Karácsond
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)UTC (UTC+2)
CountyHeves
Area total31,6 km²
Population total2911
Population as of2010
Population density91.87 km²
Postal code3281
Area code37
Coordinates47.733°N 20.033°E
MayorCsaba Földi
Leader partyindependent

Karácsond is a village in Heves Country, Hungary.

History

The territory is inhabited since ancient times, but the first mentioning of the village is in 1323 as Karachund. It was the estate of the Aba genus then inherited by the Csobánka genus. In 1325 it was given to the Kompolti family, succeeded by the Ország family in 1522. As a result of the Ottoman-Hungarian wars, six serf lands were destroyed and three impoverished. In the 18th century the Haller, Esterházy and Drašković families owned the village, followed by the Orczy, Gönczi and Puky. Under this time the territory became Slavic majority. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 nine serfs from Karácsond joined the army of Lajos Kossuth.[1]

Population

In 2011 89,9% of the village's population identified as Hungarian, 6,7% as Romani, 0,1% as Slovak, also 0,1% as Bulgarian and 0,5% as other. 54,1% identified as Roman Catholic, 16,6% as non-religious, 4,1% as Reformational, 0,2% as Greek Catholic, also 0,2% as Lutheran and 1,9% as other.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Karácsond története". karacsond.hu. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. ^ "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 2022-08-14.