Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

County of Hungary

For the historical county, see Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (former).

Counties of Hungary in Northern Great Plain

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye

Counties of Hungary

Descending, from top: Windmill near Kengyel, A mayfly is hatching on Tisza, and Gallery of Szolnok

Flag

Coat of arms

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County within Hungary

Country|  Hungary
Region| Northern Great Plain
County seat| Szolnok
Districts|

9 districts

* Jászapáti District
* Jászberény District
* Karcag District
* Kunhegyes District
* Kunszentmárton District
* Mezőtúr District
* Szolnok District
* Tiszafüred District
* Törökszentmiklós District

Government

• President of the General Assembly| Dr. Sándor Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area

• Total| 5,581.61 km2 (2,155.07 sq mi)
• Rank| 8th in Hungary
Population

(2018)

• Total| 371,271[1]
• Rank| 9th in Hungary
GDP

[2]

• Total| HUF 883 billion
€2.836 billion (2016)
Postal code|

50xx – 54xx

Area code(s)| (+36) 56, 57, 59
ISO 3166 code| HU-JN
Website| www.jnszm.hu

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (Hungarian: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye, pronounced [ˈjaːs ˈnɒckun ˈsolnok]) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács-Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². The county is named after the Ossetians (Jasz) and Cumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.

## Geography[edit]

This county has a total area of 5,582 km2 (2,155 sq mi) – 6,00% of Hungary.

### Neighbouring counties[edit]

* Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the North.
* Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in the East.
* Csongrád County in the South.
* Bács-Kiskun and Pest County in the West.

## Symbols[edit]

### Coat of arms and flag[edit]

The county's coat of arms was recreated in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former Jászkun periphery, with the crown and frame decoration on it. It consists of the unification of the coat of arms of Jászság, Nagykunság and former Exterior-Szolnok County. The upper part is divided into two equally spaced vertices from top to bottom.[3]

* The upper-left field is a natural colored stork, on a silver (white) background. It means the formerly Exterior-Szolnok County.
* The top-right coat of arms shows a dark brown lion, with red crescent and star above it, on a gold (yellow) background. It means the Nagykunság.
* Bottom, with the coat of arms is divided into two parts and it is divided into a lower part in a blue box on a white-knight fighter, his right hand with the Lehel's horn, his left hand holding a shield. It symbolizes the Jászság.
* Above the rider, three wavy silver bars represent the three rivers (Tisza, Zagyva and Körös) of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

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The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (blue and white), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.[4]

## History[edit]

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## Demographics[edit]

Religion in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (2011 census)

Catholic Church (31.9%)

Greek Catholicism (0.3%)

Calvinism (11.1%)

Lutheranism (0.3%)

Other religions (1.1%)

Non-religious (28.0%)

Atheists (1.2%)

Undeclared (26.1%)

See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, it had a population of 379,897 and the population density was 68/km².

Year  | County population[5] | Change

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1949  | 449,551  | n/a
1960  |  461,307 (record)  | 2.62%
1970  |  437,879  | -5.08%
1980  |  445,624  | 1.77%
1990  |  425,583  | -4.50%
2001  |  415,917  | -2.27%
2011  |  386,594  | -7.05%
2015  |  379,897  | -1.76%
2018  |  371,271  | -2.31%

### Ethnicity[edit]

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), German and Romanian (500).

Total population (2011 census): 386,594
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[6] Identified themselves: 344,488 persons:

* Hungarians: 323,293 (93.85%)
* Roma: 18,935 (5.50%)
* Others and indefinable: 2,260 (0.66%)

Approx. 56,000 persons in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion[edit]

See also: Religion in Hungary

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[7]

* Catholic – 124,331 (Roman Catholic – 123,208; Greek Catholic – 1,106);
* Reformed – 42,968;
* Evangelical – 1,127;
* other religions – 4,312;
* Non-religious – 108,247;
* Atheism – 4,651;
* Undeclared – 100,958.

## Regional structure[edit]

District of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County №  | English and
Hungarian names  | Area
(km²) | Population
(2011) | Density
(pop./km²) | Seat | № of
municipalities

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1  | Jászapáti District
Jászapáti járás | 544.45  | 33,172  | 61  | Jászapáti | 9
2  | Jászberény District
Jászberényi járás | 617.01  | 51,274  | 83  | Jászberény | 9
3  | Karcag District
Karcagi járás | 857.26  | 43,226  | 50  | Karcag | 5
4  | Kunhegyes District
Kunhegyesi járás | 464.58  | 20,045  | 43  | Kunhegyes | 7
5  | Kunszentmárton District
Kunszentmártoni járás | 576.49  | 36,147  | 63  | Kunszentmárton | 11
6  | Mezőtúr District
Mezőtúri járás | 725.74  | 28,191  | 39  | Mezőtúr | 5
7  | Szolnok District
Szolnoki járás | 914.48  | 118,241  | 129  | Szolnok | 18
8  | Tiszafüred District
Tiszafüredi járás | 417.05  | 19,559  | 47  | Tiszafüred | 7
9  | Törökszentmiklós District
Törökszentmiklósi járás | 464.54  | 36,739  | 79  | Törökszentmiklós | 7
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County  | 5,581.61 | 386,594 | 69 | Szolnok | 78

## Transport[edit]

### Road network[edit]

See also: Roads in Hungary and Highways in Hungary

As of 2012, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a dense network of public roads, totalling 1,330 km (830 mi) in length of which 112 km (70 mi) are primary and 283 km (176 mi) are secondary.[8] There are 935 km (581 mi) of county and communal roads and 14 km (8.7 mi) are covered with light road surfaces.

Highway network

* from Budapest to Nagykereki (Romanian border). (planned)
* from Szolnok to Szentgotthárd (Austrian border). (planned)
* from Kecskemét to Gyula (Romanian border). (under construction)

Road network

* runs from Budapest to Záhony (Ukrainian border), via Szolnok, Törökszentmiklós and Karcag. - 81 km (50 mi)
* runs from Budapest to Füzesabony, via Jászberény and Jászapáti.
* runs from Szolnok to Hatvan, via Újszász, Jászberény and Jászfényszaru. ~ 74 km (46 mi)
* runs from Füzesabony to Debrecen, via Tiszafüred.
* runs from Tiszafüred to Fegyvernek, via Kunhegyes. ~ 53 km (33 mi)
* old sections of Main road 4.
* runs from Kecskemét to Gyula (Romanian border), via Kunszentmárton and Öcsöd. - 29 km (18 mi)
* runs from Kunszentmárton to Hódmezővásárhely. - 10 km (6.2 mi)
* runs from Törökszentmiklós to Mezőberény, via Mezőtúr. - 33 km (21 mi)
* 402 runs from Szolnok-center to Main road 4.
* runs from Szolnok to Kunszentmárton, via Martfű. - 43 km (27 mi)

### Rail network[edit]

See also: Rail transport in Hungary

Rail lines in the county cover 503 km (313 mi) of route. 35% are double track, and over 45% (243 km, 151 mi) are electrified.

## Politics[edit]

Countyhall of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok

### County Assembly[edit]

Main article: General Assembly of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

The county is governed by the County board of supervisors, which is located in the county seat. The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors,[9] with the following party composition:

Party  | Seats  | Current County Assembly

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| Fidesz–KDNP | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Jobbik | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Democratic Coalition | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Momentum Movement | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hungarian Socialist Party | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Our Homeland Movement | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

#### Presidents of the County Assembly[edit]

List of presidents since 1990[10]

Lajos Boros (MDF) | 1990–1994
Imre Iváncsik (MSZP) | 1994–1998
Lajos Búsi (Fidesz) | 1998–2002
István Tokár (MSZP) | 2002–2006
Andor Fejér (Fidesz–KDNP) | 2006–2010
Sándor Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2010–2019
Imre Hubai (Fidesz–KDNP) | 2019–

### Members of the National Assembly[edit]

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[11]

Constituency | Member | Party

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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 1st constituency | Mária Kállai |  | Fidesz–KDNP
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 2nd constituency | János Pócs |  | Fidesz–KDNP
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 3rd constituency | Sándor F. Kovács |  | Fidesz–KDNP
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 4th constituency | Zsolt Herczeg |  | Fidesz–KDNP

## Municipalities[edit]

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has 1 urban county, 21 towns, 4 large villages and 52 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

* Szolnok (72,953) – county seat

Towns

* Jászberény (27,087)
* Törökszentmiklós (21,071)
* Karcag (20,632)
* Mezőtúr (17,510)
* Kisújszállás (11,397)
* Tiszafüred (11,382)
* Tiszaföldvár (11,129)
* Jászapáti (8,889)
* Túrkeve (8,878)
* Kunszentmárton (8,714)
* Jászárokszállás (7,929)
* Kunhegyes (7,704)
* Martfű (6,535)
* Fegyvernek (6,507)
* Újszász (6,321)
* Jászfényszaru (5,680)
* Jászkisér (5,467)
* Rákóczifalva (5,434)
* Kenderes (4,809)
* Abádszalók (4,180)
* Besenyszög (3,339)

Large villages

* Cibakháza
* Jászladány
* Kunmadaras
* Öcsöd

Villages

* Alattyán
* Berekfürdő
* Csataszög
* Csépa
* Cserkeszőlő
* Fegyvernek
* Hunyadfalva
* Jánoshida
* Jászágó
* Jászalsószentgyörgy
* Jászboldogháza
* Jászdózsa
* Jászfelsőszentgyörgy
* Jászivány
* Jászjákóhalma
* Jászszentandrás
* Jásztelek
* Kengyel
* Kétpó
* Kőtelek
* Kuncsorba
* Mesterszállás
* Mezőhék
* Nagyiván
* Nagykörű
* Nagyrév
* Örményes
* Pusztamonostor
* Rákócziújfalu
* Szajol
* Szászberek
* Szelevény
* Tiszabő
* Tiszabura
* Tiszaderzs
* Tiszagyenda
* Tiszaigar
* Tiszainoka
* Tiszajenő
* Tiszakürt
* Tiszaörs
* Tiszapüspöki
* Tiszaroff
* Tiszasas
* Tiszasüly
* Tiszaszentimre
* Tiszaszőlős
* Tiszatenyő
* Tiszavárkony
* Tomajmonostora
* Tószeg
* Vezseny
* Zagyvarékas

## Gallery[edit]

* Szolnok Gallery (former synagogue) in Szolnok

* Holy Trinity Church in Törökszentmiklós

* Tiszavirág bridge in Szolnok

* Horn of Lehel in Jászberény

* Chapel in Kunhegyes

* Windmill Hill in Kengyel

* Statue of Stephen I of Hungary in Martfű

* River Tisza near Tiszapüspöki

## Notable people[edit]

Many famous people have been born or lived in present-day Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County:

* Statesman: Miklós Horthy
* Politicians: János Tóth, István Antal, Sándor Fazekas, Mihály Varga
* Writers, poets and playwrights: Ferenc Verseghy, István Csukás
* Musicians Classical: Déryné Róza Széppataki, Zoltán Jeney, Zoltán Mága. Other: Pál Kalmár, Ferenc Molnár "Caramel"
* Scientists: Gábor Szegő, Kalman Laki, Albert Kónya, József Hámori, Avram Hershko
* Sportspeople: Aladár Gerevich, Bertalan Papp, Gábor Benedek, Tibor Csík, Pál B. Nagy, Géza Csapó
* Actors, entertainers and film directors: Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, Vincent Korda, János Görbe, Gyula Szabó, Eszter Tamási
* Militarian: Lajos Czinege
* Businessman: Sándor Csányi
* Others: Gyula Németh, István Sándor

## International relations[edit]

Mezőtúr - City hall - aerial photo

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a partnership relationship with:[12]

* Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy
* Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
* Bielsko County, Silesia, Poland
* Brzesko County, Lesser Poland, Poland
* Brandenburg, Germany
* Covasna County, Romania
* Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
* County Durham, North East, England
* Henan Province, China
* Harghita County, Romania
* Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
* Maramureș County, Romania

* Mielec County, Podkarpackie, Poland
* Mureș County, Romania
* Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
* Shanxi Province, China
* Somme, Hauts-de-France, France
* Sucha County, Lesser Poland, Poland
* Tarnów County, Lesser Poland, Poland
* Tavastia Proper, Finland
* Teltow-Fläming, Brandenburg, Germany
* Vojvodina, Serbia
* Żywiec County, Silesia, Poland

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## See also[edit]

* Cumans \- the ancient nomadic warriors after whom the county is named

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

1. ^ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. ^ magyarcimerek.hu, "Coat of arms of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County"
4. ^ Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megye lobogója (in Hungarian)
5. ^ népesség.com, "Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye népessége 1870-2015"
6. ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
7. ^ 2011\. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.11 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye, (in Hungarian) [1]
8. ^ "Tájékoztató JÁSZ-NAGYKUN-SZOLNOK MEGYE állami közúthálózatának állapotáról és fejlesztlési lehetőségeiről" (PDF) (in Hungarian). `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
9. ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
10. ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
11. ^ "Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye parlamenti képviselői (Parlamenti Információs Rendszer 2022-)" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Assembly.
12. ^ A testvérmegyék rövid bemutatása (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)

## External links[edit]

* Official site in Hungarian, English, German and French
* Új-Néplap (szoljon.hu) - The county portal
* Hungary at GeoHive

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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

City with county rights|

* Szolnok (county seat)

Towns|

* Abádszalók
* Besenyszög
* Fegyvernek
* Jászapáti
* Jászárokszállás
* Jászberény
* Jászfényszaru
* Jászkisér
* Karcag
* Kenderes
* Kisújszállás
* Kunhegyes
* Kunszentmárton
* Martfű
* Mezőtúr
* Rákóczifalva
* Tiszaföldvár
* Tiszafüred
* Törökszentmiklós
* Túrkeve
* Újszász

Large villages|

* Cibakháza
* Jászladány
* Kunmadaras
* Öcsöd

Villages|

* Alattyán
* Berekfürdő
* Csataszög
* Cserkeszőlő
* Csépa
* Hunyadfalva
* Jánoshida
* Jászágó
* Jászalsószentgyörgy
* Jászboldogháza
* Jászdózsa
* Jászfelsőszentgyörgy
* Jászivány
* Jászjákóhalma
* Jászszentandrás
* Jásztelek
* Kengyel
* Kétpó
* Kőtelek
* Kuncsorba
* Mesterszállás
* Mezőhék
* Nagyiván
* Nagykörű
* Nagyrév
* Örményes
* Pusztamonostor
* Rákócziújfalu
* Szajol
* Szászberek
* Szelevény
* Tiszabő
* Tiszabura
* Tiszaderzs
* Tiszagyenda
* Tiszavárkony
* Tiszaigar
* Tiszainoka
* Tiszajenő
* Tiszakürt
* Tiszaörs
* Tiszapüspöki
* Tiszaroff
* Tiszasas
* Tiszasüly
* Tiszaszentimre
* Tiszaszőlős
* Tiszatenyő
* Tomajmonostora
* Tószeg
* Vezseny
* Zagyvarékas

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Districts (járások) of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

* Jászapáti
* Jászberény
* Karcag
* Kunhegyes
* Kunszentmárton
* Mezőtúr
* Szolnok
* Tiszafüred
* Törökszentmiklós

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Counties (vármegyék) of Hungary

* Baranya
* Bács-Kiskun
* Békés
* Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
* Csongrád-Csanád
* Fejér
* Győr-Moson-Sopron
* Hajdú-Bihar
* Heves
* Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
* Komárom-Esztergom
* Nógrád
* Pest
* Somogy
* Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
* Tolna
* Vas
* Veszprém
* Zala

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NUTS regions of Hungary

NUTS 1|

* Central Hungary
* Transdanubia
* Great Plain and North

NUTS 2|

* Central Hungary
* Central Transdanubia
* Northern Great Plain
* Northern Hungary
* Southern Great Plain
* Southern Transdanubia
* Western Transdanubia

NUTS 3|

* Bács-Kiskun
* Baranya
* Békés
* Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
* Budapest
* Csongrád
* Fejér
* Győr-Moson-Sopron
* Hajdú-Bihar
* Heves
* Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
* Komárom-Esztergom
* Nógrád
* Pest
* Somogy
* Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
* Tolna
* Vas
* Veszprém
* Zala

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