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Gyöngyös
Gyöngyös is a town in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Gyöngyös creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 27,957 (see Demographics). The town is located 8.4 km from the M3 motorway and 80.8 km from Budapest. Gyöngyös is terminus of the (Nr. 85) Vámosgyörk–Gyöngyös railway line and the main road 3 lead across the town. Gyöngyös have a train station and a stop on the standard-gauge railway line and two narrow-gauge railways also start from here to the mountains for tourist purposes. History The settlement got its name from the stream that crosses the town, which may refer to the mistletoe that often occurs on the waterfront, or to the ''pearly'' water. According to one theory, one of Árpád's daughters was Gyöngyös, who was buried here. From the 11th to the 14th century, the area belonged to the Aba family. It is mentioned for the first time in documents in 1261 as ''Gyngus''. King Charles I donated the town an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyöngyös District
Gyöngyös () is a district in central-western part of Heves County. ''Gyöngyös'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district is a part of Mátra Mountains geographical region. Geography Gyöngyös District borders with Bátonyterenye District ''(Nógrád County)'' and Pétervására District to the north, Eger District, Füzesabony District and Heves District to the east, Jászberény District ''( Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)'' to the south, Hatvan District and Pásztó District ''(Nógrád County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyöngyös District is 24. Municipalities The district has 2 towns and 22 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 73,834 and the population density was 98/km². Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |