Szombathely: city in Vas, Hungary
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Szombathely as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.71, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.72, nan, 1.53 and 0.34. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Szombathely spans a total of 163 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.72, which is relatively well-connected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 0.72, 0.72, 0.72 and 0.71. Disconnectivity in Szombathely's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 2001-2014, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Szombathely and Vas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Vas rose steadily.
How do development practices in Szombathely fare in comparison to others in Vas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Szombathely was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Vas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Szombathely ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Szombathely and Hungary do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hungary rose steadily.
How do development practices in Szombathely fare in comparison to others in Hungary? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Szombathely was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Hungary. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hungary, street construction in Szombathely has become more connected. Szombathely ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Szombathely and Vas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Szombathely followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Vas rose steadily.
To date, Szombathely is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Vas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Szombathely ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Szombathely and Hungary do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Szombathely followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hungary rose steadily.
To date, Szombathely is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Hungary. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hungary, the street network in Szombathely has become more connected. Szombathely ranked 9th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Szombathely had a built-up area of 9.92 square kilometers, and a population of 54497 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: