Heves County

Infobox Hungarian county
name =Heves


region =Northern Hungary
seat = Eger
area = 3637
population = 328,000
density = 90.1
cities = 119"This article is about the current administrative entity called Heves county. For the historical county see Heves (former county). For the town see Heves."

Heves county lies in northern Hungary. It lies between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. The capital of Heves county is Eger.

Tourist sights

* Lake Tisza
* Bükk National Park
* Bélapátfalva, abbey
* Castle and City of Eger
* Erdőtelek Arboretum
* Feldebrő, 11th century Romanesque church
* Gyöngyös, Mátra Museum
* Hatvan, Grassalkovich mansion
* Kisnána castle
* Noszvaj, De la Motte mansion
* Parád
* Sirok castle
* Szilvásvárad, Szalajka Valley
* Szarvaskő, castle ruins

Geography

Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it's bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8-10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).

Rivers

* Zagyva
* Tarna
* Tisza
* Laskó

Highest point

* Kékestető, Mátra Mountains (1014 m; highest in Hungary)

Lowest point

* Kisköre (86 m.)

Economy

History

Regional structure

City with county rights

* Eger (county seat)

Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2001)

* Gyöngyös (33,553)
* Hatvan (23,134)
* Heves (11,522)
* Füzesabony (8,335)
* Lőrinci (6,203)
* Bélapátfalva (3,465)
* Kisköre (3,095)
* Pétervására (2,616)

Villages

*Abasár
*Adács
*Aldebrő
*Andornaktálya
*Apc
*Átány
*Atkár
*Balaton
*Bátor
*Bekölce
*Besenyőtelek
*Boconád
*Bodony
*Boldog
*Bükkszék
*Bükkszenterzsébet
*Bükkszentmárton
*Csány
*Demjén
*Detk
*Domoszló
*Dormánd
*Ecséd
*Egerbakta
*Egerbocs
*Egercsehi
*Egerfarmos
*Egerszalók
*Egerszólát
*Erdőkövesd
*Erdőtelek
*Erk
*Fedémes
*Feldebrő
*Felsőtárkány
*Gyöngyöshalász
*Gyöngyösoroszi
*Gyöngyöspata
*Gyöngyössolymos
*Gyöngyöstarján
*Halmajugra
*Heréd
*Hevesaranyos
*Hevesvezekény
*Hort
*Istenmezeje
*Ivád
*Kál
*Kápolna
*Karácsond
*Kerecsend
*Kisfüzes
*Kisnána
*Kömlő
*Kompolt
*Ludas
*Maklár
*Markaz
*Mátraballa
*Mátraderecske
*Mátraszentimre
*Mezőszemere
*Mezőtárkány
*Mikófalva
*Mónosbél
*Nagyfüged
*Nagykökényes
*Nagyréde
*Nagytálya
*Nagyút
*Nagyvisnyó
*Noszvaj
*Novaj
*Ostoros
*Parád
*Parádsasvár
*Pély
*Petőfibánya
*Poroszló
*Recsk
*Rózsaszentmárton
*Sarud
*Sirok
*Szajla
*Szarvaskő
*Szentdomonkos
*Szihalom
*Szilvásvárad
*Szúcs
*Szűcsi
*Tarnabod
*Tarnalelesz
*Tarnaméra
*Tarnaörs
*Tarnaszentmária
*Tarnaszentmiklós
*Tarnazsadány
*Tenk
*Terpes
*Tiszanána
*Tófalu
*Újlőrincfalva
*Vámosgyörk
*Váraszó
*Vécs
*Verpelét
*Visonta
*Visznek
*Zagyvaszántó
*Zaránk