Sátoraljaújhely () is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''

Sátoraljaújhely Sátoraljaújhely (German language, German: ''Neustadt am Zeltberg''; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Nové Mesto pod Šiatrom;'' Yiddish: ''איהעל'') is a border town located in Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hu ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Sátoraljaújhely District borders with the

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n region of

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to the northeast, Cigánd District and Sárospatak District to the south, Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sátoraljaújhely District is 21.

Municipalities

The district has 2

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and 19 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 23,058 and the

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was 72/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (800), German (200) and Rusyn (150). Total population (2011 census): 23,058
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 24,811 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 ...

: 20,723 (83.52%) * Gypsies: 2,780 (11.20%) *

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

: 784 (3.16%) *Others and indefinable: 524 (2.11%) Approx. 2,000 persons in Sátoraljaújhely District did declare more than one 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 – 11,135 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 8,372;

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– 2,762); * Reformed – 4,885; *

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 ...

– 45; *other religions – 372; *

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 ...

– 2,001; *

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 ...

– 106; *''Undeclared'' – 4,514.

Gallery

File:Sátoraljaújhely - panorama.JPG,

, the ''district seat'' File:CivertanlegifotoHollóháza3.jpg, Aerial view of Hollóháza File:Füzérradványi Károlyi kastély.jpg, Károlyi Mansion in Füzérradvány File:ÚJJÁÉPÜLT FÜZÉR VÁRA a faluba érkezve TVM.jpg, Füzér Castle

References

External links

Postal codes of the Sátoraljaújhely District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub