Győr

Also known as Gyor, Raab

Győr ( , ; ; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has county rights.

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Győr is the sixth-largest city in Hungary and serves as the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County in the northwestern part of the country. Located halfway between Budapest and Vienna on a major Central European trade route, it functions as one of Hungary's seven main regional centers.

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Settlement.name: Győr
Settlement.settlement_type: City with county rights
Settlement.image_skyline: Győr montage1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise, from top to bottom: Cathedral Basilica of Győr, baroque architecture in Győr, Benedictine Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, street in the city center, City Hall, baroque architecture
Settlement.image_shield: HUN Győr Címer.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Győr.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Hungary Győr-Moson-Sopron#Hungary
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Transdanubia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Győr-Moson-Sopron
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Győr
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Bence Pintér
Settlement.area_total_km2: 174.62

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Official website

Győr Megyei Jogú Város Honlapja

, Győr Megyei Jogú Város hivatalos honlapja. Részletes információ az önkormányzatról, hírek, közélet, gazdaság, kultúra és turizmus.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Győr
Population: 129373
Area: 174.62
Elevation: 108
Official website: hellogyor.hu/en
Image: Gyor town hall.jpg
Dialing code: 96

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Commons category: Győr
Commons gallery: Győr
postal code: 9000–9030
native label: Győr
P12749: Rudolf Wild
time of earliest written record: 1009-00-00

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History
Climate
Main sights
Renovation
Economy
Politics
List of mayors
Notable people
Transport
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Notes
External links

==History== The area along the Danube River has been inhabited by varying cultures since ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE; the inhabitants were Celts. They called the town 'good altar', later contracted to , a name which was used until the eighth century. Its shortened form is still used as the German () and Slovak () names of the city.