Domoszló

Domoszló is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Domoszlói creek in the Mátra mountain ranges. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1861 people.

Domoszló
Village
The ruins of the Oroszlánkő castle
Coat of arms
Domoszló Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°49′52″N 20°07′08″E
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
District	Gyöngyös
First mentioned	1263
Government
• Mayor	Richárd Paulenka (Fidesz–KDNP)
Area
• Total	40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,861
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3263
Area code	37
Website	www.domoszlo.hu

The settlement is located 10.1 km from the Nr. 84 Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 12.1 kilometers from Main road 3 and 16.6 kilometers from the M3 motorway. The Verpelét railway station was the nearest form of public transportation, however, it was closed on March 3, 2007 [hu]. Today, the closest means of public transport is in Ludas, 14.6 kilometers away.

History

According to local folklore and culture, the settlement was named after Prince Domoszló, son of King Samuel, from whom the Kompolti family descended. His name, in turn, came from a Slavic personal name: Domoslav.^[1]

King Stephen V confirmed the charter of privilege of Aba Kompolt In 1263. In 1522, the village became the property of the Országh family [fr] via a succession treaty between the Kompolt and Országh families. After the death of Kristóf Országh [hu] in 1567, King Maximilian II agreed to the succession of the female branch and the estate passed to Borbala Országh and her husband Ferenc Török [hu]. The population of the settlement fled from the Ottoman conquerors around the 16th century. King Leopold I donated Domoszló to John Einczinger in 1698 and finally, István Tarródy came into possession of the area through a purchase in 1722.^[2]

The ethnicity of the population which resettled in the 18th century were mostly Slovaks; the village had 598 inhabitants in 1746 and 804 in 1767. The church of St. Demeter was built in the Baroque style in 1739, allowing one of the rose windows of the monastery that once stood in it, to be incorporated into the church^{[clarification needed]}. The castle of Oroszlánkő, which ruins are barely visible today, was built north of the village in the 13th century.^[2]

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 91.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 1.1% were Gypsies and 8.5% were did not wish to answer.^[3]

The religious distributions were: 42.3% Roman Catholic, 2.8% Calvinist, 8.7% non-denominational, and 43.1% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. No population in farms.^[3]

Population by decades:^[4]

Year	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1941
Population	1951	1742	1985	2150	2391	2586	2620	2655
Year	1949	1960	1970	1980	1990	2001	2011	2022
Population	2827	2789	2678	2445	2264	2179	2053	1861

Politics

Mayors since 1990:

• 1990–2002: Sándor Krizsó (Independent)^[5][6][7]
• 2002–2010: Béla Gyurkó (Independent)^[8][9]
• 2010–2017: István Havelant † (Fidesz–KDNP)^[10][11]
• 2017–: Richárd Paulenka (Fidesz–KDNP)^[12][13][14]