Zalaegerszeg
city and administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary
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Summary
Zalaegerszeg is a town in Hungary[1]. Zalaegerszeg ranks in the top 5% of town in hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (741 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Zalaegerszeg District[3]
- Country: Hungary[4]
- Head of government: Zoltán Balaicz[5]
- Instance of: city with county rights[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee[7], Zenica[8], Dobrich[9], Varaždin[10], Varkaus[11], Kusel[12], Marl[13], Gorizia[14], Krosno[15], Târgu Mureș[16], Surgut[17], Lendava[18], Kherson[19], Municipality of Lendava[20]
- Postal code: 8900[21]
- Commons category: Zalaegerszeg[22]
- Local dialing code: 92[23]
- Official website: https://zalaegerszeg.hu/[24], https://english.zalaegerszeg.hu/[25], https://deutsch.zalaegerszeg.hu/[26]
- IPA transcription: ˈzɒlɒɛɡɛrsɛɡ[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zalaegerszeg[28]
- Commons gallery: Zalaegerszeg[29]
- Population: 55,470[30], 57,403[31], 59,275[32], 59,618[33], 59,499[34], 61,667[35], 62,214[36], 56,118[37], 54,428[38], 55,433[39], 55,152[40], 53,960[41], 53,494[42]
- Time of earliest written record: 1247[43]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[44]
- Capital of: Zalaegerszeg District[45], Zala County[46], Individual Constituency Zala County No. 1[47]
- Contains settlement: Botfa[48], Apátfa[49], Andráshida[50], Vorhota[51], Kaszaháza[52], Nekeresd[53], Neszele[54], Ságod[55], Zalabesenyő[56], Csácsbozsok[57], Gébárt[58], Ola[59], Bazita[60]
- Official name: Zalaegerszeg[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Zalaegerszeg include Bazita Peak TV Tower[62], a television tower[63], in Hungary[64], founded in 1973[65].
Why It Matters
Zalaegerszeg has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Zalaegerszeg is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Zalaegerszeg include Bazita Peak TV Tower[62], a television tower[63], in Hungary[64], founded in 1973[65].