Zala County (former)

Zala County
Comitatus Zaladiensis (Latin)
Zala vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Zala (German)
Zalska županija (Croatian)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(11th century-1596, 1715-1946)
Coat of arms

CapitalZalavár; Zalaegerszeg (1730-1946)
Area
  Coordinates46°51′N 16°51′E / 46.850°N 16.850°E / 46.850; 16.850
 
 1910
5,995 km2 (2,315 sq mi)
 1930
4,877 km2 (1,883 sq mi)
Population 
 1910
466,333
 1930
365,266
History 
 Established
11th century
 Merged to Zala-Somogy County
1596
 County recreated
1715
 Međimurje (Muraköz) to Croatia
1850
 Muraköz restored to Zala
1860
4 June 1920
 Annexation of Muraköz and Muravidék
11 April 1941
 Monarchy abolished
1 February 1946
Today part ofHungary
(4,877 km2)

Croatia
(729 km2)

Slovenia
(389 km2)

Zala was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, bordered by the river Drave to the south. The territory of the former county is now divided between Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The capital of the county was Zalaegerszeg.