Győr
city in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Hungary
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Summary
Győr is a town in Hungary[1]. Győr ranks in the top 1% of town in hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,105 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Győr District[3]
- Country: Hungary[4]
- Head of government: Csaba András Dézsi[5]
- Instance of: city with county rights[6], big city[7]
- Official language: Hungarian[8]
- Shares border with: Trávnik[9], Gönyű[10], Nagyszentjános[11], Bőny[12], Töltéstava[13], Győrújbarát[14], Győrszemere[15], Koroncó[16], Rábapatona[17], Ikrény[18], Abda[19], Győrújfalu[20], Vámosszabadi[21], Kisbajcs[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Kuopio[23], Erfurt[24], Sindelfingen[25], Ingolstadt[26], Colmar[27], Bryansk[28], Brașov[29], Nof HaGalil[30], Wuhan[31], Poznań[32], Montevideo[33], Ilava[34], Nizhny Novgorod[35]
- Postal code: 9000–9030[36]
- Commons category: Győr[37]
- Said to be the same as: Yanıkkale[38]
- Local dialing code: 96[39]
- Significant event: Siege of Győr[40]
- Official website: https://www.gyor.hu[41], https://hellogyor.hu/de/[42], https://hellogyor.hu/en/[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:Győr[44]
- Commons gallery: Győr[45]
- Population: 128,567[46], 128,902[47], 132,735[48], 127,599[49], 130,020[50], 130,191[51], 129,373[52], 128,225[53]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Győr[54]
- Time of earliest written record: 1009[55]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[56], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[57], Otto's encyclopedia[58], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[59], Regesta Imperii[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Győr include Győr-Pér International Airport[61], an airport[62], in Hungary[63], founded in 1975[64].
Why It Matters
Győr has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Győr is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Győr include Győr-Pér International Airport[61], an airport[62], in Hungary[63], founded in 1975[64].