Heves County
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Heves county (Template:Langx, Script error: No such module "IPA".) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat.
Tourist sights
- Lake Tisza
- Bükk National Park
- Bélapátfalva, abbey
- Castle and City of Eger
- Erdőtelek Arboretum
- Feldebrő, 11th century Romanesque church
- Gyöngyös, Mátra Museum
- Hatvan, Grassalkovich mansion
- Kisnána castle
- Noszvaj, De la Motte mansion
- Parád
- Sirok castle
- Szilvásvárad, Szalajka Valley
- Szarvaskő, castle ruins
Geography
Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8 and 10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).
Rivers
Highest point
Lowest point
- Kisköre (86 m.)
History
The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
Demographics
Template:Pie chart Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2.
| Year | County population[1] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 316,273 | n/a |
| 1960 | Increase 347,856 | 9.99% |
| 1970 | Decrease 340,146 | -2.22% |
| 1980 | Increase 350,360 (record) | 3.00% |
| 1990 | Decrease 334,408 | -4.55% |
| 2001 | Decrease 325,727 | -2.60% |
| 2011 | Decrease 308,882 | -5.17% |
| 2015 | Decrease 301,296 | -2.51% |
| 2018 | Decrease 295,792 | -1.86% |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), Germans (1,000) Slovaks (500) and Romanians (500).
Total population (2011 census): 308,882
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2]
Identified themselves: 279,714 persons:
- Hungarians: 257,659 (92.12%)
- Gypsies: 19,312 (6.90%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,743 (0.98%)
Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
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- Catholic – 162,014 (Roman Catholic – 160,885; Greek Catholic – 1,098);
- Reformed – 14,729;
- Evangelical – 1,084;
- Other religions – 4,894;
- Non-religious – 43,193;
- Atheism – 3,298;
- Undeclared – 79,670.
Regional structure
| № | English and Hungarian names |
Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
Density (pop./km2) |
Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Bélapátfalva District Bélapátfalvai járás |
180.89 | 8,978 | 50 | Bélapátfalva | 8 |
| 2 | Eger District Egri járás |
602.05 | 87,939 | 146 | Eger | 22 |
| 3 | Füzesabony District Füzesabonyi járás |
578.55 | 30,416 | 53 | Füzesabony | 16 |
| 4 | Gyöngyös District Gyöngyösi járás |
750.78 | 73,834 | 98 | Gyöngyös | 25 |
| 5 | Hatvan District Hatvani járás |
352.16 | 51,246 | 146 | Hatvan | 13 |
| 6 | Heves District Hevesi járás |
697.68 | 35,036 | 50 | Heves (town) | 17 |
| 7 | Pétervására District Pétervásárai járás |
475.07 | 21,433 | 45 | Pétervására | 20 |
| Heves County | 3,637.25 | 308,882 | 85 | Eger | 121 | |
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Politics
County Assembly
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| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Party color | | Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | |
| style="background-color: Template:Party color | | Our Homeland Movement | 2 | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | |||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color | | Democratic Coalition | 2 | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | style="background-color: Template:Party color | | |||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | ||||||||||
| style="background-color: Template:Party color " | | Jobbik | 1 | style="background-color: Template:Party color " | | ||||||||
Presidents of the General Assembly
| List of presidents since 1990[6] | |
|---|---|
| Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[7]
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heves County 1st constituency | Gábor Pajtók | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fidesz–KDNP |
| Heves County 2nd constituency | László Horváth | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fidesz–KDNP |
| Heves County 3rd constituency | Zsolt Szabó | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Fidesz–KDNP |
Municipalities
Heves County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 3 large villages and 107 villages.
- City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
- File:Blason eger.png Eger (56,569) – county seat
- Towns
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- File:Coa Hungary Town Gyöngyös.svg Gyöngyös (31,421)
- File:HUN Hatvan Címer.svg Hatvan (20,519)
- File:Coa Hungary Town Heves.svg Heves (10,753)
- File:Coa Hungary Town Füzesabony.svg Füzesabony (7,880)
- File:HUN Lőrinci Címer.svg Lőrinci (5,831)
- File:HUN Verpelét Címer.svg Verpelét (3,786)
- File:HUN Bélapátfalva COA.jpg Bélapátfalva (3,092)
- File:HUN Kisköre Címer.svg Kisköre (2,869)
- File:HUN Gyöngyöspata COA 2.jpg Gyöngyöspata (2,586)
- File:HUN Pétervására Címer.svg Pétervására (2,326)
- Large villages
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- Villages
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- Abasár
- Adács
- Aldebrő
- Andornaktálya
- Apc
- Atkár
- Átány
- Balaton
- Bátor
- Bekölce
- Besenyőtelek
- Boconád
- Bodony
- Boldog
- Bükkszék
- Bükkszenterzsébet
- Bükkszentmárton
- Csány
- Demjén
- Detk
- Domoszló
- Dormánd
- Ecséd
- Egerbakta
- Egerbocs
- Egercsehi
- Egerfarmos
- Egerszalók
- Egerszólát
- Erdőkövesd
- Erdőtelek
- Erk
- Fedémes
- Feldebrő
- Felsőtárkány
- Gyöngyöshalász
- Gyöngyösoroszi
- Gyöngyössolymos
- Gyöngyöstarján
- Halmajugra
- Heréd
- Hevesaranyos
- Hevesvezekény
- Hort
- Istenmezeje
- Ivád
- Karácsond
- Kápolna
- Kerecsend
- Kisfüzes
- Kisnána
- Kompolt
- Kömlő
- Ludas
- Maklár
- Markaz
- Mátraballa
- Mátraderecske
- Mátraszentimre
- Mezőszemere
- Mezőtárkány
- Mikófalva
- Mónosbél
- Nagyfüged
- Nagykökényes
- Nagyréde
- Nagytálya
- Nagyút
- Nagyvisnyó
- Noszvaj
- Novaj
- Ostoros
- Parádsasvár
- Pálosvörösmart
- Petőfibánya
- Pély
- Poroszló
- Rózsaszentmárton
- Sarud
- Sirok
- Szajla
- Szarvaskő
- Szentdomonkos
- Szihalom
- Szilvásvárad
- Szúcs
- Szűcsi
- Tarnabod
- Tarnalelesz
- Tarnaméra
- Tarnaörs
- Tarnaszentmária
- Tarnaszentmiklós
- Tarnazsadány
- Tenk
- Terpes
- Tiszanána
- Tófalu
- Újlőrincfalva
- Vámosgyörk
- Váraszó
- Vécs
- Visonta
- Visznek
- Zagyvaszántó
- Zaránk
Gallery
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Eger, the capital of the county
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Autumn in the Bükk Mountains
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Keglevich Mansion in Pétervására
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Romanesque church in Bélapátfalva
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Waterfall in the Szalajka Valley near Szilvásvárad
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Grassalkovich Mansion in Hatvan
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Lake Tisza is the 3rd largest lake of Hungary
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Traditional residential house in Abasár
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International relations
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[8][9]
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References and notes
- References
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- ↑ népesség.com, "Heves megye népessége 1870-2015"
- ↑ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang
- ↑ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.10 Heves megye, Template:In lang [1] Template:Webarchive
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External links
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