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County in northern Hungary
This article is about the current administrative entity called Heves county. For the historical county, see
Heves County (former) . For the town, see
Heves .
Counties of Hungary in Northern Hungary
Heves county (Hungarian : Heves vármegye , pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ] 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
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Geography
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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
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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History
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The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
Demographics
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Religion in Heves County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (60.7%))
Roman Catholic (63.4%)
Calvinistic (7.2%)
Greek Catholic (0.8%)
Lutheran (0.5%)
Other Christian denomination (4.4%)
Other religion (0.4%)
Not religious (23.3%)
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2
Year
County population[3]
Change
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
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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[4]
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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Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
Regional structure
[ edit ] District of Heves County Gyöngyös 1938
Politics
[ edit ] Countyhall of Heves
County Assembly
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The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections , is made up of 15 counselors,[6]
Party
Seats
Current County Assembly
Fidesz -KDNP
9
Opposition coalition[a]
6
Presidents of the General Assembly
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Members of the National Assembly
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The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election :[8]
Municipalities
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Heves County has 1 urban county , 10 towns , 3 107 villages.
City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census )
Eger (56,569) – county seat
Towns
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
Parád
Recsk
Villages
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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International relations
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Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[9] [10]
References and notes
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References
^ 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" .
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340,146
Eger (56,569) – county seat
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)
