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 of Zala
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.