Sátoraljaújhely ( hu, Sátoraljaújhelyi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''
Sátoraljaújhely'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the
Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Sátoraljaújhely District borders with the
Slovakian region of
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
to the northeast,
Cigánd District
Cigánd ( hu, Cigándi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The district seat is in a town that is called Cigánd as well. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
...
and
Sárospatak District to the south,
Gönc District
Gönc ( hu, Gönci járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Gönc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geogra ...
to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sátoraljaújhely District is 21.
Municipalities
The district has 2
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and 19 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 23,058 and the
population density was 72/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (800), German (200) and Rusyn (150).
Total population (2011 census): 23,058
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 24,811 persons:
*
Hungarians: 20,723 (83.52%)
*
Gypsies: 2,780 (11.20%)
*
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
: 784 (3.16%)
*Others and indefinable: 524 (2.11%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Sátoraljaújhely District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
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*Catholic – 11,135 (
Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 8,372;
Greek Catholic – 2,762);
*
Reformed
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Reform may also refer to:
Media
* ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang
* Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group
* ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine
*''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...
– 4,885;
*
Evangelical – 45;
*other religions – 372;
*
Non-religious – 2,001;
*
Atheism
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– 106;
*''Undeclared'' – 4,514.
Gallery
File:Sátoraljaújhely - panorama.JPG, Sátoraljaújhely, the ''district seat''
File:CivertanlegifotoHollóháza3.jpg, Aerial view of Hollóháza
Hollóháza ( sk, Holoház) is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to ...
File:Füzérradványi Károlyi kastély.jpg, Károlyi Mansion in Füzérradvány
Füzérradvány is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north ...
File:ÚJJÁÉPÜLT FÜZÉR VÁRA a faluba érkezve TVM.jpg, Füzér Castle
See also
*
List of cities and towns of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations ...
References
External links
Postal codes of the Sátoraljaújhely District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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