Zala County
Zala (Slovene: Zalska županija or županija Zala) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary. It lies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km². Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.
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