Halmajugra is a village in

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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, between the Bene and Sós-völgyi creeks, south from the

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mountain ranges. As of 2022 the census, it had a population of 1297 people. Located beside Main road 3, 10.7 kilometers from the

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and 7.8 kilometers from the Nr. 80 Hatvan–Miskolc railway line, the closest train station is in

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History

Initially, the town was split in two. The northern part of the settlement, Halmaj, was owned by the Szólok family, while the south, Ugra, was owned by the

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family. In 1233, Márk Bessenyei came into possession of Halmaj, and Balázs Ugrai claimed ownership over Ugra in 1345. Following the downfall of the Ugrai family, King Albert gave Ugra to the Kompolti family in 1438. The population of Halmaj fled from the

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in 1549, but in Ugra, 10 families were recorded in 1556. The population returned to Halmaj in the 1570s, and the owner of the settlement became Omar, the Bey of Hatvan. During the 17th century, the settlements became depopulated again. Slovak settlers arrived in Halmaj during 1697, however, Ugra wasn't repopulated until 1718, with the arrival of the Three

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Families. Both built in a

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, the St. Catherine Church was created in 1720, whilst the St. Emerich Church in Ugra was constructed during 1733. In 1770, Halmaj was owned by the Gosztonyi, , Balogh, Sípos, Somodi and the Csontos families, meanwhile Ugra was the property of ,

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, and the Taródy families. Agriculturally,

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and

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production became prevalent during this time. In 1907, the organization of the brought significant changes to the town, due to the initiative of . The

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arrived at the village at the start of the 20th century, mainly residing on the outskirts of the village, until a flood in 1974 which destroyed their hamlets, forcing them to settle closer to the center of the settlement. The two settlements were finally united under the name Halmajugra''' in 1950. Two

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were formed with the leadership of Béla Szalóki and Péter Koska after 1959. However, by 1967 they became uneconomical and united into one. In 1975, the biggest sector in

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was

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began on the outskirts of the village from 1963, eventually leading 36 houses to be demolished in 1994, as they were located above an lignite field. The

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and

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elements factories () were built on the edges of the settlement in 1983.

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 90.2% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 3.8% were

, and 9.7% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 7.5%

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, 1.1%

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, 24.3% non-denominational, and 63.8% did not wish to answer. The

have a local nationality government. No population in farms. Population by decades:

Politics

''Mayors since 1990'': * 1990–2002: Mrs. Ferenc Godó (independent) * 2002–2019: Mrs. Tibor Somodi (independent) * 2019–: Rozália Lakatos (independent)

References

Populated places in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub