Apc, Hungary

Apc is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside the Zagyva river, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it had a population of 2452. The village is located 2.2 km from the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line, 3.5 km from the main road 21 and 15.7 km from the M3 motorway. The village has its own train station under the name Apc-Zagyvaszántó in the administrative area of the village, but it is closer to Zagyvaszántó.

Apc
Village
King Saint Stephen Church
Coat of arms
Apc Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°47′46″N 19°41′23″E
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
District	Hatvan
First mentioned	1332
Government
• Mayor	István Juhász (Ind.)
Area
• Total	20.46 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,452
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3032
Area code	37
Website	www.apc.hu

History

During excavations, traces of a Neolithic settlement and 7-8th century graves were found. The first written mention of the village are in the papal tithe list of 1332-37 in the form Opucz and it belongs to Gergely Opuz. In the 15th century, it was owned by the Szántai, Cserői and Radnóti families. The population engaged in farming and wine production. Somlyó hill, rising above the village, got its name from the training of hunting falcons (sólyom). The population of the village fled from the Ottomans, but in the 18th century it was already a market town and three national fairs were held. The village was bought by Szent-Ivány Farkas in 1873, who built his castle in 1876. He built an industrial railway from the railway station to the quarry. The brick factory opened in 1905. Between the two world wars, an electricity network was built. In 1944 the Jewish families were deported. 345 hectare lands were divided from noble estates after 1945. Three cooperatives were founded in Apc after 1950, which merged in 1974.^[1]

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 89.9% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.1% were Romani and 10.0% did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 35.8% Roman Catholic, 2.9% Calvinist, 12.6% non-denominational, and 44.6% did not wish to answer. 2425 people live in the village and 18 in the Gyár Street, which is 1.6 km away from the village, beside the railway station. Another 12 people live in 2 farms. ^[2]

Population by years:^[3]

Year	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1941
Population	1293	1346	1767	2071	2287	2445	2946	2978
Year	1949	1960	1970	1980	1990	2001	2011	2022
Population	3152	3575	3545	3369	2900	2790	2640	2452

Politics

Mayors since 1990:

• 1990–2010: Gábor Gémes (independent)^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
• 2010–2014: Elemér József Bulcsú (Fidesz–KDNP)^[9]
• 2014–: István Juhász (independent)^[10][11][12]