Heves County

Heves County
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
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:
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
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.
Regional structure
Politics
County Assembly
The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
Presidents of the General Assembly
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.
City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
Eger (56,569) – county seat
Towns
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)
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
Gallery
International relations
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:
References and notes
References
Notes
External links
Official site in Hungarian
Heves Megyei Hírlap (heol.hu) - The county portal
Counties of Hungary