In the tenth century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton.

Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties.

In 1919 it was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje, which existed for just six days.

38,000 persons in Zala County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census) municipalities are large villages.