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Nógrád County

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Country
  
Hungary

County seat
  
Salgótarján

ISO 3166 code
  
HU-NO

Area code
  
35

Region
  
Northern Hungary

Area rank
  
18th in Hungary

Area
  
2,545 km²

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Postal code
  
2175 – 2179, 2610, 2611, 2616 – 2619, 264x – 269x, 304x – 31xx

Clubs and Teams
  
Salgótarjáni BTC, Balassagyarmati VSE

Points of interest
  
Drégely Castle, Salgó, Nógrád castle, Prirodni rezervat fosila Ipol, Csóványos

Destinations
  
Hollókő, Salgótarján, Balassagyarmat, Szécsény, Bátonyterenye

Nógrád (Slovak: Novohradská) is a county (Hungarian: megye) of Hungary.

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Description

Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Nógrád county is Salgótarján. Its area is 2,544 km².

Nógrád is famous for its historic architecture of ancient Gothic churches and stone castles dated to the 13th century. Other historic landmark includes the baroque buildings constructed in the 18th century and the Vay, Teleki. Much of the northern border of the county is formed by the river Ipoly. The mountain ranges Börzsöny, Cserhát and Mátra lie partly in the county.

Due to the mountains, the county is characterised by small villages nestled in the valleys. The two largest settlements are Balassagyarmat, the former county seat, and Salgótarján, which has become a center of industry in the early 20th century due to coal mines nearby.

History

Nógrád (-Hungarian, in Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, in German: Neuburg or Neograd, in Slovak: Novohrad) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in southern Slovakia and in northern present-day Hungary. The name Novohrad is still used in Slovakia as an informal designation of the corresponding territory. The name stems from the former Nógrád (Novohrad) castle in present-day Hungary.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 195,923 and the population density was 77/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 15,000), Slovaks (2,500) and Germans (1,000).

Total population (2011 census): 202,427
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 192 438 persons:

  • Hungarians: 172 946 (89,87%)
  • Gypsies: 15 177 (7,89%)
  • Slovaks: 2 644 (1,37%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1 671 (0,87%)

    • Approx. 26,000 persons in Nógrád County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

    Religion

    Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

  • Catholic – 55.6% (Roman Catholic – 55.4%; Greek Catholic – 0.2%);
  • Evangelical – 3.9%;
  • Reformed – 2.1%;
  • Other religions – 1.8%;
  • Non-religious – 12.2%;
  • Atheism – 0.9%;
  • Undeclared – 22.5%.

    • Politics

    The regional legislature is the General Assembly.

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

    City with county rights

  • Salgótarján – county seat; 37,262 (as of 2011)

    • Towns

    (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

    References

    Nógrád County Wikipedia
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