Tar is a village in

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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, beside of the

Zagyva The Zagyva is a river in Hungary. This 179 km long river drains a basin of 5,677 km2. The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye, Pásztó, Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into t ...

river, between the Cserhát and

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 ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1790 (see Demographics). The (Nr. 81)

Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway Hatvan– Fiľakovo railway is a non-electrified railway connecting Hatvan, Hungary with Fiľakovo, Slovakia. Once a major connecting railway, the line currently sees only local Regionalbahn service and local goods traffic. It is double tracke ...

line go across the village, which located beside of the main road 21 and 34.4 km away from the M3 motorway. The village have an own railway station with public transport.

History

The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1265, when the village belonged to the Rátót genus, from which the Tari family also originates. St. Michael's Church was built in the 13th century, which was expanded by and a

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was built nearby. In the 15th century, the settlement was given the status of a market town. The

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destroyed the manor house in 1559, but the church remained. The ruins of the manor house are still visible today. In the 18th century, the church was rebuilt in the

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style. The church's wall paintings, significant art historical monuments, and the appearance of elements in the

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, Gothic, Baroque and

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styles give its architectural value. It was owned by the

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, and families until the 19th century. In the fire of 1880, 76 houses burned down. The population lived from agriculture. After the opening of the

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 ...

mines,

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began. The settlement's own

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existed until 1975, after 1996 private farms became the main form in the capital-poor agriculture of the village. A doctor's office were built in 1975, and the pharmacy was opened in 1978. In 1980, the post office and community center were built. The current building of the primary school was built in 1994. The

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inaugurated the stupa of

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next to main road 21 in 1992. The Hungarian orientalist was declared a

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in 1933.

In July 2023, the "Sándor Kőrösi Csoma Center for Scythian and Hungarian Spirituality" was opened in the

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park created here. In December 2023, the

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rejected the

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supported by 1371 signatures, which would have declared the

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as an

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. In January 2024, the police arrested 11 people who declared an armed struggle against the Hungarian state and wanted to create a "Scythian Hungary".

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 87.2% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 13.8% were

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and 12.8% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 51.8%

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, 1.4%

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, 1.0%

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, 9.6% non-denominational, and 33.5% did not wish to answer. The

have a local nationality government. 1802 people live in the village and 23 persons live in 4 farms. Population by years:

Politics

''Mayors since 1990'': * 1990–2006: Lajos Becze (independent) * 2006–2014: István Román (independent) * 2014–: Zsolt Turopoli (independent)

References

Populated places in Nógrád County {{Nograd-geo-stub