Parádsasvár 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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, in the

Mátra The Mátra () is a mountain range in northern Hungary, between the towns Gyöngyös and Eger. The country's highest peak, Kékestető (1014 m), belongs to this mountain range. Formation Pre-volcanic formations The formation of the Mátra ...

mountain range, the bottom of the eastern side of the

Galya-tető Galya-tető () is the second highest mountain (altitude: 965 m) in Hungary and in the Mátra mountain range (after Kékes). Galya-tető is a resort place of the village of Mátraszentimre in Heves County. The territory of Galyatető have an own ...

peak, the Parádi-Tarna creek flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 335 (see Demographics). The village located 10.7 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 25.6 km from the main road 3 and 32.2 km from the M3 motorway. Although the ''Recsk-Parádfürdő'' railway station is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on . The closest train station with public transport in

Bátonyterenye Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, under the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Zagyva river. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 11,296 (see Demographics). The town located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo ra ...

22.7 km far.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1549, as the property of . The next owner was

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

castle captain Baron Christoph von Ungnad, who mortgaged the area in 1575. It was bought by Baron Sigismund Rákóczi in 1603. Count Antal Grassalkovich acquired the property rightin the 1740s, who in 1770 installed the Parád glass huta in Parádsasvár, from which a glass factory was established. became the new landlord in 1841, his son built the Károlyi Castle in 1881 based on

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, which today operates as a 5-star luxury hotel. The settlement belonged to Bodony and then to Parád under the name Mátrasasvár until 1912. It became an independent settlement in 1958, and that's when it got its current name. The chapel of the village built in 1962 and named as Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The

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factory, which is prominent in industrial history, closed in 2005, but several entrepreneurs in the settlement continue glass grinding, and polished glass products can be purchased in small manufacturings and shops. Due to its natural features, the mountains provide excellent opportunities for sports, hiking, and getting to know the flora and fauna of the forests.

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 86.8% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity and 13.2% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 31.4%

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, 4.2%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.8%

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, 14.0% non-denominational, and 46.2% did not wish to answer. 353 inhabitants live in the village and 4 people in 2 outskirts rest houses 2 and 3 km far from the village. Population by years:

Politics

''Mayors since 1990'': * 1990–: Henrik Holló (independent) Parádsasvár is one of the few settlements in Hungary, where only one mayor existed since 1990.

References

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