Edelény () is a district in northern part of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''
Edelény
Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north of the county seat, Miskolc. The historic L'Huillier-Coburg Palace is located there.
History
The area has been inhabited since ...
'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the
Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Edelény District borders with the
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, 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 west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
n region of
Košice
Košice 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 approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest cit ...
to the north,
Encs District
Encs () is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Encs'' 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.
Geography
Encs ...
and
Szikszó District
Szikszó () is a district in central-northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Szikszó'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Szik ...
to the east,
Miskolc District
Miskolc () is a district in central-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Miskolc'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Miskolc ...
to the south,
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 ...
and
Putnok District
Putnok () is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Putnok'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Putnok Dist ...
to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Edelény District is 45.
Municipalities
The district has 2
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and 43 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 33,314 and the
population density
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was 46/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000), Polish and Rusyn (150) and German (130).
Total population (2011 census): 33,314
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 36,295 persons:
*
Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...
: 29,602 (81.56%)
*
Gypsies
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, ...
: 6,052 (16.67%)
*Others and indefinable: 641 (1.77%)
Approx. 3,000 persons in Edelény 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 – 17,695 (
Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 15,213;
Greek Catholic Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to:
* The Catholic Church in Greece
* The Eastern Catholic Churches
The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Ea ...
– 2,480);
*
Reformed
Reform is beneficial change.
Reform, reformed or reforming 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
Places
* Reform, Al ...
– 6,666;
*other religions – 308;
*
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 ...
– 2,251;
*
Atheism
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– 120;
*''Undeclared'' – 6,274.
Gallery
File:L'Huillier-Coburg Palace.jpg, L'Huillier-Coburg Palace
L'Huillier-Coburg Palace in Edelény is the seventh largest palace in Hungary. This prominent example of early Baroque architecture was built between 1716 and 1730 by Jean-Francois L'Huillier, who originated from Alsace-Lorraine, France. In 1727 ...
in Edelény
Edelény is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies in the valley of Bódva River, north of the county seat, Miskolc. The historic L'Huillier-Coburg Palace is located there.
History
The area has been inhabited since ...
File:Szendrő Castle.jpg, Ruins of Szendrő Castle
Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc.
History
Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built ...
File:Rakaca 001.jpg, Reservoir near Rakaca
Rakaca is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.
Etymology
The name comes from Slavic ''Rakovica'' (''rakъ'': crayfish
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lob ...
File:TornaszentandrasFotoThalerTamas560.jpg, St. Andrew Church in Tornaszentandrás
Tornaszentandrás is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, in Hungary. The name literally means 'Saint Andrew in Torna County'.
Sightseeing
The major sight in the village is the parish church of Saint Andrew dating back to the Árpád dyn ...
See also
*
List of cities and towns of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: , plural: ; the terminology does not distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 village ...
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Edelény Subregion (''until 2013'')
References
External links
Postal codes of the Edelény District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
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