Mátranovák is a village in

Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest ( ...

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. The Bárna creek flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1551 (see Demographics). The village is located 10.2 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 18.2 km from the main road 21 and 50.3 km from the M25 expressway. Although the

Nemti Nemti is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside the Zagyva river. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 675 (see Demographics). The village is located beside the (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 6.6 km from the main r ...

railway stop is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on . The closest train station with public transport in

Bátonyterenye Bátonyterenye is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, under the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Zagyva river. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 11,296 (see Demographics). The town located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo ra ...

is 15.5 km away.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a document in 1389, when King Zsigmond gave it to Novák. It was already the property of András Horváth in 1548. Due to the Ottoman destruction, in 1633 only 2 houses were left standing. The population of the village was engaged in transport,

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, forestry and animal husbandry.

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was helped by the formation of farms, which, however, in they were depopulated in the 21st century. Count László Teleki, Zsigmond Csoma and Zsigmond Szabó were the landlords of the settlement in 1770. Mátranovák is also one of the

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settlements. The church of the village was built in the first years of the 19th century in the

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, and its tower with a bell cornice on the facade has an

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. Its

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, its

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. Ágnes Csemnitzky, Mrs. Okolicsányi opened the first

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in 1857, near which a mining settlement was established. The settlement became a

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. In 1887, an industrial plant was built next to the coal mine from the

Mátramindszent Mátramindszent is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, at the bottom of the north side of the Galya-tető peak. The Mindszenti creek flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 707 (see ...

railway station. In the first years of the 20th century, the population of the village doubled, in 1911 passenger transport started on the

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, Mátranovák had their own station called ''Mátranovak-Homokterenye''. Baron Jenő Solymossy had a brick factory built in 1929. The settlement became a cultural center with the opening of the

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in 1922. The elementary school originally consisted of two parts and the lower classes were taught at the mining site. The settlement had its own

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between 1959 and 1965. The Ganz-MÁVAG bridge factory was built in 1969, which later switched to the production of railway car chassis. In 2005, the factory became the property of

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Hungary Ltd., but it is still operating. In 1984, the settlement was merged with the neighboring ''Homokterenye, Jánosakna and Nádújfalu'' and took on the name

Mátraterenye Mátraterenye is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary. The Zagyva river flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1661 (see Demographics). The village is located 7.1 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railw ...

, however, in 1990 the people of Mátranovák decided to

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by referendum and from 1991 the settlement became independent again. The railway transport ceased in 1994 and the railway was demolished.

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 91.1% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 1.2% were

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and 8.8% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 39.4%

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, 2.2%

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, 0.7%

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, 15.1% non-denominational, and 40.5% did not wish to answer. The

have a local nationality government. 1513 people live in the village and only 1 person live in the other inner area (''Mátracserpuszta'') and another one person in a farm. Population by years:

Politics

''Mayors since 1991'': * 1991–2006: István Béla Csikó (independent) * 2006–2010: Gyula Földi (independent) * 2010–2024: Mrs. Ernő Bodor (independent) * 2024–: Pál Kuborczik (independent)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Matranovak Populated places in Nógrád County