Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Official Name: | Nyírvasvári |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
Area Total Km2: | 28.43 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 1964[1] |
Population Density Km2: | 69.1 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4341 |
Area Code: | 42 |
Nyírvasvári is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
It covers an area of 28.430NaN0 and has a population of 1964 people (2015).[1]
The village's name first appears in writing in 1318 as "Eghazas Wosvari" suggesting it already had a church by this time. Starting from 1318, the village belonged to the Báthory family of the Gutkeled clan.
In the 18th century the village was uninhabited, and was used as pastureland.
As of 2023, the village had a total population of 1829. As of 2022, the town was 91.4% Hungarian, 5.9% Gypsy, 0.8% German, and 1% of non-European origin. The remainder chose not to respond. The population was 43.4% Greek Catholic, and 11.9% Reformed, and 9.3% Roman Catholic.[2]