| Domoszló | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hungary |
| Coordinates: | 47.8311°N 20.1189°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Heves |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gyöngyös |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1263 |
| Leader Party: | Fidesz–KDNP |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Richárd Paulenka |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 40.02 |
| Population Total: | 1861 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3263 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 37 |
| Website: | www.domoszlo.hu |
Domoszló is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Domoszlói creek in the Mátra mountain ranges. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1861 people.
The settlement is located 10.1 km from the Nr. 84 Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 12.1 kilometers from Main road 3 and 16.6 kilometers from the M3 motorway. The Verpelét railway station was the nearest form of public transportation, however, it was closed on . Today, the closest means of public transport is in Ludas, 14.6 kilometers away.
According to local folklore and culture, the settlement was named after Prince Domoszló, son of King Samuel, from whom the Kompolti family descended. His name, in turn, came from a Slavic personal name: Domoslav.[1]
King Stephen V confirmed the charter of privilege of Aba Kompolt In 1263. In 1522, the village became the property of the via a succession treaty between the Kompolt and Országh families. After the death of in 1567, King Maximilian II agreed to the succession of the female branch and the estate passed to Borbala Országh and her husband . The population of the settlement fled from the Ottoman conquerors around the 16th century. King Leopold I donated Domoszló to John Einczinger in 1698 and finally, István Tarródy came into possession of the area through a purchase in 1722.
The ethnicity of the population which resettled in the 18th century were mostly Slovaks; the village had 598 inhabitants in 1746 and 804 in 1767. The church of St. Demeter was built in the Baroque style in 1739, allowing one of the rose windows of the monastery that once stood in it, to be incorporated into the church. The castle of Oroszlánkő, which ruins are barely visible today, was built north of the village in the 13th century.[2]
According the 2022 census, 91.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 1.1% were Gypsies and 8.5% were did not wish to answer.
The religious distributions were: 42.3% Roman Catholic, 2.8% Calvinist, 8.7% non-denominational, and 43.1% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. No population in farms.[3]
Population by decades:[4]
| Year | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1941 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1951 | 1742 | 1985 | 2150 | 2391 | 2586 | 2620 | 2655 | |
| Year | 1949 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2001 | 2011 | 2022 | |
| Population | 2827 | 2789 | 2678 | 2445 | 2264 | 2179 | 2053 | 1861 |
Mayors since 1990: