Mátraszele

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Mátraszele
Village
Village hall and post office
Village hall and post office
Coat of arms of Mátraszele
Coat of arms
Mátraszele is located in Hungary
Mátraszele
Mátraszele
Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 48°03′17″N 19°53′37″E / 48.05472°N 19.89361°E / 48.05472; 19.89361
Country Hungary
CountyNógrád
DistrictSalgótarján
First mentioned1304
Government
 • MayorLászló Vincze (Ind.)
Area
 • Total16.97 km2 (6.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total904
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3142
Area code32
Websitewww.matraszele.hu/

Mátraszele is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, the Zagyva river flows through the settlement. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 904 (see Demographics). The village located 8.5 km from (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line, 12.0 km far from Salgótarján, 10.4 km from the main road 21 and 52.8 km from the M3 motorway. The closest train station with public transport in Bátonyterenye 10.4 km far.

History[edit]

The name of Mátraszele was mentioned for the first time between 1304-1321 in a deed as the property of the Rátót clan under the names Fel-Szele and Al-Szele. It became the property of the Lorántffy de Serke family [hu] in 1449. Pál Jánossy and Lestár Feleki owned it on 1548. The fate of the settlement in the 17th century is unknown. In Mátraszele were 10 families in 1715, and 9 families in 1720. At the beginning of the 19th century, it was owned by Count Pál Lázár and the Oláh family. At the end of the 19th century, several coal mines were opened, which were owned by the North Hungarian United Coal Company. Several mining communities were formed in connection with the mines, of which only Istvánbánya is inhabited nowadays. The church named as Patrona Hungariae.[1]

Demographics[edit]

According the 2022 census, 90.2% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.2% were Gypsies, 0.6% were Romanian and 9.5% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 40.6% Roman Catholic, 16.1% non-denominational, and 39.0% did not wish to answer. 900 people live in the village and 2 person live in a mine site.[2]

Population by years:[3]

Year 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1941
Population 300 314 492 706 1006 961 1044 1194
Year 1949 1960 1970 1980 1990 2001 2011 2022
Population 1203 1284 1297 1221 1051 1046 992 904

Politics[edit]

Mayors since 1990:

Mátraszele is one of the few settlements in Hungary, where only one mayor existed since 1990.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our school: Short history of Mátraszele" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Mátraszele". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Population number, population density". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (txt) (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  5. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  7. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  10. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ^ "Mátraszele settlement election results" (in Hungarian). National Election Office. Retrieved 2024-02-12.


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