Hungarian names |
Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
Density (pop./km2) |
Seat | No. of municipalities |
| 1 | Bonyhád District Bonyhádi járás |
476.77 | 31,567 | 66 | Bonyhád | 25 |
| 2 | Dombóvár District Dombóvári járás |
509.02 | 32,331 | 64 | Dombóvár | 16 |
| 3 | Paks District Paksi járás |
836.00 | 49,433 | 59 | Paks | 15 |
| 4 | Szekszárd District Szekszárdi járás |
656.18 | 60,122 | 92 | Szekszárd | 17 |
| 5 | Tamási District Tamási járás |
1,019.94 | 38,705 | 38 | Tamási | 32 |
| 6 | Tolna District Tolnai járás |
205.24 | 18,203 | 89 | Tolna (town) | 4 |
| Tolna County | 3,703.16 | 231,183 | 64 | Szekszárd | 109 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Politics
The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,[4] is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz-KDNP | 11 | |||||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color | | Our Homeland Movement | 2 | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | ||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color | | Democratic Coalition | 1 | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | |||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | |||||||||
Presidents of the General Assembly
| List of presidents since 1990[6] | |
|---|---|
| Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
Municipalities
Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.
- City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
- File:HUN Szekszárd Címer.svg Szekszárd (34,296) – county seat
- Towns
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- File:Paks címere.svg Paks (19,369)
- File:Coa Hungary Town Dombóvár.svg Dombóvár (19,010)
- File:HUN Bonyhád Címer.svg Bonyhád (13,630)
- File:HUN Tolna Címer.svg Tolna (11,126)
- File:HUN Dunaföldvár Címer.svg Dunaföldvár (8,775)
- File:HUN Tamási Címer.svg Tamási (8,349)
- File:HUN Bátaszék Címer.svg Bátaszék (6,370)
- File:HUN Simontornya Címer.svg Simontornya (4,057)
- File:Coa Hungary Town Nagymányok.svg Nagymányok (2,338)
- File:HUN Gyönk Címer.svg Gyönk (2,052)
- Villages
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- Alsónána
- Alsónyék
- Aparhant
- Attala
- Báta
- Bátaapáti
- Belecska
- Bikács
- Bogyiszló
- Bonyhádvarasd
- Bölcske
- Cikó
- Csibrák
- Csikóstőttős
- Dalmand
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- Diósberény
- Döbrököz
- Dunaszentgyörgy
- Dúzs
- Értény
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- Fácánkert
- Felsőnána
- Felsőnyék
- Fürged
- Gerjen
- Grábóc
- Györe
- Györköny
- Gyulaj
- Harc
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- 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
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- Nagykónyi
- Nagyszékely
- Nagyszokoly
- Nagyvejke
- Nak
- Németkér
- Ozora
- Őcsény
- Pálfa
- Pári
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- Pörböly
- Pusztahencse
- Regöly
- Sárpilis
- Sárszentlőrinc
- Sióagárd
- Szakadát
- Szakály
- Szakcs
- Szálka
- Szárazd
- Szedres
- Tengelic
- Tevel
- Tolnanémedi
- Udvari
- Újireg
- Varsád
- Váralja
- Várdomb
- Várong
- Závod
- Zomba
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Gallery
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Szekszárd, the capital of the county
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Lake in Tamási
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Holy Spirit Church in Paks
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Landscape in Gemenc Forest
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Pipo de Ozora Castle in Ozora
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Calvary in Dunaföldvár
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Apponyi Mansion in Lengyel
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References
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- ↑ népesség.com, "Tolna megye népessége 1870-2015"
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External links
- Official site in Hungarian and German
- Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal
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