- Source: Heves County
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
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
=Zagyva
Tarna
Tisza
Laskó
= Highest point
=Kékestető, Mátra Mountains (1014 m; highest in Hungary)
= 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
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2.
= 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):
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
=Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
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
Politics
= County Assembly
=The Heves County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
= Presidents of the General Assembly
=Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:
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)
Eger (56,569) – county seat
Towns
Large villages
Villages
Gallery
International relations
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:
References and notes
References
Notes
External links
Official site in Hungarian
Heves Megyei Hírlap (heol.hu) - The county portal
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Heves (kabupaten)
- Mátraszentimre
- Bendungan Tisza
- County di Hungaria
- Nógrád (kabupaten)
- Pest (kabupaten)
- Eger
- Miercurea Ciuc
- Daftar kota tertinggi menurut negara
- Heves County
- Heves
- Heves County (former)
- Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former)
- Sándor Csörgő
- Lake Tisza
- Bélapátfalva
- Heves County Assembly
- József Bihari (linguist)
- List of synagogues in Hungary
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