Szentgotthárd District

Szentgotthárd (Szentgotthárdi járás; Monošter okrožje) is a district in south-western part of Vas County. Szentgotthárd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography
The Szentgotthárd District borders the Austrian state of Burgenland to the north and west, the Körmend District to the east, and Slovenia to the south.

Municipalities
The district consists of 16 municipalities, 1 town and 15 villages. The seat of the district is highlighted in bold:

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 14,961 and the population density was 59/km².

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovene (approx. 1,700), German (650) and Roma (350).

Total population (2011 census): 14,961 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 15,706 persons: Approx. 1,000 persons in Szentgotthárd District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 12,956 (82.49%)
 * Slovenes: 1,656 (10.54%)
 * Germans: 652 (4.15%)
 * Gypsies: 331 (2.11%)
 * Others and indefinable: 111 (0.71%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 10,487 (Roman Catholic – 10,474; Greek Catholic – 13);
 * Reformed – 380;
 * Evangelical – 202;
 * Orthodox – 13;
 * other religions – 77;
 * Non-religious – 621;
 * Atheism – 87;
 * Undeclared – 3,094.