Feldebrő is a village in
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 ...
,
Hungary
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, beside of the
Tarna River Tarna may refer to:
People
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. 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 the
main road 3 and 12,5 km far from the
M3 motorway. Although the settlement has its own railway stop, public transport on the railway line ceased on . The closest train station with public transport in
Kál 10,1 km far.
History
The name of the village comes from the Hungarian word ''debrő'' (broad valley). It may be related to the Slavic dialect term ''debra'' (floodplain). The builder of the
Romanesque-style church and sub-church built in the 11th century may have been a royal figure, perhaps
King Samuel himself, who built the church before his reign and was buried here after his death. The
Saint Martin church combines features of
Eastern and Western Christianity. The original church in the form of a Greek cross and later transformed into a three-nave church, but the original crypt was preserved. The name of the settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1219 as ''monastery Debrev'', but it could have existed much earlier. The church was presumably built by the owner as a family monastery church. The village is also famous for its winemaking, it's located in the
Eger wine region, and its wine,
Debrői Hárslevelű, smells and tastes characteristically reminiscent of linden flowers.
Demographics
According to the 2022 census, 90.3% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 3.6% were
Gypsies
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, 0,7% were
Germans
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and 9.1% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 36.3%
Roman Catholic
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, 5.8%
Calvinist
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, 16.1% non-denominational, and 40.5% did not wish to answer. 981 inhabitants live in the village and 10 in farms.
Population by years:
Politics
''Mayors since 1990'':
* 1990–2000: József László Kelemen (independent)
* 2001–2002: Ferenc Doktor (
FKgP-
Fidesz
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Originally formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as ...
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* 2002–2003: László Csepella † (independent)
* 2004–2010: Mihály Gábor Gecse (independent)
* 2010–2014: József László Kelemen (independent)
* 2014–2019: Mihály Gábor Gecse (independent)
* 2019–: Ernő János Jakab (independent)
References
External links
European vine tours portalFeldebrő on Vendégváró homepageFeldebrő in the szeporszag.hu homepage
Romanesque architecture in Hungary
Populated places in Heves County
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