Zala County
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- For other uses see Zala (disambiguation).
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| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County seat | Zalaegerszeg |
| Area | 3784 km² |
| Population | 298,374 |
| Population density | 79/km² |
| Municipalities | 257 |
Zala is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary. It lies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km². Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.
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[edit] History
Sometime west territory of Zala former county now come under on Slovenia (South-Prekmurje). In 1919 was there founded the unrecognized state Republic of Prekmurje, what existed six days.
[edit] Regional structure
[edit] Cities with county rights
- Zalaegerszeg (county seat)
- Nagykanizsa
[edit] Cities and towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)
- Keszthely (21,944)
- Lenti (8,559)
- Zalaszentgrót (7,944)
- Letenye (4,613) from above
- Hévíz (4,523)
- Zalalövő (3,256)
- Zalakaros (1,519)
[edit] Villages
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 Vonyarcvashegy - Chapelle |
 Kemendollár-Kemen castle from above |
 Aerial Photography: Keszthely - Festetics Castle |
 Aerial Photo: Rezi - Castle |
 thumb|right|300px|Aerial photography: Zalaegerszeg |
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