Heves is a small town in eastern Hungary, about 100 kilometers east of Budapest, lying at the northern edge of the Great Hungarian Plain just south of the Mátra and Bükk hills and west of the Tisza River. The town gave its name to Heves County but is only the county fourth largest municipality, with the regional center of Eger about 40 kilometers to the north.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Sources
1. Heves (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 9,870 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 47.6, longitude 20.283333
P2046 (area)
area 99.31 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 9870 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Hungarian): Heves
Wikipedia (Hungarian)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1203
A város nevét 1203-ban említi először oklevél „Hewes” alakban.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1203
A város nevét 1203-ban említi először oklevél „Hewes” alakban.
Source text, founding-year: 1203
A város nevét 1203-ban említi először oklevél „Hewes” alakban.
View the Source Heves (Wikipedia)
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