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Heves County

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Country
  
Hungary

County seat
  
Eger

ISO 3166 code
  
HU-HE

Area code
  
37

Region
  
Northern Hungary

Area rank
  
16th in Hungary

Area
  
3,637 km²

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Postal code
  
300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx

Colleges and Universities
  
Eszterházy Károly College, Theological College of Eger

Clubs and Teams
  
FC Hatvan, Egri FC, Felsőtárkány SC, Eger-Eszterházy SzSE, EKF HÉSZ Gépszolg SE Eger

Points of interest
  
Castle of Eger, Mátra, Kékes, Cathedral Basilica of St John t, Szalajka‑völgy

Destinations
  
Eger, Szilvásvárad, Gyöngyös, Lake Tisza, Egerszalók

Heves county lies in northern Hungary. It lies 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.

Contents

Map of Heves County, Hungary

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.)

    • 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 – 52.5% (Roman Catholic – 52.1%; Greek Catholic – 0.1%);
  • Reformed – 4.8%;
  • Evangelical – 0.4%;
  • Other religions – 1.5%;
  • Non-religious – 14.0%;
  • Atheism – 1.1%;
  • Undeclared – 25.8%.

    • Politics

    The Heves County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

    City with county rights

  • Eger – county seat; 56,569 (as of 2011)

    • Towns

    (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

    Villages

    municipalities are large villages.

    International relations

    Heves County has a partnership relationship with:

    References

    Heves County Wikipedia
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