Zagyvaszántó

Zagyvaszántó is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1825 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and the main road 21 and 12.0 km away from the M3 motorway. The village have an own railway station under the name of Apc-Zagyvaszántó with public transport.

History
Artifacts from the Bronze Age were found in the border of the settlement, which are linked to the Piliny culture. The village's name is first mentioned in a document dated 1290 as the estate of the bishop of Vác under the name "Zántho", which means field. The village was depopulated during the Turkish era, but in 1715 it was inhabited by 8 families. The landlords were Count Antal Grassalkovich, Tamás Roth and Hellebront family in 1770. Cholera destroyed the village in 1873. One of the owners of the village in 1880 was Rezső Schossberger, who was also the owner of the. The village established a sister relationship in 1999 with Chiuruș what is part of Covasna.

Demographics
According the 2022 census, 91.8% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 0.8% were Gypsies and 8.2% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 42.3% Roman Catholic, 3.2% Calvinist, 16.9% non-denominational, and 34.6% did not wish to answer. No population live in farms.

Population by years:

Politics
Mayors since 1990:
 * 1990–2010: Alfréd Oldal (independent, expect between 1994-1998: supported by the MSZP)
 * 2010–: László Fekete (Until 2019 MSZP, from then independent)