Heves County

• 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

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).

• Zagyva
• Tarna
• Tisza
• Laskó

• Kékestető, Mátra Mountains (1014 m; highest in Hungary)

• Kisköre (86 m.)

The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.

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

Year	County population[3]	Change
1949	316,273	n/a
1960	347,856	9.99%
1970	340,146	-2.22%
1980	350,360 (record)	3.00%
1990	334,408	-4.55%
2001	325,727	-2.60%
2011	308,882	-5.17%
2015	301,296	-2.51%
2018	295,792	-1.86%

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):^[4]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.

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[5]

• 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.

The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors,^[6] with the following party composition:

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:^[8]

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

Large villages

Villages

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  Eger, the capital of the county
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  Autumn in the Bükk Mountains
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  Keglevich Mansion in Pétervására
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  Romanesque church in Bélapátfalva
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  Waterfall in the Szalajka Valley near Szilvásvárad
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  Grassalkovich Mansion in Hatvan
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  Lake Tisza is the 3rd largest lake of Hungary
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  Traditional residential house in Abasár

Heves County has a partnership relationship with:^[9][10]

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Heves County.

Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heves County.

• Official site in Hungarian
• Heves Megyei Hírlap (heol.hu) - The county portal

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