Markaz, Hungary

For other uses, see Markaz (disambiguation).

Markaz
Village
Immaculate Conception Church
Coat of arms
Markaz Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°49′26″N 20°03′22″E
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
District	Gyöngyös
First mentioned	1332
Government
• Mayor	László Holló (Ind.)
Area
• Total	25.61 km2 (9.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,698
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3262
Area code	37
Website	www.markaz.hu

Markaz is a village in Heves County, Hungary, under the Markaz Lake in the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1698 (see Demographics). The village located 13.8 km from (Nr. 85) Vámosgyörk–Gyöngyös railway line, 10.3 km from the main road 3 and 18.1 km from the M3 motorway. The closest train station with public transport in Gyöngyös.

History

The primary local industries are viniculture, fishing and tourism.

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 90.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 1.9% were Gypsies, 0.5% were Germans and 9.4% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 43.8% Roman Catholic, 2.9% Calvinist, 0.6% Greek Catholic, 9.0% non-denominational, and 39.7% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. 48 people live beside of the lake and 17 in other outskirts.

Population by years:

Year	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1941
Population	1157	1103	1239	1439	1665	1756	1881	1902
Year	1949	1960	1970	1980	1990	2001	2011	2022
Population	2003	1929	1922	1811	1890	1950	1850	1698