Pásztó
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Postal code | 3060, 3065, 3082 |
Area code | 32 |
Website | www.paszto.hu |
Pásztó is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river and the Kövicses creek, between the Mátra and Cserhát mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 8664 (see Demographics). The town located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line and the main road 21 and 28.9 km from the M3 motorway. The settlement has an own railway station with public transport. An other railway stop is in the north end of the town named as Mátraszőlős-Hasznos, what is the common railway stop pf Mátraszőlős and the northeast part of the town (Hasznos).
History
The settlement was first mentioned in 1190, when
Hasznos, the northeastern part of Pásztó, used to be an independent settlement, whose first mentioned as Hoznus in 1265, and the castle mentioned in 1329 under the name Castellanus de Hasznos. In the valley of the Kövecses creek, there was another castle called Óvár, which was already a ruin in the 15th century. The church of St. Mary Magdalene built in Gothic style and rebuilt in 1740 baroque style. Hasznos have an own postal code (3065).[2]
Mátrakeresztes is located southeast of the city at the upper end of the Kövecses creek, its first owners were the Dessewffy family. The population of the settlement made a living by making glass and wooden spoons, first it was called Desewffy-huta, then Hasznosi Alsóhuta. It received its current name in 1937. The former castle of the Szohner family operates as a hotel. In 2005, the settlement was partially destroyed by a flood, after which the present Assumption of Mary church of the settlement was built in 2007. Mátrakeresztes have an own postal code (3082).[3]
Demographics
According the 2022 census, 92.4% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.9% were Gypsies, 0.5% German and 7.4% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 44.4% Roman Catholic, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.5% Calvinist, 0.5% Greek Catholic 10.1% non-denominational, and 38.5% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. The Statistical Office do not show data about the population of the other inner areas: Hasznos, Muzsla and Mátrakeresztes, which are 3, 4 and 10 km far from the town, despite they are inhabited. Another 16 people live in 3 farms.[4]
Population by years:[5]
Year | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1941 |
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Population | 5451 | 5766 | 6294 | 6664 | 7410 | 7544 | 8004 | 8499 |
Year | 1949 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2001 | 2011 | 2022 |
Population | 8359 | 9977 | 9828 | 10522 | 10460 | 10319 | 9790 | 8664 |
Politics
Mayors since 1990:
- 1990–1998: István Dobrovóczky (independent)[6][7]
- 1998–2014: Imre János Sisák (firstly independent until 2002, then supported by the Fidesz and the MDF: 2002-2010, together with the MKDSZ : 2002-2006, with the KDNP and with the National Circle : 2006-2010, finally independent again from 2010)[8][9][10][11]
- 2014–2018: Gábor Dömsödi (independent)[12]
- 2018–: Attila Farkas (Fidesz–KDNP)[13][14]
Notable people
- Pál Tittel (1784–1831) priest, astronomer, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Dezső Vértesy (1881–1917) classical philologist
- Benjamin Rajeczky (1901–1989), music historian, the last prior in Pásztó
- Martin HimlerOffice of Strategic Services(1888–1961), colonel of the
- Antal Vágó (1891–1944), footballer, Olympic participant
- Kálmán Csohány (1925–1980), graphic artist
- Tibor Rubin (1929–2015), corporal of the 8th Cavalry Regiment
- István Gaál (1933–2007), film director, educated in Pásztó
- László Gazdag (1953–), economist
- István Kozma (1964–), footballer, FA Cup winner
Twin towns – sister cities
Pásztó is twinned with:
References
- ^ "History of Pásztó" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-963-353-143-3.
- ISBN 978-963-353-143-3.
- ^ "Pásztó". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Population number, population density". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (txt) (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pásztó settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Histoire et Patrimoine". mairie-ruffec.fr (in French). Ruffec. Retrieved 10 April 2021.