County in northern Hungary
Counties of Hungary in Northern Hungary
Heves county (Hungarian : Heves vármegye , pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ] ) 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 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 Lowest point History The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
Demographics Religion in Heves County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (60.7%))
Roman Catholic (63.4%)
Calvinistic (7.2%)
Greek Catholic (0.8%)
Lutheran (0.5%)
Other Christian denomination (4.4%)
Other religion (0.4%)
Not religious (23.3%)
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 347,8569.99% 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%
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):[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.
Religion Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
Regional structure District of Heves County Gyöngyös 1938 Politics Countyhall of Heves County Assembly The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections , is made up of 15 counselors,[6] with the following party composition:
Party Seats Current County Assembly Fidesz -KDNP 9 Opposition coalition[a] 6
Presidents of the General Assembly
Members of the National Assembly The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election :[8]
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 seatTowns 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 Villages Gallery International relations Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[9] [10]
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