Karácsond Explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:UTC
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Karácsond in Hungary
Official Name:Karácsond
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Heves
Area Total Km2:31,6
Population Total:2911
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:91.87
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3281
Area Code:37
Coordinates:47.733°N 20.033°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Csaba Földi
Leader Party:independent

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karácsond története . 2022-08-14 . karacsond.hu.
  2. Web site: Magyarország helységnévtára . 2022-08-14 . www.ksh.hu.