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Vas County

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county of Hungary

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Vas County is a region located in northwestern Hungary, near the borders of Austria and Slovenia. It serves as an important area for Hungary's economy and cultural exchange due to its proximity to Western Europe and its historic towns and agricultural traditions.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Vas megye
Country
Hungary
Located in
Hungary
Population
249513
Area
3336.14
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Pomurska
Official website
vasmegye.hu
Image
Günser Gebirge.JPG
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replaces
Vas County
Commons category
Vas County
category for people born here
Category:Births in Vas County
category of associated people
Category:People from Vas County
native label
Vas vármegye
topic's main category
Category:Vas County
inception
1950-02-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Vas (Hungarian: Vas vármegye, pronounced [ˈvɒʃ]; German: Komitat Eisenburg; Slovene: Železna županija or županija Železna; Croatian: Željezna županija) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vas County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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