Rétság (Hungarian: Rétsági járás; Slovak: Rétságsky okres) is a district in western part of Nógrád County. Rétság is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Rétság District
Rétsági járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Rétság District within Hungary and Nógrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| District seat | Rétság |
| Area | |
| • Total | 435.03 km2 (167.97 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in Nógrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 24,395 |
| • Rank | 4th in Nógrád |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Rétság District borders with Balassagyarmat District to the northeast, Vác District (Pest County) to the south, Szob District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Rétság District is 25.
Municipalities edit
The district has 1 town and 24 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Alsópetény (595)
- Bánk (650)
- Berkenye (614)
- Borsosberény (980)
- Diósjenő (2,768)
- Felsőpetény (590)
- Horpács (172)
- Keszeg (615)
- Kétbodony (460)
- Kisecset (160)
- Legénd (432)
- Nagyoroszi (2,143)
- Nézsa (1,092)
- Nógrád (1,389)
- Nógrádsáp (833)
- Nőtincs (1,053)
- Ősagárd (288)
- Pusztaberki (128)
- Rétság (2,777) – district seat
- Romhány (2,127)
- Szátok (618)
- Szendehely (1,515)
- Szente (329)
- Tereske (714)
- Tolmács (756)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics edit
Religion in Rétság District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 24,395 and the population density was 56/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24,395 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,300), German and Roma (850).
Total population (2011 census): 24,395
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 24,864 persons:
- Hungarians: 21,569 (86.75%)
- Slovaks: 1,337 (5.38%)
- Germans: 841 (3.38%)
- Gypsies: 839 (3.37%)
- Others and indefinable: 278 (1.12%)
Approx. 500 persons in Rétság District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 13,646 (Roman Catholic – 13,567; Greek Catholic – 77);
- Evangelical – 1,749;
- Reformed – 1,339;
- other religions – 351;
- Non-religious – 1,743;
- Atheism – 168;
- Undeclared – 5,399.
Gallery edit
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Rétság, Town Hall -
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Gyurcsányi-Prónay Mansion in Alsópetény -
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Rétsági járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links edit
47°55′00″N 19°11′00″E / 47.9167°N 19.1833°E
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