Karácsond

Karácsond is a village in Heves Country, Hungary.

Karácsond
Front view of the Beretvás castle
Front view of the Beretvás castle
Flag of Karácsond
Coat of arms of Karácsond
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Karácsond is located in Hungary
Karácsond
Karácsond
Location of Karácsond in Hungary
Coordinates: 47.733°N 20.033°E / 47.733; 20.033
Country Hungary
CountyHeves
Government
  MayorCsaba Földi (Ind.)
Area
  Total316 km2 (122 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,911
  Density91.87/km2 (237.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (UTC)
Postal code
3281
Area code37

History

Bust of King Saint Stephen I in Karácsond

The territory is inhabited since ancient times, but the first mentioning of the village is in 1323 as Karachund. It was the estate of the Aba genus then inherited by the Csobánka genus. In 1325 it was given to the Kompolti family, succeeded by the Ország family in 1522. As a result of the Ottoman-Hungarian wars, six serf lands were destroyed and three impoverished. In the 18th century the Haller, Esterházy and Drašković families owned the village, followed by the Orczy, Gönczi and Puky. Under this time the territory became Slavic majority. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 nine serfs from Karácsond joined the army of Lajos Kossuth.[1]

Population

In 2011 89,9% of the village's population identified as Hungarian, 6,7% as Romani, 0,1% as Slovak, also 0,1% as Bulgarian and 0,5% as other. 54,1% identified as Roman Catholic, 16,6% as non-religious, 4,1% as Reformational, 0,2% as Greek Catholic, also 0,2% as Lutheran and 1,9% as other.[2]

References

  1. "Karácsond története". karacsond.hu. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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