Eger () is a district in eastern part of

Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

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Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other #Names and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights, Eger is best known for Castle of Eger, its ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district lies between of Bükk Mountains and Mátra Mountains geographical region.

Geography

Eger District borders with Bélapátfalva District to the north,

Mezőkövesd District Mezőkövesd () is a district in south-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Mezőkövesd'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary, Northern Hungary Statistical Regi ...

''( Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the east, Füzesabony District to the south, Gyöngyös District and Pétervására District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Eger District is 22.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1

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and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 87,939 and the

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was 146/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (600), Romanian (150) and Slovak (100). Total population (2011 census): 87,939
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 80,504 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

: 74,703 (92.79%) *

Gypsies {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , ...

: 3,712 (4.61%) *Others and indefinable: 2,089 (2.59%) Approx. 7,500 persons in Eger District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011,

' *Catholic – 40,397 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 39,948;

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– 441); *

Reformed Reform is beneficial change. Reform, reformed or reforming may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine Places * Reform, Al ...

– 5,241; *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...

– 281; *other religions – 1,501; *

Non-religious Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...

– 13,897; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...

– 1,465; *''Undeclared'' – 25,157.

Gallery

File:Hungria - Eger desde la fortaleza - panoramio (2).jpg,

, the ''Hungarian Athens'' File:Verpelét.jpg, Earthwork of Verpelét File:Eger Cathedral.jpg, Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle in Eger File:Egerszalók, Saliris Resort.jpg, Spa in Egerszalók File:Erődrendszer romjai (17237. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Eger Castle File:Cellars No. 46 and 47 in Szépasszonyvölgy, Eger, 2016 Hungary.jpg, Szépasszony Valley in Eger File:Gárdonyi Géza Színház, Eger, 2016 Hungary.jpg, Géza Gárdonyi Theater (Eger) File:R. k. templom (Szent Márton) (5655. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Roman Catholic Church in

Feldebrő Feldebrő is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Tarna River. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1000 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line and 6,8 km far from ...

References

External links

Postal codes of the Eger District
Districts in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub