Nógrád County

Nógrád County
Salgótarján, seat of Nógrád
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Hungary
County seat	Salgótarján
Area
– Total	2,544 km2 (982.2 sq mi)
Population
– Total	210,200
– Density	82.6/km2 (214/sq mi)

Nógrád is a county (Hungarian: megye) of Hungary.

Description

View of Salgó Castle in northern Nógrád

Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Nógrád county is Salgótarján. Its area is 2544 km².

Nógrád is famous for its historic architecture of ancient Gothic churches and stone castles dated back to the 13th century. Other historic landmark includes the baroque buildings constructed in the 18th century and the Vay, Teleki. [1]. Much of the northern border of the county is formed by the river Ipoly. The mountain ranges Börzsöny, Cserhát and Mátra lie partly in the county.

Due to the mountains, the county is characterised by small villages nestled in the valleys. The two largest settlements are Balassagyarmat, the former county seat, and Salgótarján, which has become a center of industry in the early 20th century due to coalmines nearby.

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History

Main article: Nógrád County (former)

Nógrád (-Hungarian, in Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, in German: Neuburg or Neograd, in Slovak: Novohrad) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and in northern present-day Hungary. The name Novohrad is still used in Slovakia as an informal designation of the corresponding territory. The name stems from the former Nógrád (Novohrad) castle in present-day Hungary.

Regional structure

City with county rights

• Salgótarján (county seat)

Cities and towns

(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)

• Balassagyarmat (17,906)
• Bátonyterenye (15,207)
• Pásztó (10,330)
• Szécsény (6,580)
• Rétság (3,067)

Villages

Alsópetény Alsótold Bánk Bárna Becske Bér Bercel Berkenye Bokor Borsosberény Buják Cered Csécse Cserháthaláp Cserhátsurány Cserhátszentiván Csesztve Csitár Debercsény Dejtár Diósjenő

Dorogháza Drégelypalánk Ecseg Egyházasdengeleg Egyházasgerge Endrefalva Erdőkürt Erdőtarcsa Érsekvadkert Etes Felsőpetény Felsőtold Galgaguta Garáb Héhalom Herencsény Hollókő Hont Horpács Hugyag Iliny

Ipolytarnóc Ipolyvece Jobbágyi Kálló Karancsalja Karancsberény Karancskeszi Karancslapujtő Karancsság Kazár Keszeg Kétbodony Kisbágyon Kisbárkány Kisecset Kishartyán Kozárd Kutasó Legénd Litke Lucfalva

Ludányhalászi Magyargéc Magyarnándor Márkháza Mátramindszent Mátranovák Mátraszele Mátraszőlős Mátraterenye Mátraverebély Mihálygerge Mohora Nagybárkány Nagykeresztúr Nagylóc Nagyoroszi Nemti Nézsa Nógrád Nógrádkövesd Nógrádmarcal

Nógrádmegyer Nógrádsáp Nógrádsipek Nógrádszakál Nőtincs Őrhalom Ősagárd Palotás Patak Patvarc Piliny Pusztaberki Rákóczibánya Rimóc Romhány Ságújfalu Sámsonháza Sóshartyán Szalmatercs Szanda Szarvasgede

Szátok Szécsénke Szécsényfelfalu Szendehely Szente Szilaspogony Szirák Szügy Szuha Szurdokpüspöki Tar Terény Tereske Tolmács Vanyarc Varsány Vizslás Zabar

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  Keszeg - Palace from above

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  Franciscan Convent - Mátraverebély

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  Franciscan Convent Szécsény - aerial photo

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  Nézsa - Palace

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  Terske - house from above

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  Aerial Photography: Szirák - Palace

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  Romhány - Laszkáry palace

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  Keszeg - Huszár Palace

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  Csesztve - House

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  Alsópetény - Palace

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  Alsópetény - Palace.jpg

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  Tolmács - Szentiványi Palace

External links

Photos from Nograd County

Coordinates: 48°00′N 19°34′E / 48.00°N 19.57°E / 48.00; 19.57