Heves County

Heves county (Heves vármegye, ) 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: Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 257,659 (92.12%)
 * Gypsies: 19,312 (6.90%)
 * Others and indefinable: 2,743 (0.98%)

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.

County Assembly
The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

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.

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
 * City with county rights
 * Blason eger.png Eger (56,569) – county seat


 * Towns


 * Coa Hungary Town Gyöngyös.svg Gyöngyös (31,421)
 * HUN Hatvan Címer.svg Hatvan (20,519)
 * Coa Hungary Town Heves.svg 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)


 * Large villages


 * Kál
 * Parád
 * Recsk


 * 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

International relations
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:

References and notes

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 * Notes