Heves County
Heves County
Heves vármegye | |
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![]() Heves County within Hungary | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern Hungary |
County seat | Eger |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,637.21 km2 (1,404.33 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 295,792[1] |
• Rank | 14th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 776 billion €2.492 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 36, 37 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-HE |
Website | hevesmegye |
Heves county (Hungarian: Heves vármegye, pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ]) 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]Highest point
[edit]Lowest point
[edit]- Kisköre (86 m.)
History
[edit]The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
Demographics
[edit]Religion in Heves County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (60.7%))
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2.
Year | County population[3] | Change |
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1949 | 316,273 | n/a |
1960 | ![]() |
9.99% |
1970 | ![]() |
-2.22% |
1980 | ![]() |
3.00% |
1990 | ![]() |
-4.55% |
2001 | ![]() |
-2.60% |
2011 | ![]() |
-5.17% |
2015 | ![]() |
-2.51% |
2018 | ![]() |
-1.86% |
Ethnicity
[edit]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):[4]
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
[edit]Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
- 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
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Heves_districts.png/350px-Heves_districts.png)
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№ | 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
[edit]County Assembly
[edit]The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors,[6] with the following party composition:
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||
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Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | ||||||||||
Opposition coalition[a] | 6 |
Presidents of the General Assembly
[edit]List of presidents since 1990[7] | |
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Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
Members of the National Assembly
[edit]The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[8]
Constituency | Member | Party | |
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Heves County 1st constituency | Gábor Pajtók | Fidesz–KDNP | |
Heves County 2nd constituency | László Horváth | Fidesz–KDNP | |
Heves County 3rd constituency | Zsolt Szabó | Fidesz–KDNP |
Municipalities
[edit]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)
Eger (56,569) – county seat
- Towns
Gyöngyös (31,421)
Hatvan (20,519)
Heves (10,753)
Füzesabony (7,880)
Lőrinci (5,831)
Verpelét (3,786)
Bélapátfalva (3,092)
Kisköre (2,869)
Gyöngyöspata (2,586)
Pétervására (2,326)
- Large villages
- Villages
- 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
[edit]-
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
International relations
[edit]Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[9][10]
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References and notes
[edit]- References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/40px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png)
- ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ 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 (in Hungarian)
- ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.10 Heves megye, (in Hungarian) [1] Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Heves megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
- ^ "Heves megye parlamenti képviselői (Parlamenti Információs Rendszer 2022-)" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Assembly.
- ^ "Hargita Heves megye testvérmegyéje lett | EgerHírek". 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Bővítenék a kapcsolatokat".
- Notes
External links
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