Gönc ( hu, Gönci járás) is a district in north-eastern part of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén ( hu, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén megye, ; sk, Boršodsko-abovsko-zemplínska) is an administrative county ( comitatus or ''megye)'' in north-eastern Hungary (commonly called "Northern Hungary"), on the border with Slovakia ( K ...
. ''
Gönc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the
Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Gönc District borders with the
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
n region of
Košice to the north,
Sátoraljaújhely District and
Sárospatak District
Sárospatak ( hu, Sárospataki járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. '' Sárospatak'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistic ...
to the east,
Tokaj District and
Szerencs District to the south,
Szikszó District and
Encs District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gönc District is 32.
Municipalities
The district has 2
towns and 30 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 19,275 and the
population density
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was 35/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500), Slovak (150) and Rusyn (100).
Total population (2011 census): 19,275
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 20,542 persons:
*
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
: 17,348 (84.45%)
*
Gypsies
The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...
: 2,698 (13.13%)
*Others and indefinable: 496 (2.41%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Gönc District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
[4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, ]
'
*Catholic – 10,988 (
Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 9,817;
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
– 1,171);
*
Reformed – 4,325;
*
Evangelical
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– 65;
*other religions – 129;
*
Non-religious
Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ant ...
– 598;
*
Atheism – 35;
*''Undeclared'' – 3,135.
Gallery
File:Gönc1.jpg, Gönc, the ''district seat''
File:Boldogkő Castle - view from the castle - Hungary.jpg, Zemplén mountains from Boldogkőváralja
File:Vizsoly Reformed Romanesque church - XIII century Hungary.jpg, Reformed Romanesque Church in Vizsoly
Vizsoly is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...
File:Várrom (2684. számú műemlék) 7.jpg, Boldogkő Castle
See also
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List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links
Postal codes of the Gönc District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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