County of Hungary
County in Northern Great Plain, Hungary
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok (Hungarian :Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye ,pronounced [ˈjaːs comitatus orvármegye ) inHungary . It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian countiesPest ,Heves ,Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén ,Hajdú–Bihar ,Békés ,Csongrád , andBács–Kiskun . The riversTisza andKörös flow through the county. The capital of Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok county isSzolnok . Its area is 5582 km2 . The county is named after theOssetians (Jasz) andCumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of theDanube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.
This county has a total area of 5,582 km2 (2,155 sq mi) – 6.00% of Hungary.
Neighbouring counties [ edit ] Coat of arms and flag [ edit ] The county's coat of arms was recreated in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former Jászkun periphery, with the crown and frame decoration on it. It consists of the unification of the coat of arms of Jászság, Nagykunság and former Exterior-Szolnok County. The upper part is divided into two equally spaced vertices from top to bottom.[ 3]
The upper-left field is a natural colored stork, on a silver (white) background. It means the formerlyExterior–Szolnok The top-right coat of arms shows a dark brown lion, with red crescent and star above it, on a gold (yellow) background. It means theNagykunság Bottom, with the coat of arms is divided into two parts and it is divided into a lower part in a blue box on a white-knight fighter, his right hand with the Lehel's horn, his left hand holding a shield. It symbolizes theJászság Above the rider, three wavy silver bars represent the three rivers (Tisza ,Zagyva andKörös ) of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (blue and white), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.[ 4]
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(September 2017 )
In 2015, it had a population of 379,897 and the population density was 68/km2 .
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1870 276,760 — 1880 298,655 +7.9% 1890 341,335 +14.3% 1900 375,134 +9.9% 1910 399,153 +6.4% 1920 413,593 +3.6%
Year Pop. ±% 1930 440,808 +6.6% 1941 453,038 +2.8% 1949 449,551 −0.8% 1960 461,307 +2.6% 1970 437,879 −5.1% 1980 445,624 +1.8%
Year Pop. ±% 1990 425,583 −4.5% 2001 415,917 −2.3% 2011 386,594 −7.1% 2022 355,809 −8.0%
Source: Censuses[ 5] [ 6]
Religion in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (59.4%)
Roman Catholic (37.1%) Greek Catholic (0.70%) Calvinistic (14.8%) Other Christian denomination (3.90%) Other religion (0.40%) Not religious (43.1%) Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), German and Romanian (500).
Total population (2011 census): 386,594[ 7]
Hungarians : 323,293 (93.85%)Roma : 18,935 (5.50%)Others and indefinable: 2,260 (0.66%) Approx. 56,000 persons in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[ 8]
District ofJász–Nagykun–Szolnok County No. English andHungarian namesArea (km2 ) Population (2011) Density (pop./km2 ) Seat No. ofmunicipalities 1 Jászapáti District Jászapáti járás 544.45 33,172 61 Jászapáti 9 2 Jászberény District Jászberényi járás 617.01 51,274 83 Jászberény 9 3 Karcag District Karcagi járás 857.26 43,226 50 Karcag 5 4 Kunhegyes District Kunhegyesi járás 464.58 20,045 43 Kunhegyes 7 5 Kunszentmárton District Kunszentmártoni járás 576.49 36,147 63 Kunszentmárton 11 6 Mezőtúr District Mezőtúri járás 725.74 28,191 39 Mezőtúr 5 7 Szolnok District Szolnoki járás 914.48 118,241 129 Szolnok 18 8 Tiszafüred District Tiszafüredi járás 417.05 19,559 47 Tiszafüred 7 9 Törökszentmiklós District Törökszentmiklósi járás 464.54 36,739 79 Törökszentmiklós 7 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 5,581.61 386,594 69 Szolnok 78
As of 2012, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County has a dense network of public roads, totalling 1,330 km (830 mi) in length of which 112 km (70 mi) are primary and 283 km (176 mi) are secondary.[ 9]
Highway network Road network Záhony (Ukrainian border), via Szolnok,Törökszentmiklós andKarcag . – 81 km (50 mi)Füzesabony , viaJászberény andJászapáti .Hatvan , via Újszász, Jászberény and Jászfényszaru. ~ 74 km (46 mi)Füzesabony toDebrecen , viaTiszafüred .Fegyvernek , viaKunhegyes . ~ 53 km (33 mi)old sections of Main road 4. Hódmezővásárhely . – 10 km (6.2 mi)Mezőberény , viaMezőtúr . – 33 km (21 mi)402 runs from Szolnok-center to Main road 4. Martfű . – 43 km (27 mi)Rail lines in the county cover 503 km (313 mi) of route. 35% are double track, and over 45% (243 km, 151 mi) are electrified.
County hall of Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok The county is governed by theCounty board of supervisors , which is located in thecounty seat .The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,[ 10] [ 11]
Presidents of the County Assembly [ edit ]
Members of the National Assembly [ edit ] The following members elected of theNational Assembly during the2022 parliamentary election :[ 13]
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County has1 urban county ,21 towns ,4 large villages and52 villages.
City with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
Towns Jászberény (27,087)Törökszentmiklós (21,071)Karcag (20,632)Mezőtúr (17,510)Kisújszállás (11,397)Tiszafüred (11,382)Tiszaföldvár (11,129)Jászapáti (8,889)Túrkeve (8,878)Kunszentmárton (8,714)Jászárokszállás (7,929)Kunhegyes (7,704)Martfű (6,535)Fegyvernek (6,507)Újszász (6,321)Jászfényszaru (5,680)Jászkisér (5,467)Rákóczifalva (5,434)Kenderes (4,809)Abádszalók (4,180)Besenyszög (3,339)Large villages Villages Szolnok Gallery (former synagogue) in
Szolnok Many famous people have been born or lived in present-day Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County:
Statesman :Miklós Horthy Politicians :János Tóth ,István Antal ,Sándor Fazekas ,Mihály Varga Writers, poets andplaywrights :Ferenc Verseghy ,István Csukás Musicians Classical:Déryné Róza Széppataki ,Zoltán Jeney ,Zoltán Mága . Other:Pál Kalmár ,Ferenc Molnár "Caramel" Scientists :Gábor Szegő ,Kalman Laki ,Albert Kónya ,József Hámori ,Avram Hershko Sportspeople :Aladár Gerevich ,Bertalan Papp ,Gábor Benedek ,Tibor Csík ,Pál B. Nagy ,Géza Csapó Actors, entertainers andfilm directors :Alexander Korda ,Zoltan Korda ,Vincent Korda ,János Görbe ,Gyula Szabó ,Eszter Tamási Militarian :Lajos Czinege Businessman :Sándor Csányi Others :Gyula Németh ,István Sándor International relations [ edit ] Mezőtúr – City hall – aerial photo Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has apartnership relationship with:[ 14]
Province of Asti , Piedmont, ItalyAlmaty Region , KazakhstanBielsko County ,Silesia , PolandBrzesko County ,Lesser Poland , PolandBrandenburg , GermanyCovasna County , RomaniaDordogne ,Nouvelle-Aquitaine , FranceCounty Durham ,North East , EnglandHenan Province , ChinaHarghita County , RomaniaLääne-Viru County , EstoniaMaramureș County , RomaniaMielec County ,Podkarpackie , PolandMureș County , RomaniaPas-de-Calais ,Hauts-de-France , FranceShanxi Province , ChinaSomme ,Hauts-de-France , FranceSucha County ,Lesser Poland , PolandTarnów County ,Lesser Poland , PolandKanta-Häme , FinlandTeltow-Fläming , Brandenburg, GermanyVojvodina , SerbiaŻywiec County ,Silesia , Poland
Cumans – the ancient nomadic warriors after whom the county is named
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