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Tolna County#Regional structure

{{short description|County of Hungary}}

{{About|the current administrative entity called Tolna county|the historical county|Tolna County (former)|the town|Tolna, Hungary}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tolna County

| native_name = Tolna vármegye

| native_name_lang = hu

| settlement_type = Counties of Hungary

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = A Distant view of the Town, Church and Castle, 2006 Simontornya.jpg{{!}}View of Simonytornya, with Church and Castle

| photo2a = Gemenci erdő - Lassi - 1414.jpg{{!}}Landscape in Gemenc

| photo2b = CentreSzekszárd.jpg{{!}}Garay Square, Szekszárd

| spacing = 2

| position = center

| color_border = white

| color = white

| size = 255

| foot_montage = Descending, from top: View of Simontornya, Landscape in Gemenc forest, and Downtown of Szekszárd}}

| image_flag = FLAG-Tolna-megye.svg

| image_shield = HUN Tolna megye COA.png

| image_map = HU county Tolna.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Tolna County within Hungary

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Hungary

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southern Transdanubia

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Szekszárd

| parts_type = Districts

| parts = 6 districts

| p1 = Bonyhád District

| p2 = Dombóvár District

| p3 = Paks District

| p4 = Szekszárd District

| p5 = Tamási District

| p6 = Tolna District

| government_footnotes =

| leader_title = President of the General Assembly

| leader_name = Tamás Fehérvári

| leader_party = Fidesz-KDNP

| area_total_km2 = 3703.16

| area_rank = 15th in Hungary

| population_as_of = 2018

| population_total = 219317[http://nepesseg.com/tolna/ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements]

| population_rank = 18th in Hungary

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = HUF 592 billion
€1.900 billion (2016)

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 702x – 7252,
7352 – 7361

| area_code_type = Area code(s)

| area_code = (+36) 74, 75

| iso_code = {{mono|HU-TO}}

|website = {{URL|https://www.tolnamegye.hu/}}

| coordinates = {{coord|46|30|N|18|35|E|display=inline,title|region:HU_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}}

}}

Tolna ({{langx|hu|Tolna vármegye}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈtolnɒ|pron}}; {{langx|de|Komitat Tolnau}}) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in 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 of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km2.

History

{{main|Tolna County (former)}}

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

{{Pie chart

|caption = Religion in Tolna County (2022 census – of those eho declared their religion (62.2%))

|label1 = Roman Catholic

|value1 = 56.0

|color1 = #8000FF

|label2 = Calvinistic

|value2 = 10.8

|color2 = #66B2FF

|label3 = Lutheran

|value3 = 4.2

|color3 = #0080FF

|label4 = Other Christian denomination

|value4 = 3.8

|color4 = #0000FF

|label5 = Other religion

|value5 = 0.3

|color5 = #FF0000

|label6 = Not religious

|value6 = 24.9

|color6 = #CCCCCC

}}

{{see also|Demographics of Hungary}}

In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was {{convert|61|pd/sqkm}}.

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! Year

! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/tolna/ "Tolna megye népessége 1870-2015"]

! Change

1949

| 275,644

|align="right"| n/a

1960

|{{decrease}} 272,101

|align="right"| -1.29%

1970

|{{decrease}} 258,760

|align="right"| -4.90%

1980

|{{increase}} 266,273

|align="right"| 2.90%

1990

|{{decrease}} 253,675

|align="right"| -4.73%

2001

|{{decrease}} 249,683

|align="right"| -1.57%

2011

|{{decrease}} 230,361

|align="right"| -7.74%

2015

|{{decrease}} 225,936

|align="right"| -1.95%

2018

|{{decrease}} 219,317

|align="right"| -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):[http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_17 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office] {{in lang|hu}}

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=

{{see also|Religion in Hungary}}

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.17 Tolna megye, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_17.pdf]

Regional structure

File:Tolna districts.png

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| align="center"|No.

|style=width:175px; align="center"|English and
Hungarian names

| align="center"|Area
(km2)

| align="center"|Population
(2011)

| align="center"|Density
(pop./km2)

| align="center"|Seat

| align="center"|No. of
municipalities

align="center"|1

|Bonyhád District
Bonyhádi járás

| align="right"| 476.77

|align="right"| 31,567

| align="right"| 66

|Bonyhád

| align="center"|25

align="center"|2

|Dombóvár District
Dombóvári járás

| align="right"| 509.02

|align="right"| 32,331

| align="right"| 64

|Dombóvár

| align="center"|16

align="center"|3

|Paks District
Paksi járás

| align="right"| 836.00

|align="right"| 49,433

| align="right"| 59

|Paks

| align="center"|15

align="center"|4

|Szekszárd District
Szekszárdi járás

| align="right"| 656.18

|align="right"| 60,122

| align="right"| 92

|Szekszárd

| align="center"|17

align="center"|5

|Tamási District
Tamási járás

| align="right"| 1,019.94

|align="right"| 38,705

| align="right"| 38

|Tamási

| align="center"|32

align="center"|6

|Tolna District
Tolnai járás

| align="right"| 205.24

|align="right"| 18,203

| align="right"| 89

|Tolna (town)

| align="center"|4

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!colspan="2"| Tolna County

| align="right"| 3,703.16

|align="right"| 231,183

| align="right"| 64

|Szekszárd

| align="center"|109

Politics

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,{{Cite web |title=Nemzeti Választási Iroda - Helyi önkormányzati választások |url=https://vtr.valasztas.hu/onk2024/valasztopolgaroknak/varmegyek-telepulesek/varmegyek/17?tab=results&filter=representative |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=vtr.valasztas.hu |language=hu}} is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:A Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Közgyűlésnek tagjai, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.tolnamegye.hu/fooldal/kozgyules/kepviselok]

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! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="8" | Current County Assembly

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|Fidesz-KDNP

| style="text-align: right" | 11

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| Our Homeland Movement

| style="text-align: right" | 2

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| Democratic Coalition

| style="text-align: right" | 1

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| Momentum Movement

| style="text-align: right" | 1

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=Presidents of the General Assembly=

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! colspan="2"|List of presidents since 1990[http://valtor.valasztas.hu/valtort/jsp/t0.jsp Önkormányzati választások eredményei] {{in lang|hu}}

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|Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)

2014–

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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)

;Towns

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;Villages

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8px 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

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External links

  • [http://www.tolnamegye.hu/ Official site] in Hungarian and German
  • [http://www.teol.hu Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal]

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