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{{short description|City with county rights in Hungary}} {{other uses}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Győr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Town with county rights|City with county rights]] | official_name = {{lang|hu|Győr Megyei Jogú Város}} | native_name =  | image_blank_emblem = | image_skyline = Győr montage1.jpg | image_caption = Clockwise, from top to bottom: [[Cathedral Basilica of Győr]], [[baroque architecture]] in Győr, Benedictine Church of [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]], street in the city center, City Hall, baroque architecture | image_shield = HUN Győr Címer.svg | image_flag = Flag of Győr.svg | pushpin_map = Hungary Győr-Moson-Sopron#Hungary | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{HUN}} | subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Hungary|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Transdanubia]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Hungary|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Győr-Moson-Sopron County|Győr-Moson-Sopron]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Hungary|District]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Győr District|Győr]] | diocese = | rank = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = [[Bence Pintér]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Nemzeti Választási Iroda - Helyi önkormányzati választások | url=https://vtr.valasztas.hu/onk2024/valasztopolgaroknak/varmegyek-telepulesek/varmegyek/08/telepulesek/059?tab=results&filter=representative }}</ref>  | area_total_km2 = 174.62 | area_footnotes = <ref name="ksh-2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2017.pdf |title=Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2017|publisher=Hungarian Central Statistical Office |date=2017-10-05 |language=en, hu |page=52 |access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref> | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_magnitude = | coordinates = {{Coord|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = 108 | elevation_min_m = | elevation_max_m =  | population_total = 129301 | population_footnotes = <ref>[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=25584 KSH, Győr, 2017]</ref><ref name="ksh-2017" /> | population_urban = 246159 | population_urban_footnotes = ([[List of urban areas in Hungary|7th]])<ref>[http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en Eurostat, 2016]</ref> | population_metro = | population_as_of = 1 January 2017 | population_density_urban_km2 = auto | population_density_metro_km2 = auto | population_demonym = győri  | demographics_type1 = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by ethnicity]] | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="KSH - Győr, 2011">[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=25584 KSH - Győr, 2011]</ref> | demographics1_title1 = [[Hungarians]] | demographics1_info1 = 84.5% | demographics1_title2 = [[Hungarian Germans|Germans]] | demographics1_info2 = 1.5% | demographics1_title3 = [[Romani people in Hungary|Romani]] | demographics1_info3 = 0.8% | demographics1_title4 = Others | demographics1_info4 = 1.7%  | demographics_type2 = [[Demographics of Hungary|Population by religion]] | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="KSH - Győr, 2011"/> | demographics2_title1 = [[Catholic Church in Hungary|Roman Catholic]] | demographics2_info1 = 44.9% | demographics2_title2 = [[Evangelicals]] | demographics2_info2 = 4.3% | demographics2_title3 = [[Reformed Church in Hungary|Calvinists]] | demographics2_info3 = 4.1% | demographics2_title4 = Other | demographics2_info4 = 1.5% | demographics2_title5 = [[Non-religious]] | demographics2_info5 = 14.2%

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'''Győr''' ({{IPAc-en|US|d|j|əːr|,_|dʒ|əːr}} {{respell|DYUR|,_|JUR}},<ref>{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Gyor|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Merriam-Webster|Gyor|access-date=8 September 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|hu|ɟøːr|lang|Hu-Győr.oga}}; {{langx|de|Raab|links=no}}; [[names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G|names in other languages]]) is the main city of northwest [[Hungary]], the capital of [[Győr-Moson-Sopron County]] and [[Western Transdanubia|Western Transdanubia region]], and – halfway between [[Budapest]] and [[Vienna]] – situated on one of the important roads of Central Europe. It is the sixth largest city in Hungary, and one of its seven main regional centres. The city has [[City with county rights|county rights]].

==History== The area along the [[Danube]] River has been inhabited by varying cultures since ancient times. The first large settlement dates back to the 5th century BCE; the inhabitants were [[Celts]]. They called the town {{lang|cel|Ara Bona}} 'good altar', later contracted to {{lang|und|Arrabona}}, a name which was used until the eighth century. Its shortened form is still used as the German ({{lang|de|Raab}}) and Slovak ({{lang|sk|Ráb}}) names of the city.

Roman merchants moved to Arrabona during the 1st century BCE. Around 10 CE, the Roman army occupied the northern part of Western Hungary, which they called {{lang|la|[[Pannonia]]}}. Although the Roman Empire abandoned the area in the 4th century due to constant attacks by the tribes living to the east, the town remained inhabited.

Around 500 the territory was settled by [[Slavs]], in 547 by the [[Lombards]], and in 568 – {{circa|800}} by the [[Avars (Carpathians)|Avars]], at that time under [[Franks|Frankish]] and [[Slavic peoples|Slavic]] influence. During this time it was called ''Rabba'' and later ''Raab''. Between 880 and 894, it was part of [[Great Moravia]], and then briefly under [[East Frankish]] dominance. [[File:Karmelita_templom_Győrben.jpg|thumb|right|[[Carmelites|Carmelite]] church in Győr]] [[File:Györ Ufer der Raab 3.JPG|thumb|[[Rába]] at Győr]]The [[Magyars]] occupied the town around 900 and fortified the abandoned Roman fortress. [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen I]], the first king of Hungary, founded an [[episcopate]] there. The town received its Hungarian name {{lang|hu|Győr}}, which likely derives from Old Hungarian personal name {{lang|hu|Győr}}, who could be the county's first [[ispán|count]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bényei |first1=Ágnes |url=https://vmek.oszk.hu/01600/01695/01695.pdf |title=Az Árpád-kori Győr vármegye településneveinek nyelvészeti elemzése |last2=Pethő |first2=Gergely |publisher=Magyar Névarchívum |year=1998 |isbn=9634722857 |editor-last=Hofmann |editor-first=István |location=[[Debrecen]] |page=16 |trans-title=The linguistic analysis of Győr county's place names from the age of the House of Árpád }}</ref> The town was affected by all the trials and tribulations of the history of Hungary: it was occupied by Mongols during the [[First Mongol invasion of Hungary|Mongol invasion (1241–1242)]] and then was destroyed by the [[Czech lands|Czech]] army in 1271.

After the disastrous [[battle of Mohács]], Baron [[Tamás Nádasdy]] and Count [[György Cseszneky]] occupied the town for King [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand I]] while [[János Szapolyai|John Zápolya]] also was attempting to annex it. During the [[Ottoman wars in Europe|Ottoman occupation]] of present-day central and eastern Hungary<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/511433/Royal-Hungary |title=Royal Hungary (historical region, Hungary) - |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=2011-09-16}}</ref> (1541 – late 17th century), Győr's commander Kristóf Lamberg thought it would be futile to try to defend the town from the Turkish army. He burned down the town and the Turkish forces found nothing but blackened ruins, hence the Turkish name for Győr, {{Lang|tr|Yanık kale}} ('burnt castle').

During rebuilding, the town was surrounded with a castle and a city wall designed by the leading Italian builders of the era. The town changed in character during these years, with many new buildings built in [[Renaissance]] style, but the main square and the grid of streets remained.

In 1594, after the death of Count [[János Cseszneky]], captain of Hungarian footsoldiers, the Ottoman army occupied the castle and the town. In 1598 the Hungarian and Austrian army took control of it again and occupied it.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Sugar |editor1-first=Peter F. |editor2-last=Hanák |editor2-first=Péter |editor3-last=Frank |editor3-first=Tibor|title=A History of Hungary |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00suga |url-access=registration |date=1990 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington |page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofhungary00suga/page/97 97] |isbn=978-0-253-35578-2 }}</ref> During the Turkish occupation the city was called {{Lang|tr|Yanık Kala}} ({{lang|ota|یانق قلعه}}, 'burned castle', as a reference to the enormous damages caused by the siege).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.arcanum.hu/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Borovszky-borovszky-samu-magyarorszag-varmegyei-es-varosai-1/gyor-varmegye-A041/gyor-varmegye-es-varos-tortenete-irta-reiszig-ede-dr-a-szerkeszto-bizottsag-tagja-a-ref-egyhazra-vonatkozo-reszt-szabo-zsigmond-ref-lelkesz-az-a-A8CD/ii-resz-a-mohacsi-vesztol-a-kiegyezesig-AAE2/2-torok-uralom-gyor-varmegyeben-es-gyorott-ABC4/gyor-ostroma-ABD4/ |chapter=Győr ostroma [The Siege of Győr] |last=Borovszky |first=Samu |title=Magyarország vármegyéi és városai |via=[[Arcanum (company)|Arcanum]] |language=hu |access-date=2018-09-26}}</ref>

In 1683, the Turks returned briefly, only to leave after being defeated in the [[Battle of Vienna]].

During the following centuries, the town became prosperous. In 1743 Győr was elevated to [[free royal town]] status by [[Maria Theresa]]. The religious orders of [[Jesuits]] and [[Carmelites]] settled there, building schools, churches, a hospital, and a monastery.

On 14 June 1809, during the [[War of the Fifth Coalition]], this was the site of the [[Battle of Raab]], the city's German name, where the army of [[Eugène de Beauharnais]] defeated the Hungarian "noble insurrection" (militia) and an Austrian corps under the Archdukes [[Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary|Joseph]] and [[Archduke John of Austria|John]]. Napoleon's forces occupied the castle and had some of its walls blown up. The leaders of the town soon realized that the old ramparts were not useful any more. Most of the ramparts were destroyed, allowing the town to expand.

[[File:Győr, Magyar Vagon és Gépgyár épületeinek bombázása. Fortepan 15923.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Allied bombing raid against Győr, late 1944]] In the mid-19th century, Győr's role in trade grew as [[steamship]] traffic on the River Danube began. The town lost its importance in trade when the [[Railways in Austria-Hungary|railway line]] between Budapest and [[Nagykanizsa|Kanizsa]] superseded river traffic after 1861. The town leaders compensated for this loss with industrialisation. The town prospered until World War II when several buildings were destroyed. Some large-scale [[strategic bombing]] devastated industrial and residential areas as well as the airport. It was targeted because the [[Rába (company)|Rába]] factory was a main tank ([[40M Turán|Turán]]) and aeroplane ([[Messerschmitt Bf 109|Bf 109]]) producer. One of these raids destroyed some parts of the maternity hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://regigyor.hu/vegyes/az-1944-aprilis-13-gyori-terrorbombazas/ |title=Az 1944. április 13-i győri terrorbombázás |work=Régi Győr |last=Endre |first=Kozma |date=12 April 2017 |language=hu |access-date=2018-09-26 }}</ref>

{{Historical populations |1870 | 21767 |1890 | 28175 |1900 | 38094 |1910 | 45083 |1920 | 51268 |1930 | 52456 |1941 | 58431 |1949 | 58431 |1960 | 72060 |1970 | 102600 |1980 | 124147 |1990 | 129331 |2001 | 129412 |2011 | 129527 |2022 |127599|source=<ref>népesség.com, ''[http://nepesseg.com/]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Census database - Hungarian Central Statistical Office|url=https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/en/database/#/table/WBS002}}</ref>}}

The 1950s and '60s brought more change: only big blocks of flats were built, and the old historical buildings were not given care or attention. In the 1970s the reconstruction of the city centre began; old buildings were restored and reconstructed. In 1989 Győr won the European award for the protection of monuments.{{Citation needed|reason=precise name and awarding body needed|date=April 2009}}

A 100-year-old Raba factory on the River Danube close to the historical centre is to be replaced by a new community called Városrét.{{when |date=January 2026 }} The mixed-use community will have residential and commercial space as well as schools, clinics and parks.

The city's main theatre is the [[National Theatre of Győr]], finished in 1978. It features large ceramic ornaments made by [[Victor Vasarely]].

The city has several historical buildings, for example the castle, and the [[Lutheran Evangelical Catholicity|Lutheran Evangelical Catholic]] church.

==Climate== Győr's climate is classified as [[oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfb'') closely bordering on a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Among them, the annual average temperature is {{convert|11.1|C}}, the hottest month in July is {{convert|21.6|C}}, and the coldest month is {{convert|0.3|C}} in January. The annual precipitation is {{convert|569.6|mm}}, of which July is the wettest with {{convert|64.8|mm}}, while February is the driest with only {{convert|26.9|mm}}. The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from {{convert|-22.1|C}} on December 28, 1996, to {{convert|40.6|C}} on August 8, 2013. {{Weather box |location = Győr, 1991−2020 normals |width = auto |metric first = yes |single line = yes |collapsed = yes |Jan record high C = 17.5 |Feb record high C = 20.5 |Mar record high C = 23.4 |Apr record high C = 31.2 |May record high C = 33.1 |Jun record high C = 36.6 |Jul record high C = 39.6 |Aug record high C = 40.6 |Sep record high C = 33.7 |Oct record high C = 28.1 |Nov record high C = 23.4 |Dec record high C = 17.6 |year record high C = 40.6 |Jan high C = 3.5 |Feb high C = 6.4 |Mar high C = 11.6 |Apr high C = 17.8 |May high C = 22.2 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 28.2 |Aug high C = 27.9 |Sep high C = 22.3 |Oct high C = 16.4 |Nov high C = 9.8 |Dec high C = 4.2 |year high C = 16.4 |Jan mean C = 0.3 |Feb mean C = 2.1 |Mar mean C = 6.3 |Apr mean C = 11.7 |May mean C = 16.2 |Jun mean C = 19.9 |Jul mean C = 21.6 |Aug mean C = 21.1 |Sep mean C = 16.2 |Oct mean C = 10.9 |Nov mean C = 6.0 |Dec mean C = 1.3 |year mean C = 11.1 |Jan low C = -2.7 |Feb low C = -1.6 |Mar low C = 1.7 |Apr low C = 5.9 |May low C = 10.3 |Jun low C = 14.1 |Jul low C = 15.6 |Aug low C = 15.0 |Sep low C = 11.0 |Oct low C = 6.6 |Nov low C = 2.8 |Dec low C = -1.4 |year low C = 6.4 |Jan record low C = -18.4 |Feb record low C = -20.4 |Mar record low C = -15.2 |Apr record low C = -6.1 |May record low C = -1.4 |Jun record low C = 3.6 |Jul record low C = 7.3 |Aug record low C = 6.8 |Sep record low C = 0.5 |Oct record low C = -9.5 |Nov record low C = -11.5 |Dec record low C = -22.1 |year record low C = -22.1 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 32.7 |Feb precipitation mm = 26.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 37.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 35.8 |May precipitation mm = 63.1 |Jun precipitation mm = 59.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 64.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 58.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 59.3 |Oct precipitation mm = 48.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 46.4 |Dec precipitation mm = 37.4 |year precipitation mm = 569.6 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 6.3 |Feb precipitation days = 6.2 |Mar precipitation days = 7.1 |Apr precipitation days = 5.6 |May precipitation days = 8.3 |Jun precipitation days = 7.2 |Jul precipitation days = 7.7 |Aug precipitation days = 6.3 |Sep precipitation days = 6.8 |Oct precipitation days = 6.5 |Nov precipitation days = 7.6 |Dec precipitation days = 6.7 |year precipitation days = 82.3 |Jan humidity = 82.2 |Feb humidity = 75.8 |Mar humidity = 68.5 |Apr humidity = 63.2 |May humidity = 66.5 |Jun humidity = 67.0 |Jul humidity = 66.5 |Aug humidity = 68.5 |Sep humidity = 74.1 |Oct humidity = 78.9 |Nov humidity = 82.4 |Dec humidity = 84.0 |year humidity = 73.1 |Jan sun = 60 |Feb sun = 97 |Mar sun = 138 |Apr sun = 189 |May sun = 247 |Jun sun = 250 |Jul sun = 268 |Aug sun = 259 |Sep sun = 188 |Oct sun = 143 |Nov sun = 73 |Dec sun = 51 |year sun = 1963 |source 1 = Meteorological Service of Hungary (sun 1981-2010)<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Meteorological Service of Hungary |url = http://www.met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/varosok_jellemzoi/Gyor/ |title = Győr éghajlati jellemzői |language = hu |access-date = 7 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230827105842/https://www.met.hu/eghajlat/magyarorszag_eghajlata/varosok_jellemzoi/Gyor/ |archive-date = 2023-08-27}}</ref> |source 2 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA9120r>{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Hungary/CSV/GyorLikocs_12822.csv |title = Gyor Climate Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230827105902/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Hungary/CSV/GyorLikocs_12822.csv |archive-date = 2023-08-27}}</ref> }}

== Main sights == The ancient core of the city is Káptalan Hill at the confluence of three rivers: the [[Danube|Mosoni-Danube]], [[Rába]], and [[Rábca]]. Püspökvár, the residence of Győr's bishops, can be easily recognized by its incomplete tower. Győr's oldest buildings are the 13th-century dwelling tower and the 15th-century Gothic Dóczy Chapel. The cathedral, originally in [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque style]], was rebuilt in [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] and [[Baroque]] style.

Other sights include: *Town Hall *Benedictine church of St. Ignatius of Loyola *Carmelite church *Museum of Roman Archaeology *Jedlik fountain<ref>https://hellogyor.hu/en-US/sights/statues-fountains-trade-signs/88-jedlik-fountain</ref>

The [[Pannonhalma Archabbey]] is located some {{convert|20|km|0|abbr=in}} outside the town.

=== Renovation === {{unreferenced section|date=June 2018}} [[File:Dunakapu Square.jpg|thumb|The new Dunakapu Tér]] After the year 2000 the city started many big construction and renovation projects.

The bigger changes include: * The Nádor-underpass, which relieved the Downtown's traffic infrastructure, and made the renovation of the Baross-Bridge possible. * Renovation of the Baross-Bridge. * Renovation of the old Soviet barracks and Bus Station by the company Leier. * Development of the [[Széchenyi István University]], which is in close connection with AUDI Hungária ZRT. * Newly built Parking Houses which take off the high traffic load of the Downtown area. (e.g. József Attila and Dunakapu garage) * Renovation of the inner-downtown district. Széchenyi-square, Dunakapu-square, the territory next to the Moson-Danube and Rába. * Free City Bus which can be used by everyone to get anywhere in the Downtown Area. * The Győr Arcade at Városliget. * The Kálóczy Square near the Széchenyi István University. * The Jedlik Bridge, which enabled traffic & transport between Sziget and Révfalu district. * The Rába Quelle thermal spa

==Economy== [[Audi|Audi AG]] subsidiary company [[Audi Hungaria Zrt.]] has a large [[list of Volkswagen Group factories|factory]] in Győr, where the [[Audi TT]] sports car, the [[Audi A3|A3 Cabriolet]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2007/11/Produktionsstart.html |title=Start of production and world premiere for the Audi A3 Cabriolet in Hungary|work=Volkswagen AG|date=30 November 2007|access-date=30 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120104505/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2007/11/Produktionsstart.html |archive-date=20 November 2008}}</ref> [[Audi A3#A3 Sedan (2013–present)|A3 Limousine]],<ref name="World Industrial Reporter (Audi A3 Limousine production start)">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldindustrialreporter.com/audi-hungaria-celebrates-start-of-production-of-a3-limousine/|title=World Industrial Reporter – Audi Hungaria Celebrates Start of Production of A3 Limousine|date=2013-06-13|publisher=© 2013 Thomas Publishing Company|access-date=2013-07-17|archive-date=2014-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213012659/http://www.worldindustrialreporter.com/audi-hungaria-celebrates-start-of-production-of-a3-limousine/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and many [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines|engines]] (1,913,053 engines in 2007) are built. The factory opened in 1994, at first producing [[inline-four engine]]s for the Audi [[marque]]. Business then grew to assembling the Audi TT Coupé and TT Roadster. Eventually, [[V6 engine|V6]] and [[V8 engine]]s were also included, and after the acquisition of [[Lamborghini|Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.]], Audi then began to build [[V10 engine]]s. The V10s for Audi vehicles are fully assembled here, but only the [[cylinder block]]s for the [[Lamborghini V10]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lambocars.com/archive/newl140.htm |title=Lamborghini Cars full specifications - First spyshots of the Lamborghini L140 model|work=LamboCars.com|access-date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050418002240/http://www.lambocars.com/archive/newl140.htm |archive-date=2005-04-18}}</ref> Engines are also supplied to other [[Volkswagen Group]] marques, but over 90% of Audi vehicle engines are made here.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbj.hu/news/news_35128.html |title=Audi ups Hungarian output |publisher=BBJ.hu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621021618/http://www.bbj.hu/news/news_35128.html |archive-date=2008-06-21 |access-date=2 January 2012}}</ref> By 2020, the factory has a 12 MW solar roof, producing 9.5 GWh/year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Rooftop Solar System in Europe Goes Online ... on Audi Factory |url=https://cleantechnica.com/2020/10/09/largest-rooftop-solar-system-in-europe-goes-online-on-audi-factory/ |website=[[CleanTechnica]] |date=10 October 2020}}</ref>

== Politics == The current mayor of Győr is [[Bence Pintér]].

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the [[2024 Hungarian local elections|2024 local government elections]], is made up of 23 members (1 Mayor, 16 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:<ref>{{cite web|title=Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Győr (Győr-Moson-Sopron megye)|url=https://www.valasztas.hu/telepules-adatlap_onk2019?_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_formDate=32503680000000&p_p_id=onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet&p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=5&_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_prpVlId=294&_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_prpVltId=687&_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_prpMegyeKod=08&_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_prpTelepulesKod=059&_onknavigacio_WAR_nvinvrportlet_settlement=gy%C5%91r|agency=valasztas.hu|access-date=2019-10-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#ccc" colspan="2" | Party ! style="background:#ccc" | Seats ! style="background:#ccc" colspan="16" | Current Municipal Assembly |- | style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |[[Fidesz]]-[[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|KDNP]] | style="text-align: right" | '''16''' |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |'''M''' |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |style="background-color: {{party color|Fidesz}} |   |- | style="background-color: #2D68C4 |   | Opposition coalition{{efn|name=opposition|Coalition of [[Democratic Coalition (Hungary)|DK]]-[[Momentum Movement|Momentum]]-[[Hungarian Socialist Party|MSZP]]-[[Jobbik]]-[[Politics Can Be Different|LMP]].}} | style="text-align: right" | '''4''' |style="background-color: #2D68C4 |   |style="background-color: #2D68C4 |   |style="background-color: #2D68C4 |   |style="background-color: #2D68C4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |- | style="background-color: #FBEC5D |   | Civilians for Győr | style="text-align: right" | '''2''' |style="background-color: #FBEC5D |   |style="background-color: #FBEC5D |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |- | style="background-color: #D4AF37 |   | Association for Győr | style="text-align: right" | '''1''' |style="background-color: #D4AF37 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |}

===List of mayors=== List of City Mayors from 1990:

{| class=wikitable |- ! Member ! colspan=2 | Party ! Term of office |- | [[Ernő Kolozsváry]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Alliance of Free Democrats}}" | | [[Alliance of Free Democrats|SZDSZ]] | 1990–1994 |- | [[József Balogh (politician, 1946)|József Balogh]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Hungarian Socialist Party}}" | | [[Hungarian Socialist Party|MSZP]] | 1994–2006 |- |rowspan=2 | [[Zsolt Borkai]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz}}" | | [[Fidesz]] |rowspan=2 | 2006–2019 |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] |- | Csaba András Dézsi | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz}}" | | [[Fidesz]] | 2020–2024 |- | Bence Pintér | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | | [[Independent (politics)|Independent]] | 2024– |}

==Notable people== * [[Tamás Bakócz]], archbishop * [[Miklós Borsos]], sculptor * [[György Cseszneky]], count, castellan * [[János Cseszneky]], count, infantry commander * [[Josef Dobrovský]] * [[Freddie (singer)|Freddie]] * [[Erzsébet Galgóczi]], writer * [[Anita Görbicz]], handball player * [[Izidor Guzmics]] * [[Stanley Jaki]] * [[Ányos Jedlik]] * [[Andrew Karpati Kennedy]], author and literary critic * [[Tamás Kiss (footballer, born 2000)|Tamás Kiss]], footballer * [[Gyula Kőnig]] * [[Margit Kovács]] * [[Levente Losonczy]], racing driver * [[Raimondo Montecuccoli]] * [[Árpád Orbán]] (1938–2008), footballer * [[Desiderius Orban]], painter, one of [[The Eight (painters)|The Eight]]; emigrated to Australia in 1939 * [[Zsolt Palotai]] (1961–2023), electronic music DJ * [[Antal Pusztai]] * [[Zsófia Rácz]], footballer * [[Alexander Raab]], pianist * [[Hans Richter (conductor)|Hans Richter]], conductor * [[Frigyes Riesz]], mathematician * [[Marcel Riesz]], mathematician * [[Samuel Aba]], king of Hungary * [[József Szlávy]], prime minister of Hungary * [[Miklós Takács|Miklós Takács de Saár]], silviculturist, politician * [[Tibor Varga (violinist)|Tibor Varga]] * [[Ibolya Verebics]], soprano * [[Paul von Werner]], Prussian Lieutenant General * [[Emil Zuckerkandl]] * [[Máté Balogh]], composer

== Transport == [[File:Győr A Baross híd.JPG|thumb|{{rws|Győr}} station under the Baross Bridge in 2008]] The city is a national hub for rail and road traffic. The transport-geographical position of Győr is excellent.

[[Győr railway station]] has important railway connections via the [[Eastern Railway (Austria)|Eastern Railway]] and [[Budapest–Hegyeshalom railway line|Budapest–Hegyeshalom]] lines ([[Vienna]]–[[Budapest]], operated by [[RailJet]]), but the Győr-Sopron railway line owned by the [[Raaberbahn|Győr-Sopron-Ebenfurt railway company]] (GYSEV), as well as the [[Győr-Celldömölk railway]] line and the [[Győr-Veszprém railway]] run by [[Hungarian State Railways|MÁV]]

In Győr, several main transport routes meet each other (M1, M19, 1, 14, 81, 82, 83, 85), and the motorway is accessible from several parts of the city. [[Győr-Pér Airport]] can be reached from the city on Highway 81, 15 kilometers towards Székesfehérvár. At the {{cvt|1734|km}} section of the [[Danube]] lies the port of Győr-Gönyű with its fully equipped 25 hectare serving terminal. However, the airport is not currently operating any passenger flights. The nearest passenger airports are [[Bratislava Airport]] which is 90 km away and [[Vienna International Airport]] which is 117 km away from Győr. Budapest's [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport|Ferenc Liszt International Airport]] is also at a reasonable distance, it is located 159 km away from the city.

==Sports== Győr is the home of the Győri ETO Sport Club, which has many sport divisions. The most popular sport in the city is handball, with the [[Győri ETO KC]] being the city's main team. ETO won the [[Women's EHF Champions League|Champions League]] in [[2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League|2013]], [[2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League|2014]], [[2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League|2017]], [[2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League|2018]], [[2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League|2019]] and in [[2023–24 Women's EHF Champions League|2024]] and also reached the final in [[2008–09 EHF Women's Champions League|2009]], [[2011–12 EHF Women's Champions League|2012]] and in [[2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League|2016]]. In addition, Győr reached the final of the [[Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup|EHF Cup Winners' Cup]] in 2006 and the final of the [[Women's EHF Cup|EHF Cup]] in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2005. The men's handball team, [[ETO-SZESE Győr FKC]] also plays in the [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)|first division]].

[[Győri ETO FC|WKW ETO FC Győr]] is a [[association football|football]] team, currently (as of 2024/2025) in the [[Nemzeti Bajnokság I|Hungarian first division]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WKW ETO FC GYŐR - MLSZ adatbank|url=https://adatbank.mlsz.hu/club/54/0/22650/16/213562.html|access-date=2020-11-09|website=adatbank.mlsz.hu}}</ref>

==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}} Győr is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Győr testvérvárosi kapcsolatai|url=http://onkormanyzat.gyor.hu/cikk/gyr_testvervarosi_kapcsolatai.html|website=gyor.hu|publisher=Győr|language=hu|access-date=2021-03-23}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Brașov]], Romania *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Colmar]], France *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Erfurt]], Germany *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingolstadt]], Germany *{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kuopio]], Finland *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nizhny Novgorod]], Russia *{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Nof HaGalil]], Israel *{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poznań]], Poland *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sindelfingen]], Germany *{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wuhan]], China *{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Dunajská Streda]], Slovakia *{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Bryansk]], Russia {{div col end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Győr}} {{Wikivoyage|Győr}} * {{Official website|http://www.gyor.hu}} in Hungarian, English, and German * [http://www.civertan.hu/legifoto/legifoto.php?page_level=215&pageNum_images=2 Aerial photography: Győr], ''civertan.hu'', ''www.legifoto.com'', ''www.latvany-terkep.hu'' * [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/7300649 Aerial view of Gyor by Volkan Yuksel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227100749/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/7300649 |date=2017-02-27 }}, [[Panoramio]] * [http://en.funiq.hu/gyor Győr at funiq.hu], with '[[Page zooming|zoom]] in, zoom out' regional map * [http://www.mycentrope.com/de/home/tag/gyoer Things to see and do in Győr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307162357/http://mycentrope.com/de/home/tag/gyoer |date=2016-03-07 }} * [https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/valley/gyor/index.asp An online exhibition about the Jews of Győr] during [[World War II]], on [[Yad Vashem]] website. *''Jewish Encyclopedia:'' [https://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12465-raab "Raab (Hungarian, Györ)"] by Gotthard Deutsch & Moritz Schwarz (1906). {{Győr District}} {{Győr-Moson-Sopron}} {{Regional capitals of Hungary}} {{Principal cities of Hungary}} {{Cities with county rights (Hungary)}} {{Danube}} {{Hungary's most flowery settlements}}

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