Zalaegerszeg | |
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| Zalaegerszeg Megyei Jogú Város | |
_4.jpg) .jpg)   Left:Mary Magdalene Church, A water wheel in Village Museum of Göcsej, Right:Statue of Szent Florián, Zala Megyei Leveltár Reference Office (all items from above to bottom) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Egerszeg, Zeg | |
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  Zalaegerszeg  Zalaegerszeg | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′43″N 16°50′50″E / 46.84538°N 16.84721°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Zala |
| District | Zalaegerszeg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zoltán Balaicz (Fidesz) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.98 km2 (38.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 166 m (545 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 61,970 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| • Density | 621.70/km2 (1,610.2/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | egerszegi zalaegerszegi |
| Population by ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 86.2% |
| • Gypsies | 1.4% |
| • Germans | 0.9% |
| • Romanians | 0.2% |
| • Poles | 0.1% |
| • Croats | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by religion | |
| • Roman Catholic | 52.5% |
| • Greek Catholic | 0.1% |
| • Calvinists | 2.9% |
| • Lutherans | 1.1% |
| • Jews | 0.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| • Non-religious | 14.3% |
| • Unknown | 27.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8900 |
| Area code | (+36) 92 |
| Website | zalaegerszeg |
Zalaegerszeg (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈzɒlɒɛɡɛrsɛɡ] ; Croatian: Jegersek; Slovene: Jageršek; German: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary.