Map of Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

Zalaegerszeg is the administrative centre of Zala County, Hungary, with a population of about 61,898. It lies at 46.8400°N, 16.8439°E. Zalaegerszeg is about 181 km (113 mi) southwest of Budapest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nagykanizsa, 44 km to the south.

Zalaegerszeg at a glance

Where is Zalaegerszeg?

• The 17th largest city in Hungary by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zalaegerszeg

• Nagykanizsa — 44 km south
• Szombathely — 47 km north
• Varaždin — 71 km southwest, Croatia
• Veszprém — 86 km east
• Kaposvár — 90 km southeast
• Sopron — 96 km north
• Maribor — 97 km west, Slovenia
• Graz — 109 km west, Austria
• Győr — 111 km northeast
• Wiener Neustadt — 117 km northwest, Austria

Largest cities in Zala County

• Nagykanizsa — 47,349

Largest cities in Hungary

• Budapest — 1,741,041
• Debrecen — 202,402
• Szeged — 160,766
• Miskolc — 154,521
• Pécs — 145,347
• Győr — 129,301
• Nyíregyháza — 117,689
• Kecskemét — 109,847
• Székesfehérvár — 101,600
• Szombathely — 78,025

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.