Vas County

Vas [ vɒʃ ] ( German iron castle, Slovenian Železna županija; NUTS -3: HU222, ISO 3166-2 Code: HU -VA ) is a county (administrative district ) in the west of Hungary.

  • 2.1 Museums

Geography

It is bordered by Austria (Burgenland), Slovenia and the Győr -Moson -Sopron, Veszprém and Zala. It has 3336 km ² and 267,000 inhabitants. The county seat is Szombathely ( Szombathely ), other major cities are Vasvár (Iron Castle), Sarvar ( Kotenburg ) Körmend ( Kirment ) and Kőszeg ( Güns ).

Main river is the Raab. The landscape is hilly and is in the north, in the Little Hungarian Plain.

Administrative subdivision in small areas

  • Small area Celldömölk
  • Small area Csepreg
  • Small area Körmend
  • Small area Kőszeg
  • Small area Őriszentpéter
  • Small area Sarvar
  • Small area Szentgotthárd
  • Small area Szombathely
  • Small area Vasvár

Major cities and towns

History and Culture

Museums

The State Directorate of Museums of Vas County is the recipient of 10 Komitatsmuseen. County seat is the city of Szombathely.

  • Celldömölk, Ság Hill Museum
  • Csempeszkopács, museum ( Muzeum Helytörténeti )
  • Csepreg, City Museum ( Muzeum Városi )
  • Csönge, Sándor Weöres Memorial Museum ( Emlékmúzeum )
  • Egyházashetye, Dániel - Berzsenyi Museum
  • Felsőcsatár, the Iron Curtain Museum
  • Körmend, Dr. László Batthyány - Strattmann Museum *
  • Kőszeg, City Museum * ( Városi Muzeum )
  • Kőszeg, Pharmacy Museum * ( Patikamúzeum )
  • Nagygeresd, Village Museum ( Falumúzeum )
  • Sarvar, Ferenc Nádasdy Museum *
  • Szentgotthárd, Agoston - Pável Museum *
  • Szombathely, Savaria Museum *
  • Szombathely, Iseum Savariense
  • Szombathely, Paulovics István Járdányi Ruin Garden *
  • Szombathely, Kunsthalle
  • Szombathely, Smidt Museum *
  • Szombathely, Open Air Museum of Vas County *
  • Vasasszonyfa, Avars Museum
  • Velem, Water Mill Museum

* Komitatsmuseum

Vas County (former) Rába Budapest
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