Vas County

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.

Vas County
Vas vármegye
Descending, from top: Hills near Kőszeg, Landscape in Őrség, and Downtown of Szombathely
Vas County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionWestern Transdanubia
County seatSzombathely
Districts
Government
  BodyVas County Assembly
  President of the General AssemblyLászló Majthényi (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
  Total3,336.14 km2 (1,288.09 sq mi)
  Rank17th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
  Total253,305
  Rank17th in Hungary
GDP
  TotalHUF 904 billion
€2.905 billion (2016)
Postal code
95xx – 99xx
Area code(s)(+36) 94, 95
ISO 3166 codeHU-VA
Websitewww.vasmegye.hu
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