Ózd () is a district in western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''

Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fir ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Ózd District borders with the

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to the northwest,

Edelény District Edelény () is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Edelény'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary, Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geograp ...

to the northeast,

Kazincbarcika District Kazincbarcika () is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. '' Kazincbarcika'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geograp ...

to the east, Bélapátfalva District and

Pétervására District Pétervására () is a district created in 2013 in the north-western part of Heves County. '' Pétervására'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geo ...

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)'' to the south,

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)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Ózd District is 17.

Municipalities

The district has 2

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, 1 large village and 14 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 54,285 and the

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was 141/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 7,000) and German (200). Total population (2011 census): 54,285
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 54,404 persons: *

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: 47,043 (86.47%) *

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: 6,808 (12.51%) *Others and indefinable: 553 (1.02%) Approx. 150 persons in Ózd 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 – 25,396 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 24,485;

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– 909); *

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– 3,548; *

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– 305; *other religions – 1,435; *

Non-religious Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...

– 9,949; *

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– 459; *''Undeclared'' – 13,193.

Gallery

File:Ózd légifotó.jpg,

, the ''district seat'' File:Fúvógépház (11688. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Blower Engine Room in Ózd Metallurgical Works File:150912 Farkaslyuk (98a).JPG, View of Farkaslyuk File:Járdánháza templom 1.JPG, Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Járdánháza

References

External links

Postal codes of the Ózd District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub