Gyöngyös () is a district in central-western part of

Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

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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 ...

'' 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 Bátonyterenye () is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. ''Bátonyterenye'' 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 ...

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Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest ( ...

)'' 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 ...

to the north,

Eger District Eger () is a district in eastern part of Heves County. ''Eger'' 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 lies between of Bükk Mountains and ...

, Füzesabony District and

Heves District Heves () is a district in south-eastern part of Heves County. '' Heves'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Heves District borders with ...

to the east,

Jászberény District Jászberény () 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, Northern Great Plain Statistic ...

''( Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)'' to the south,

Hatvan District Hatvan () is a district in western part of Heves County in Hungary. ''Hatvan'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Hatvan District borders ...

and

Pásztó District Pásztó () is a district in south-eastern part of Nógrád County. ''Pásztó'' 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 Pász ...

''(Nógrád County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyöngyös District is 24.

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 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 Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was 98/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), Slovak (400), German (300) and Romanian (150). Total population (2011 census): 73,834
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 70,115 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 ...

: 65,039 (92.76%) *

Gypsies {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , ...

: 3,564 (5.08%) *Others and indefinable: 1,512 (2.16%) Approx. 3,500 persons in Gyöngyös 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,

' *Catholic – 39,722 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 39,490;

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 ...

– 225); *

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 ...

– 2,675; *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...

– 214; *other religions – 1,082; *

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 ...

– 10,725; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...

– 891; *''Undeclared'' – 18,525.

Gallery

File:Fountain with Grapes and Town Hall. Listed -1628. - Fő Sq., Gyöngyös,Hungary.JPG,

, Town Hall File:Szent Bertalan utca a Kossuth Lajos utca felé nézve. Fortepan 721.jpg, Gyöngyös 1938 File:Kékestető.JPG, View of

Kékes Kékes is Hungary's highest mountain, at above sea level in the Mátra mountain range. It is Hungary's third most popular tourist attraction, after Lake Balaton and the Danube, and has a number of skiing pistes. The Kékestető TV Tower s ...

File:A háttérben a három falu temploma - panoramio.jpg, Ski resort in Mátraszentistván File:Gyönygyöspata vár.jpg, Castle Ruins of

Gyöngyöspata Gyöngyöspata is a town in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Danka creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 2338 (see Demographics). The village located 9.1 km from (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway ...

File:Visonta légifotó.jpg, Mátra Power Plant near Visonta File:Eglise Szent Bertalan de Gyöngyös.jpg, Saint Bartholomew Church in Gyöngyös

References

External links

Postal codes of the Gyöngyös District
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