Heves (county)
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| HEVES COUNTY | ||
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| Region | Northern Hungary | |
| County seat | Eger | |
| Area | 3637 km² | |
| Population | 328,000 | |
| Population density | 90.1 /km² | |
| Municipalities | 119 | |
This article is about the current administrative entity called Heves county. For the historical county see Heves (former county). For the town see Heves.
Heves county lies in northern Hungary. It lies 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. The capital of Heves county is Eger.
Contents
Tourist sights
- Bélapátfalva, abbey
- Castle of Eger
- Arboretum of Erdőtelek
- Feldebrő, 11th century Romanesque church
- Gyöngyös, Mátra Museum
- Hatvan, Grassalkovich mansion
- Castle of Kisnána
- Noszvaj, De la Motte mansion
- Parád
- Szilvásvárad, Szalajka Valley
- Szarvaskő, castle ruins
Geography
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's bordered by Lake Theiss, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8-10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).Rivers
Highest point
Lowest point
- Kisköre (86 m.)
Economy
History
Regional structure
City with county rights
- Eger (county seat)
Towns
(ordered by population, as of 2001)
- Gyöngyös (33,553)
- Hatvan (23,134)
- Heves (11,522)
- Füzesabony (8335)
- Lőrinci (6203)
- Bélapátfalva (3465)
- Kisköre (3095)
- Pétervására (2616)
Villages
| Abasár | Egerbakta | Ivád | Nagyút | Tarnaméra | ||||
| Adács | Egerbocs | Kál | Nagyvisnyó | Tarnaörs | ||||
| Aldebrő | Egercsehi | Kápolna | Noszvaj | Tarnaszentmária | ||||
| Andornaktálya | Egerfarmos | Karácsond | Novaj | Tarnaszentmiklós | ||||
| Apc | Egerszalók | Kerecsend | Ostoros | Tarnazsadány | ||||
| Átány | Egerszólát | Kisfüzes | Parád | Tenk | ||||
| Atkár | Erdőkövesd | Kisnána | Parádsasvár | Terpes | ||||
| Balaton | Erdőtelek | Kompolt | Pély | Tiszanána | ||||
| Bátor | Erk | Kömlő | Petőfibánya | Tófalu | ||||
| Bekölce | Fedémes | Ludas | Poroszló | Újlőrincfalva | ||||
| Besenyőtelek | Feldebrő | Maklár | Recsk | Vámosgyörk | ||||
| Boconád | Felsőtárkány | Markaz, Hungary | Rózsaszentmárton | Váraszó | ||||
| Bodony | Gyöngyöshalász | Mátraballa | Sarud | Vécs | ||||
| Boldog | Gyöngyösoroszi | Mátraderecske | Sirok | Verpelét | ||||
| Bükkszék | Gyöngyöspata | Mátraszentimre | Szajla | Visonta | ||||
| Bükkszenterzsébet | Gyöngyössolymos | Mezőszemere | Szarvaskő | Visznek | ||||
| Bükkszentmárton | Gyöngyöstarján | Mezőtárkány | Szentdomonkos | Zagyvaszántó | ||||
| Csány | Halmajugra | Mikófalva | Szihalom | Zaránk | ||||
| Demjén | Heréd | Mónosbél | Szilvásvárad | |||||
| Detk | Hevesaranyos | Nagyfüged | Szúcs | |||||
| Domoszló | Hevesvezekény | Nagykökényes | Szűcsi | |||||
| Dormánd | Hort | Nagyréde | Tarnabod | |||||
| Ecséd | Istenmezeje | Nagytálya | Tarnalelesz |
| Counties of Hungary |
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| Counties: | Bács-Kiskun | Baranya | Békés | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | Csongrád | Fejér | Győr-Moson-Sopron | Hajdú-Bihar | Heves | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | Komárom-Esztergom | Nógrád | Pest | Somogy | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tolna | Vas | Veszprém | Zala | |
| Urban counties: | Békéscsaba | Debrecen | Dunaújváros | Eger | Érd | Győr | Hódmezővásárhely | Kaposvár | Kecskemét | Miskolc | Nagykanizsa | Nyíregyháza | Pécs | Salgótarján | Sopron | Szeged | Szekszárd | Székesfehérvár | Szolnok | Szombathely | Tatabánya | Veszprém | Zalaegerszeg | |
| Capital: | Budapest | |
| See also: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary | ||
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