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.
4-627: Ecséd is a small village in Heves County , Hungary . 47°44′N 19°47′E / 47.733°N 19.783°E / 47.733; 19.783 This Heves county location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Heves County 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
8-836: 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). 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%)) In 2015, it had
12-543: A population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km . 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: Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census. Religious adherence in
16-509: The county according to 2011 census: The Heves County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition: The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election : Heves County has 1 urban county , 10 towns , 3 large villages and 107 villages. (ordered by population, as of 2011 census ) Heves County has
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