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
Capital	Zalavár; Zalaegerszeg (1730-1946)
Area
• Coordinates	46°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
• Treaty of Trianon	4 June 1920
• Annexation of Muraköz and Muravidék	11 April 1941
• Monarchy abolished	1 February 1946
Today part of	Hungary (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.