Jászberény District

Jászberény ( hu, Jászberényi járás) is a district in north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. ''Jászberény'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Jászság historical, ethnographical and geographical region.

Geography

Jászberény District borders with Hatvan District and Gyöngyös District ''(Heves County)'' to the north, Jászapáti District to the east, Szolnok District to the south, Nagykáta District and Aszód District ''( Pest County)'' to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Jászberény District is 9.

History

The Jászberény District existed all the way before the closure of the districts in 1983, known as the district from the 1950s. Formerly known as ''Upper Jászság District'', its seat was Jászberény.

As of January 1, 1984, a new administrative position came into effect, therefore, on December 31, 1983, all districts, including Jászberény District, ceased to exist. The Jászberény Neighborhood was formed from the area of the ceased district. Between 1994 and 2013 this area was part of Jászberény Subregion.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns and 6 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 51,274 and the population density was 83/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000), German (150) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 51,274

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 47,260 persons:
*Hungarians: 44,473 (94.10%)
*Gypsies: 2,152 (4.55%)
*Others and indefinable: 635 (1.34%)
Approx. 4,000 persons in Jászberény District did not declare their 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,

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*Catholic – 29,156 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 29,029; Greek Catholic – 122);
*Reformed – 1,557;
*Evangelical – 70;
*other religions – 578;
*Non-religious – 6,109;
*Atheism – 453;
*''Undeclared'' – 13,351.

Transport

Road network

* Main road (W→E): Budapest... – Jászberény District (2 municipalities: Jászberény, Jászjákóhalma) – ...Dormánd
* Main road (NW→SE): Hatvan... – Jászberény District (4 municipalities: Jászfényszaru, Pusztamonostor, Jászberény, Jásztelek) – ...Szolnok

Railway network

* Line 82 (NW→SE): Hatvan (80, 81)... – Jászberény District (4 municipalities: Jászfényszaru, Pusztamonostor, Jászberény, Jászboldogháza) – ...Újszász (86, 120)
* Line 86 (N→E): Vámosgyörk (80, 85)... – Jászberény District (1 municipality: Jászárokszállás) – ...Újszász (82, 120)

Gallery

File:Footbridge and the Zagyva from Szövetkezet street's bridge. - Jászberény, Hungary.JPG, Jászberény, the ''Capital of Jászság''
File:Jászárokszállás1.jpg, Aerial view of Jászárokszállás
File:Pusztamonostor légifotó.jpg, Balázsovich Mansion in Pusztamonostor
File:Római katolikus templom, Jászfelsőszentgyörgy.jpg, St. George Church in Jászfelsőszentgyörgy
File:Hungary Jaszbereny Lehel.jpg, Lehel's horn
File:Hungary Jaszbereny church.jpg, Great Church of Jászberény

See also

*List of cities and towns of Hungary

References

External links

Jászberény District - HunMix.huPostal codes of the Jászberény District

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Districts in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County