Nógrád County
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| Region | Northern Hungary |
| County seat | Salgótarján |
| Area | 2544 km² |
| Population | 220,000 |
| Population density | 86/km² |
| Municipalities | 129 |
Nógrád is an administrative county (comitatus or megye), in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
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[edit] Nógrád county
Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén. The capital of Nógrád county is Salgótarján. Its area is 2544 km².
Much of the northern border of the county is formed by the river Ipoly. The mountain ranges Börzsöny, Cserhát and Mátra lie partly in the county.
[edit] History
Nógrád (-Hungarian, in Latin: comitatus Neogradiensis, in German: Neuburg or Neograd, in Slovak: Novohrad) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in southern Slovakia and in northern present-day Hungary. The name Novohrad is still used in Slovakia as an informal designation of the corresponding territory. The name stems from the former Nógrád (Novohrad) castle in present-day Hungary.
[edit] Regional structure
[edit] City with county rights
- Salgótarján (county seat)
[edit] Cities and towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)
- Balassagyarmat (17,906)
- Bátonyterenye (15,207)
- Pásztó (10,330)
- Szécsény (6,580)
- Rétság (3,067)
[edit] Villages
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 Keszeg - Palace from above |
 Franciscan Convent - Mátraverebély |
 Franciscan Convent Szécsény - aerial photo |
 Nézsa - Palace |
 Terske - house from above |
 Aerial Photography: Szirák - Palace |
 Romhány - Laszkáry palace |
Keszeg - Huszár Palace |
 Csesztve - House |
 Alsópetény - Palace |
 Alsópetény - Palace.jpg |
 Tolmács - Szentiványi Palace |
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