Heves County




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, Hungary































































Heves County
Heves megye
Counties of Hungary


Mount Bél Stone in Bükk National Park


Kékes (the highest point in Hungary)

City view from Castle of Eger



Descending, from top: Bél Stone near Bélapátfalva, View of Kékes, and View from Castle of Eger





Flag of Heves County
Flag
Coat of arms of Heves County
Coat of arms

Heves County within Hungary
Heves County within Hungary

Country
 Hungary
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)
Area rank 16th in Hungary
Population (2015)
 • Total 301,296[1]
 • Rank 14th in Hungary
Postal code 300x – 304x,
32xx – 33xx
Area code(s) (+36) 36, 37
ISO 3166 code
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HU-HE
Website www.hevesmegye.hu

Heves (Hungarian: Heves megye, pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ]) lies in northern Hungary. It lies 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.




Contents






  • 1 Tourist sights


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Rivers


    • 2.2 Highest point


    • 2.3 Lowest point




  • 3 History


  • 4 Demographics


    • 4.1 Ethnicity


    • 4.2 Religion




  • 5 Regional structure


  • 6 Economy


  • 7 Politics


    • 7.1 Presidents of the General Assembly




  • 8 Municipalities


  • 9 Gallery


  • 10 International relations


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





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



Demographics





















Religion in Heves County (2011 census)



  Catholic Church (52.1%)


  Greek Catholicism (0.4%)


  Calvinism (4.8%)


  Lutheranism (0.4%)


  Other religions (1.5%)


  Non-religious (14.0%)


  Atheists (1.1%)


  Undeclared (25.7%)



See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km².











































Year
 County population[2]
 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%


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):[3]
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


See also: Religion in Hungary

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]



  • 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




District of Heves County




Gyöngyös 1938



















































































№
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


Economy



Politics




Countyhall of Heves.


Main article: Heves county government

The Heves County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]





























































   
 Party
 Seats
 Current County Assembly
 
Fidesz-KDNP
8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)
4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
2
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Democratic Coalition (DK)
1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


Presidents of the General Assembly








List of Presidents, from 1990[6]

Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP)		 2014–



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)



  • Blason eger.png Eger (56,569) – county seat

Towns




  • Coa Hungary Town Gyöngyös.svg Gyöngyös (31,421)


  • HUN Hatvan Címer.svg Hatvan (20,519)


  • HUN Heves COA.jpg Heves (10,753)


  • Coa Hungary Town Füzesabony.svg Füzesabony (7,880)


  • HUN Lőrinci Címer.svg Lőrinci (5,831)


  • HUN Verpelét Címer.svg Verpelét (3,786)


  • HUN Bélapátfalva COA.jpg Bélapátfalva (3,092)


  • HUN Kisköre Címer.svg Kisköre (2,869)


  • HUN Gyöngyöspata COA 2.jpg Gyöngyöspata (2,586)


  • HUN Pétervására Címer.svg Pétervására (2,326)



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


  • Kál Red pog.svg

  • 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


  • Parád Red pog.svg

  • Parádsasvár

  • Pálosvörösmart

  • Petőfibánya

  • Pély

  • Poroszló


  • Recsk Red pog.svg

  • 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



Red pog.svg municipalities are large villages.



Gallery







  • Eger, the capital of the county







  • Autumn in the Bükk Mountains







  • Keglevich Mansion in Pétervására







  • Romanesque church in Bélapátfalva







  • Waterfall in the Szalajka Valley near Szilvásvárad







  • Grassalkovich Mansion in Hatvan







  • Lake Tisza is the 3rd largest lake of Hungary







  • Traditional residential house in Abasár







International relations


Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[7][8]








  • Slovakia Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia


  • Romania Covasna County, Romania


  • Romania Harghita County, Romania


  • France Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France


  • Poland Przemyśl County, Lesser Poland, Poland


  • Sweden Värmland County, Sweden


References













  1. ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements


  2. ^ népesség.com, "Heves megye népessége 1870-2015"


  3. ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)


  4. ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.10 Heves megye, (in Hungarian) [1]


  5. ^ Heves Megyei Közgyűlés tagjai és tisztségviselői, (in Hungarian) [2]


  6. ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)


  7. ^ [3]


  8. ^ [4]




External links




  • Official site in Hungarian

  • Heves Megyei Hírlap (heol.hu) - The county portal






Coordinates: 47°50′N 20°15′E / 47.833°N 20.250°E / 47.833; 20.250









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