Gyöngyösoroszi

47°49′34″N 19°53′38″E / 47.82611°N 19.89389°E / 47.82611; 19.89389Country HungaryCountyHevesDistrictGyöngyösFirst mentioned1209Government • MayorSzilveszter Tóth (Ind.)Area • Total21.39 km² (8.26 sq mi)Population • Total1,464 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code37Websitewww.gyongyosoroszi.hu

Gyöngyösoroszi is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Toka creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1464 (see Demographics). The village located 6.7 km from (Nr. 85) Vámosgyörk–Gyöngyös railway line, 7.2 km from the main road 3 and 14.6 km from the M3 motorway. The closest train station with public transport in Gyöngyös.

History

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 92.4% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 4.9% were Gypsies, and 7.6% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 31.8% Roman Catholic, 1.7% Calvinist, 29.5% non-denominational, and 33.8% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. 69 and 9 people live in Károlytáró and Ércelő mining communities 7.0 and 1.0 km away of the village and 2 people live in a farm.^[1]

Population by years:^[2]

Year	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1941
Population	836	846	871	948	1097	1147	1280	1326
Year	1949	1960	1970	1980	1990	2001	2011	2022
Population	1313	1607	1728	1640	1575	1615	1572	1464

Politics

Mayors since 1990:

• 1990–2006: Mrs. Tibor Tóth (Until 1994 FKGP, but after that independent)^[3][4][5][6]
• 2006–2019: Lívia Vernyihel (independent)^[7][8][9]
• 2019–: Szilveszter Tóth (independent)^[10]

References

External links

• Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine