Szombathely

city and administrative centre of Vas county in western in Hungary
Place town_in_hungary Q42007
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Szombathely

Summary

Szombathely is a town in Hungary[1]. Szombathely ranks in the top 2% of town_in_hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,533 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Szombathely is located in Szombathely District[3].
  • Szombathely is located in Vas County[4].
  • Szombathely is in the country of Hungary[5].
  • Szombathely's head of government is recorded as András Nemény[6].
  • Szombathely's instance of is recorded as town in Hungary[7].
  • Szombathely's instance of is recorded as city with county rights[8].
  • Szombathely's official language is recorded as Hungarian[9].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Uzhhorod[10].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hunedoara[11].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yoshkar-Ola[12].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ferrara[13].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaufbeuren[14].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ramat Gan[15].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tours[16].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lecco[17].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lappeenranta[18].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sisak[19].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolding[20].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kutaisi[21].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oberwart[22].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maribor[23].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trnava[24].
  • Szombathely's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kolding Municipality[25].
  • Szombathely's postal code is recorded as 9700[26].
  • Szombathely's Commons category is recorded as Szombathely[27].

Body

Geography

Szombathely is in the country of Hungary[5]. Located in include Szombathely District[3], a district of Hungary (2013-)[28], in Hungary[29], founded in 2013[30] and Vas County[4], a county of Hungary[31], in Hungary[32], founded in 1950[33].

Physical Characteristics

Szombathely covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+9750'}[34]. Szombathely sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+209'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+77547'}[36], {'amount': '+77566'}[37], {'amount': '+78025'}[38], {'amount': '+78324'}[39], {'amount': '+78190'}[40], and {'amount': '+78446'}[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town in Hungary[7] and city with county rights[8].

Why It Matters

Szombathely ranks in the top 2% of town_in_hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,533 views/month).[2] Szombathely has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Szombathely is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Híradó. Retrieved . hirado.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . kolding.dk. kolding.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kutaisi.gov.ge. kutaisi.gov.ge. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . maribor.si. maribor.si. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [37] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [38] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . Population data by settlement. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . ksh.hu. Retrieved . ksh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bean49Bot bot · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+77547'}, {'amount': '+77566'}, {'amount': '+78025'} +6
    Sitelink count → 90
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'az', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'co',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P1082]], Bot: Added [[Property:P1082]] on 1 January 2026: 76,389"
  2. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 14006
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 14006, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167484820|STEIN-AM-ANGER (#167484820)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia"
  4. 18w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id → geografico/1203049
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203049"
  5. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Szombathely
    Replaces → Savaria
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Szombathely
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.233333333333, 'lon': 16.633333333333}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سزوم باتیلی]]"
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