Heves County

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County in northern Hungary

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::summary County in northern Hungary ::

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Field	Value
name	Heves County
native_name	Heves vármegye
native_name_lang	hu
settlement_type	Counties of Hungary
image_skyline	{{Photomontage
photo1a	Okt 14.jpgMount Bél Stone in Bükk National Park
photo2a	Kekesteto1.JPGKékes (the highest point in Hungary)
photo2b	Hungria - Eger desde la fortaleza - panoramio (2).jpgCity view from Castle of Eger
spacing	2
position	center
color_border	white
color	white
size	255
foot_montage	Descending, from top: Bél Stone near Bélapátfalva, View of Kékes, and View from Castle of Eger}}
image_flag	FLAG-Heves-megye.svg
image_shield	Coa Hungary County Heves.svg
image_map	HU county Heves.svg
map_caption	Heves County within Hungary
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Northern Hungary
seat_type	County seat
seat	Eger
parts_type	Districts
parts	7 districts
p1	Bélapátfalva District
p2	Eger District
p3	Füzesabony District
p4	Gyöngyös District
p5	Hatvan District
p6	Heves District
p7	Pétervására District
leader_title	President of the General Assembly
leader_name	Róbert Szabó
leader_party	Fidesz-KDNP
area_total_km2	3637.21
area_rank	16th in Hungary
population_as_of	2022
population_total	285892
population_rank	14th in Hungary
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1	Total
demographics1_info1	HUF 776 billion
€2.492 billion (2016)
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	300x – 304x,
32xx – 33xx
area_code_type	Area code(s)
area_code	(+36) 36, 37
iso_code
website
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::callout[type=note] the current administrative entity called Heves county ::

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Heves county (, ) 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

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

The population of Heves County was 285,892 as of the 2022 Census, with a population density of 79 individuals per square kilometer (79/km2). The number of households was 118,802 and the number of families was 77,333. Since the 2011 Census, the population decreased by 22,990 (-7.4%).

| 1870 | 205146 | 1880 | 203338 | 1890 | 227156 | 1900 | 249354 | 1910 | 275181 | 1920 | 292290 | 1930 | 312085 | 1941 | 319043 | 1949 | 316273 | 1960 | 347856 | 1970 | 340146 | 1980 | 350360 | 1990 | 334408 | 2001 | 325727 | 2011 | 308882 | 2022 | 285892 | source=

Ethnicity

In the 2022 Census, the vast majority (85.9%) of the population identified as Hungarian. A minority of 5.9% identified as belonging to another ethnic group and 11.4% of the population did not respond. The ethnic groups most identified with were Romani (4.8%), German (0.2%), and Ukrainian (0.2%). Small numbers identified as Slovakian (344), Romanian (324), Ruthenian (112), or other domestic ethnic groups (365) or other groups (757).

In the 2011 Census, 83.4% of the population identified as Hungarian. Less than a tenth (7.1%) of the population identified as belonging to another ethnic group and 13.9% did not respond. Romani made up 6.3% of the population, German (0.2%), Slovakian (0.2%) and Romanian (0.1%). Small numbers identified as other domestic ethnic groups (534) or other groups (563).

Religion

In the 2022 Census, just over half of the population (51.4%) were religious adherents. The largest religious community was Roman Catholic (38.5%). Other communities included Calvinist (4.4%), Greek Catholic (0.5%), Lutheran (0.3%), Orthodox Christian (0.1%), Other Christian denomination (1.7%), and other religious affiliations (0.2%). Small numbers (less than 100) were affiliated with Judaism. The non-religious made up 14.1% of the population. More than a third (39.0%) of the population did not respond.

In the 2011 Census, 59.2% of the population were religious adherents. The largest religious community was Roman Catholic (52.1%). Others included Calvinist (4.8%), Greek Catholic (0.4%), Lutheran (0.4%), Other Christian denomination (1.3%), and other religious affiliations (0.2%). Small numbers were affiliated with Judaism and Orthodox Christianity. Atheists made up (1.0%) of the population and other non-religious made up 14.0%. Just over a quarter (25.8%) of the population did not respond.

In 1930, the population was 91.6% Roman Catholic, 5.2% Calvinist, 2.4% Jewish, 0.5% Lutheran, and others (0.3%).

Regional structure

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Heves County
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Politics

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County Assembly

Main article: Heves County Assembly

The Heves County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

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Party	Seats	Current County Assembly
Fidesz}}		Fidesz-KDNP
Our Homeland Movement}}		Our Homeland Movement
Democratic Coalition}}		Democratic Coalition
	Momentum Movement	1
Jobbik}} "		Jobbik
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Presidents of the General Assembly

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List of presidents since 1990
Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP)
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Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:

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Constituency	Member	Party
Heves County 1st constituency	Gábor Pajtók	Fidesz-KDNP}}"
Heves County 2nd constituency	László Horváth	Fidesz-KDNP}}"
Heves County 3rd constituency	Zsolt Szabó	Fidesz-KDNP}}"
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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|22px]] Eger (56,569) – county seat

;Towns

[[File:Coa Hungary Town Gyöngyös.svg|22px]] Gyöngyös (31,421)
[[File:HUN Hatvan Címer.svg|22px]] Hatvan (20,519)
[[File:Coa Hungary Town Heves.svg|22px]] Heves (10,753)
[[File:Coa Hungary Town Füzesabony.svg|22px]] Füzesabony (7,880)
[[File:HUN Lőrinci Címer.svg|22px]] Lőrinci (5,831)
[[File:HUN Verpelét Címer.svg|22px]] Verpelét (3,786)
[[File:HUN Bélapátfalva COA.jpg|22px]] Bélapátfalva (3,092)
[[File:HUN Kisköre Címer.svg|22px]] Kisköre (2,869)
[[File:HUN Gyöngyöspata COA 2.jpg|22px]] Gyöngyöspata (2,586)
[[File:HUN Pétervására Címer.svg|22px]] Pétervására (2,326)

;Large villages

;Villages

Gallery

File:Eger - Dobó Square.JPG|Eger, the capital of the county File:Autumn_in_the_Bükk.jpg|Autumn in the Bükk Mountains File:V. Keglevich-kastély (5821. számú műemlék) 2.jpg|Keglevich Mansion in Pétervására File:Ciszterci apátsági templom (Nagyboldogasszony) (5433. számú műemlék) 7.jpg|Romanesque church in Bélapátfalva File:Bukk.jpg|Waterfall in the Szalajka Valley near Szilvásvárad File:Grassalkovich-kastély (Oracsek Ignác, Mayerhoffer András, Jung József), Kossuth Lajos tér, Hatvan3.jpg|Grassalkovich Mansion in Hatvan File:Tisza-tó.jpg|Lake Tisza is the 3rd largest lake of Hungary File:Lakóház (Kapásház - Tájház) (5408. számú műemlék).jpg|Traditional residential house in Abasár

International relations

Heves County has a partnership relationship with:

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References and notes

;References

;Notes

References

[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
"Regional data – Heves county". [[Hungarian Central Statistical Office]].
1. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.10 Heves megye, {{in lang. hu ''[http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_10.pdf] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-02-02'')
"Nemzeti Választási Iroda - Helyi önkormányzati választások".
"Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Heves megye)".
[http://valtor.valasztas.hu/valtort/jsp/t0.jsp Önkormányzati választások eredményei] {{in lang. hu
"Heves megye parlamenti képviselői (Parlamenti Információs Rendszer 2022-)". Hungarian National Assembly.
(15 August 2014). "Hargita Heves megye testvérmegyéje lett | EgerHírek".
"Bővítenék a kapcsolatokat".

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