Sárospatak District
Geography
Sárospatak District borders with Sátoraljaújhely District to the north, Cigánd District to the east, Ibrány District and Nyíregyháza District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Tokaj District and Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sárospatak District is 16.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
- Bodrogolaszi (882)
- Erdőhorváti (545)
- Györgytarló (563)
- Háromhuta (125)
- Hercegkút (624)
- Kenézlő (1,229)
- Komlóska (237)
- Makkoshotyka (869)
- Olaszliszka (1,661)
- Sárazsadány (249)
- Sárospatak (12,590) – district seat
- Tolcsva (1,681)
- Vajdácska (1,302)
- Vámosújfalu (857)
- Viss (631)
- Zalkod (201)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 24,946 and the population density was 52/km².
Year | County population | Change |
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2011 | 24,946 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500), German (650) and Rusyn (350).
Total population (2011 census): 24,946
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 23,789 persons:
- Hungarians: 21,009 (88.31%)
- Gypsies: 1,502 (6.31%)
- Germans: 629 (2.64%)
- Rusyns: 359 (1.51%)
- Others and indefinable: 290 (1.22%)
Approx. 1,000 people in Sárospatak District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 11,714 (Roman Catholic – 8,376; Greek Catholic – 3,331);
- Reformed – 5,600;
- Evangelical – 36;
- other religions – 332;
- Non-religious – 1,009;
- Atheism – 100;
- Undeclared – 6,155.
Gallery
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Aerial view of Háromhuta (Óhuta)
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Meczner Mansion in Makkoshotyka
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Castle Church in Sárospatak