Pétervására () is a district created in 2013 in the north-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 ...

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

Geography

Pétervására District borders with

Salgótarján District Salgótarján () is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. '' Salgótarján'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Salgótarj� ...

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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 ( ...

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

''( Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the north, Bélapátfalva District and

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 ...

to the east, Gyöngyös District to the south,

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 ...

''(Nógrád County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pétervására District is 20.

Municipalities

The district has 1

town 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 ...

, 2 large villages and 17 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipality is city, ''italics'' municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 21,433 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 50/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500). Total population (2011 census): 21,433
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 21,622 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 ...

: 18,794 (86.92%) *

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 , ...

: 2,559 (11.84%) *Others and indefinable: 269 (1.24%) Approx. 200 persons in Pétervására 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 – 13,941 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 13,870;

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 ...

– 68); *

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 ...

– 467; *

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 ...

– 60; *other religions – 519; *

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 ...

– 1,929; *

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 ...

– 137; *''Undeclared'' – 4,380.

Gallery

File:Pétervására District Office.jpg, District office, Pétervására File:Sirok - Castle.jpg, Castle of Sirok File:Károlyi-kastély (Kastélyhotel Sasvár) (5819. számú műemlék).jpg, Károlyi Mansion in

Parádsasvár Parádsasvár is a village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, the bottom of the eastern side of the Galya-tető peak, the Parádi-Tarna creek flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 335 (see De ...

File:Bükkszék2.jpg, Spa in Bükkszék

References

External links

Postal codes of the Pétervására District
Districts in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub