Egercsehi is a village in Heves County, Hungary. As of 2015, it has a population of 1,320, and 1,281 as of the 2021 estimate.[3]
Egercsehi | |
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Village (község) | |
 A monument in Egercsehi | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Heves County in Hungary | |
  Egercsehi Location in Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′11″N 20°15′40″E / 48.05306°N 20.26111°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County | Heves County |
| District | Eger |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | András Kovács[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,281[2] |
| • Density | 123.3/km2 (319.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3321 |
| Area code | 36 |
| Website | egerbakta.hu |
History
editThe earliest written record of the village dates back to 1285.[citation needed]
The jewish community
editJews lived in the village in the 18th and 19th centuries until 1944, when most of the Jews from the village were murdered in the Holocaust. In the area of the village, the Nazis concentrated many Jews from the area, including the Jews of the village of Kál and Pétervására.
Demographics
editAccording the 2011 census, 82.3% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity and 8.4% were Gypsies, 17.6% were undeclared, and 0.5% were German (due to dual identities, the total may be higher than 100%). The religious distribution was as follows: Roman Catholic 33%, Reformed 3.6%, Lutheran 0.4%, Greek Catholic 0.4%, non-denominational 26.8%, and 34.4% unknown.[2]
Sights
edit- Beniczky Mansion: This is the best-known building associated with the Beniczky Family. It came into their possession in the early 19th century. The mansion was built in the Neoclassical style by Zsigmond Beniczky.[4]
Notable people
edit- Pál Medgyessy (1919–1977) mathematician
References
edit- ↑ "Local government elections 2019 - Egercsehi (Heves county)". valasztas.hu/. National Electoral Office. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Egercsehi - Basic Data". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "egercsehi.hu" (in Hungarian). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
External links
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- Official website in Hungarian, English, German and Polish
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