History
In the 10th century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton, mainly the areas what are known today Zala and Somogy counties.
Sometime western territory of former county of Zala now come under on Slovenia (South-Prekmurje). In 1919 the unrecognized state of Republic of Prekmurje, what existed for just six days, was there.
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