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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.
Heves County
Heves vármegye | |
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 Heves County within Hungary | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County seat | Eger |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Assembly | Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,637.21 km2 (1,404.33 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th in Hungary |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 295,792[1] |
| • Rank | 14th in Hungary |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 776 billion €2.492 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 36, 37 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-HE |
| Website | hevesmegye |
- 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
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
- Kisköre (86 m.)
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The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
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 |
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| 1949 | 316,273 | n/a |
| 1960 |  347,856 |
9.99% |
| 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]
- Catholic – 162,014 (Roman Catholic – 160,885; Greek Catholic – 1,098);
- Reformed – 14,729;
- Evangelical – 1,084;
- Other religions – 4,894;
- Non-religious – 43,193;
- Atheism – 3,298;
- Undeclared – 79,670.
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| № | English and Hungarian names |
Area (km2) |
Population (2011) |
Density (pop./km2) |
Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Bélapátfalva District Bélapátfalvai járás |
180.89 | 8,978 | 50 | Bélapátfalva | 8 |
| 2 | Eger District Egri járás |
602.05 | 87,939 | 146 | Eger | 22 |
| 3 | Füzesabony District Füzesabonyi járás |
578.55 | 30,416 | 53 | Füzesabony | 16 |
| 4 | Gyöngyös District Gyöngyösi járás |
750.78 | 73,834 | 98 | Gyöngyös | 25 |
| 5 | Hatvan District Hatvani járás |
352.16 | 51,246 | 146 | Hatvan | 13 |
| 6 | Heves District Hevesi járás |
697.68 | 35,036 | 50 | Heves (town) | 17 |
| 7 | Pétervására District Pétervásárai járás |
475.07 | 21,433 | 45 | Pétervására | 20 |
| Heves County | 3,637.25 | 308,882 | 85 | Eger | 121 | |
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County Assembly
The Heves County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,[6] is made up of 15 counselors,[7] with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||
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| Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | ||||||||||
| Our Homeland Movement | 2 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition | 2 | ||||||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | ||||||||||
| Jobbik | 1 | ||||||||||
Presidents of the General Assembly
Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[9]
| Constituency | Member | Party | |
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| Heves County 1st constituency | Gábor Pajtók | Fidesz–KDNP | |
| Heves County 2nd constituency | László Horváth | Fidesz–KDNP | |
| Heves County 3rd constituency | Zsolt Szabó | Fidesz–KDNP | |
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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 seat
- Towns
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
- Abasár
- Adács
- Aldebrő
- Andornaktálya
- Apc
- Atkár
- Átány
- Balaton
- Bátor
- Bekölce
- Besenyőtelek
- Boconád
- Bodony
- Boldog
- Bükkszék
- Bükkszenterzsébet
- Bükkszentmárton
- Csány
- Demjén
- Detk
- Domoszló
- Dormánd
- Ecséd
- Egerbakta
- Egerbocs
- Egercsehi
- Egerfarmos
- Egerszalók
- Egerszólát
- Erdőkövesd
- Erdőtelek
- Erk
- Fedémes
- Feldebrő
- Felsőtárkány
- Gyöngyöshalász
- Gyöngyösoroszi
- Gyöngyössolymos
- Gyöngyöstarján
- Halmajugra
- Heréd
- Hevesaranyos
- Hevesvezekény
- Hort
- Istenmezeje
- Ivád
- Karácsond
- Kápolna
- Kerecsend
- Kisfüzes
- Kisnána
- Kompolt
- Kömlő
- Ludas
- Maklár
- Markaz
- Mátraballa
- Mátraderecske
- Mátraszentimre
- Mezőszemere
- Mezőtárkány
- Mikófalva
- Mónosbél
- Nagyfüged
- Nagykökényes
- Nagyréde
- Nagytálya
- Nagyút
- Nagyvisnyó
- Noszvaj
- Novaj
- Ostoros
- Parádsasvár
- Pálosvörösmart
- Petőfibánya
- Pély
- Poroszló
- Rózsaszentmárton
- Sarud
- Sirok
- Szajla
- Szarvaskő
- Szentdomonkos
- Szihalom
- Szilvásvárad
- Szúcs
- Szűcsi
- Tarnabod
- Tarnalelesz
- Tarnaméra
- Tarnaörs
- Tarnaszentmária
- Tarnaszentmiklós
- Tarnazsadány
- Tenk
- Terpes
- Tiszanána
- Tófalu
- Újlőrincfalva
- Vámosgyörk
- Váraszó
- Vécs
- Visonta
- Visznek
- Zagyvaszántó
- Zaránk
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Eger, the capital of the county
Autumn in the Bükk Mountains
Keglevich Mansion in Pétervására
Romanesque church in Bélapátfalva
Waterfall in the Szalajka Valley near Szilvásvárad
Grassalkovich Mansion in Hatvan
Lake Tisza is the 3rd largest lake of Hungary
Traditional residential house in Abasár
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Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[10][11]
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