Győr
Győr | |
|---|---|
| Győr Megyei Jogú Város | |
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 | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′03″N 17°38′04″E / 47.6842°N 17.6344°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| District | Győr |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bence Pintér |
| Area | |
| 174.62 km2 (67.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| 129,301 | |
| • Urban (7th) | 246,159 |
| Demonym | győri |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 84.5% |
| • Germans | 1.5% |
| • Romani | 0.8% |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 44.9% |
| • Evangelicals | 4.3% |
| • Calvinists | 4.1% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| • Non-religious | 14.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+36) 96 |
| Motorways | M1, M19, M85 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU221 |
| Distance from Budapest | 121 km (75 mi) East |
| International Airport | Győr (QGY) |
| MP | Róbert Balázs Simon (Fidesz) Ákos Kara (Fidesz) |
| Website | gyor |
Győr (US: /djɜːr, dʒɜːr/ DYUR, JUR, Hungarian: [ɟøːr] ⓘ; German: Raab; 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.