Heves County

Heves County
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Hungary
County seat	Eger
Area
- Total	3,637 km2 (1,404.3 sq mi)
Population
- Total	328,000
- Density	90.2/km2 (233.6/sq mi)

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

De la Motte mansion in Noszvaj

Castle of Kisnána

• 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 and 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

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History

This section requires expansion.

Regional structure

City with county rights

Eger

• 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

Kisnána - Castle from above	Tarnaméra: Aerial Photo of Almássí Castle	Pétervására - Palace	Noszvaj - Palace De La Motte
Erdőtelek - Palace Buttler	Mátraderecske - Castle	Noszvaj - Palace	Aerial photography: Erdőtelek - Palace
Feldebrő - Temple from above

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Coordinates: 47°50′N 20°15′E / 47.833°N 20.25°E / 47.833; 20.25

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