Mátraballa

Mátraballa
Village
Saint Nicholas church
Saint Nicholas church
Coat of arms of Mátraballa
Coat of arms
Mátraballa is located in Hungary
Mátraballa
Mátraballa
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°59′10″N 20°01′19″E / 47.98611°N 20.02194°E / 47.98611; 20.02194
Country Hungary
CountyHeves
DistrictPétervására
First mentioned1311
Government
 • MayorPéter Mayer (MEMO)
Area
 • Total
26.36 km2 (10.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
668
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3247
Area code36
Websitewww.matraballa.hu

Mátraballa is a village in Heves County, Hungary, under the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Balla creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 668 (see Demographics). The village located 18.8 km from the main road 21 and 40.8 km from the M25 expressway. The (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line going across the village. Although the settlement has its own railway station, public transport on the railway line ceased on 3 March 2007 [hu]. The closest train station with public transport is in Bátonyterenye 18.9 km away.

History

The first documented mention of the settlement was in the form of Ballya, in 1447 it was already known as Barla. Due to the destruction by the Ottomans, it became depopulated in the 16th century. The owner of the village was Gábor Perényi [hu], then Kristóf Országh [hu], and then the crown. King Maximilian pledged it in 1575 to the chief captain of Eger, Baron Christoph von Ungnad. His widow Anna Losonczi [hu] donated it to her second husband, Count Sigismund Forgách, and then in 1603 Baron Sigismund Rákóczi bought it. After several changes of ownership, the other part of the village was sold by Count Ferenc Wesselényi to György Semsey in 1654, who obtained a royal donation for it. The settlement's church was built of stone in 1696. Count Antal Grassalkovich acquired the right of ownership over the village from 1730. The Orczy family [fr] built the clergy house in 1806, which still stands today as a listed building. Count György Károlyi [hu] became the new owner of the village in 1847. The settlement also created a Palóc folk museum, which preserves the objects of daily use in the village. The writer József Solymár [hu] spent his childhood in the settlement and later wrote several works about the everyday life of Palóc people. The monument to the Millennium Deer, by Róbert Király, was built in 2000 on a 30-ton stone.[1]

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 93.0% of the population were Hungarians, 0.6% were Gypsies and 7.0% did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 58.9% Roman Catholic, 3.6% Calvinist, 8.9% non-denominational, and 25.9% did not wish to answer. 670 people lived in the village and only 1 person on a farm.[2]

Population by years:[3]

Year 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1941
Population 978 852 970 1014 1118 1208 1268 1291
Year 1949 1960 1970 1980 1990 2001 2011 2022
Population 1186 1265 1245 1142 1028 903 823 668

Politics

Mayors since 1990:

References

  1. ^ "Tourism, attractions, history" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Mátraballa". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Population number, population density". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (txt) (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  6. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  8. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  9. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  10. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  11. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  12. ^ "Mátraballa settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-11-23.

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