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
Győr
Győr
Coordinates: 47°41′03″N 17°38′04″E / 47.6842°N 17.6344°E / 47.6842; 17.6344
Country Hungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
CountyGyőr-Moson-Sopron
DistrictGyőr
Government
  MayorBence Pintér
Area
174.62 km2 (67.42 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2017)
129,301
  Urban
(7th)
246,159
Demonymgyőri
Population by ethnicity
  Hungarians84.5%
  Germans1.5%
  Romani0.8%
  Others1.7%
Population by religion
  Roman Catholic44.9%
  Evangelicals4.3%
  Calvinists4.1%
  Other1.5%
  Non-religious14.2%
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+36) 96
MotorwaysM1, M19, M85
NUTS 3 codeHU221
Distance from Budapest121 km (75 mi) East
International AirportGyőr (QGY)
MPRóbert Balázs Simon (Fidesz)
Ákos Kara (Fidesz)
Websitegyor.hu

Győr (US: /djɜːr, ɜːr/ 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.