Szombathely

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Szombathely
City with county rights
Szombathely Megyei Jogú Város
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname:  Queen of the West
Szombathely Show map of Vas County Szombathely Show map of Hungary
Coordinates: 47°14′06″N 16°37′19″E / 47.23512°N 16.62191°E / 47.23512; 16.62191
Country	Hungary
Region	Western Transdanubia
County	Vas
District	Szombathely
Established	43 AD (Savaria)
City status	1407
Government
• Mayor	Dr. András Nemény (Coalition of Éljen Szombathely!)
• Deputy Mayor	Dr. Attila Horváth (MSZP) Soma Horváth (MSZP) Dr. Győző László (Independent)
• Town Notary	Dr Ákos Károlyi
Area
• City with county rights	97.52 km2 (37.65 sq mi)
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Population  (2017)
• City with county rights	78,025[1]
• Rank	10th
• Density	800.09/km2 (2,072.2/sq mi)
• Urban	147,920 (10th)[2]
Demonym	szombathelyi
Population by ethnicity [3]
• Hungarians	83.0%
• Germans	2.0%
• Gypsies	0.8%
• Croats	0.6%
• Slovenes	0.2%
• Slovaks	0.1%
• Romanians	0.1%
• Bulgarians	0.1%
• Others	0.7%
Population by religion [4]
• Roman Catholic	52.2%
• Greek Catholic	0.2%
• Lutherans	2.7%
• Calvinists	2.0%
• Other	1.1%
• Non-religious	9.8%
• Unknown	32.0%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9700
Area code	(+36) 94
Patron Saint	Martin of Tours
Motorways	M86, M87 (planned), M9 (planned)
Distance from Budapest	221 km (137 mi) West
Airport	Szombathely
NUTS 3 code	HU222
MP	Csaba Hende (Fidesz)
Website	m.szombathely.hu

Szombathely (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsombɒthɛj]; German: Steinamanger, German pronunciation: [ʃtaɪ̯naˈmaŋɐ] ^ⓘ; also see names) is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas County in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria. Szombathely lies by the streams Perint and Gyöngyös (literally "pearly"), where the Alpokalja (Lower Alps) mountains meet the Little Hungarian Plain. The oldest city in Hungary, Szombathely is known as the birthplace of Saint Martin of Tours.