Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: Windmill near Kengyel, A mayfly is hatching on Tisza, and Gallery of Szolnok
Flag Coat of arms
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County seat	Szolnok
Districts	9 districts Jászapáti District Jászberény District Karcag District Kunhegyes District Kunszentmárton District Mezőtúr District Szolnok District Tiszafüred District Törökszentmiklós District
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Dr. Sándor Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	5,581.61 km2 (2,155.07 sq mi)
• Rank	8th in Hungary
Population  (2018)
• Total	371,271[1]
• Rank	9th in Hungary
GDP [2]
• Total	HUF 883 billion €2.836 billion (2016)
Postal code	50xx – 54xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 56, 57, 59
ISO 3166 code	HU-JN
Website	www.jnszm.hu

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok (Hungarian: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok vármegye, pronounced [ˈjaːs ˈnɒckun ˈsolnok]) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén, Hajdú–Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács–Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². The county is named after the Ossetians (Jasz) and Cumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.

This county has a total area of 5,582 km² (2,155 sq mi) – 6.00% of Hungary.

• Heves and Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén County in the North.
• Hajdú–Bihar and Békés County in the East.
• Csongrád County in the South.
• Bács–Kiskun and Pest County in the West.

The county's coat of arms was recreated in 1991 from the coats of arms of the former Jászkun periphery, with the crown and frame decoration on it. It consists of the unification of the coat of arms of Jászság, Nagykunság and former Exterior-Szolnok County. The upper part is divided into two equally spaced vertices from top to bottom.^[3]

The upper-left field is a natural colored stork, on a silver (white) background. It means the formerly Exterior–Szolnok County. The top-right coat of arms shows a dark brown lion, with red crescent and star above it, on a gold (yellow) background. It means the Nagykunság. Bottom, with the coat of arms is divided into two parts and it is divided into a lower part in a blue box on a white-knight fighter, his right hand with the Lehel's horn, his left hand holding a shield. It symbolizes the Jászság. Above the rider, three wavy silver bars represent the three rivers (Tisza, Zagyva and Körös) of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

The flag is vertically divided into two equal sections (blue and white), with the coat of arms on it, and the county's name embroidered with gold thread under the coat of arms. Its ratio is 2:1. The use of both coat of arms and flag is regulated by the county council.^[4]

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In 2015, it had a population of 379,897 and the population density was 68/km².

Year	County population[5]	Change
1949	449,551	n/a
1960	461,307 (record)	2.62%
1970	437,879	-5.08%
1980	445,624	1.77%
1990	425,583	-4.50%
2001	415,917	-2.27%
2011	386,594	-7.05%
2015	379,897	-1.76%
2018	371,271	-2.31%

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), German and Romanian (500).

Total population (2011 census): 386,594
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[6] Identified themselves: 344,488 persons:

• Hungarians: 323,293 (93.85%)
• Roma: 18,935 (5.50%)
• Others and indefinable: 2,260 (0.66%)

Approx. 56,000 persons in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[7]

• Catholic – 124,331 (Roman Catholic – 123,208; Greek Catholic – 1,106);
• Reformed – 42,968;
• Evangelical – 1,127;
• other religions – 4,312;
• Non-religious – 108,247;
• Atheism – 4,651;
• Undeclared – 100,958.

As of 2012, Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County has a dense network of public roads, totalling 1,330 km (830 mi) in length of which 112 km (70 mi) are primary and 283 km (176 mi) are secondary.^[8] There are 935 km (581 mi) of county and communal roads and 14 km (8.7 mi) are covered with light road surfaces.

Highway network

• from Budapest to Nagykereki (Romanian border). (planned)
• from Szolnok to Szentgotthárd (Austrian border). (planned)
• from Kecskemét to Gyula (Romanian border). (under construction)

Road network

• runs from Budapest to Záhony (Ukrainian border), via Szolnok, Törökszentmiklós and Karcag. – 81 km (50 mi)
• runs from Budapest to Füzesabony, via Jászberény and Jászapáti.
• runs from Szolnok to Hatvan, via Újszász, Jászberény and Jászfényszaru. ~ 74 km (46 mi)
• runs from Füzesabony to Debrecen, via Tiszafüred.
• runs from Tiszafüred to Fegyvernek, via Kunhegyes. ~ 53 km (33 mi)
• old sections of Main road 4.
• runs from Kecskemét to Gyula (Romanian border), via Kunszentmárton and Öcsöd. – 29 km (18 mi)
• runs from Kunszentmárton to Hódmezővásárhely. – 10 km (6.2 mi)
• runs from Törökszentmiklós to Mezőberény, via Mezőtúr. – 33 km (21 mi)
• 402 runs from Szolnok-center to Main road 4.
• runs from Szolnok to Kunszentmárton, via Martfű. – 43 km (27 mi)

Rail lines in the county cover 503 km (313 mi) of route. 35% are double track, and over 45% (243 km, 151 mi) are electrified.

The county is governed by the County board of supervisors, which is located in the county seat. The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections,^[9] is made up of 18 counselors,^[10] with the following party composition:

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:^[12]

Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County has 1 urban county, 21 towns, 4 large villages and 52 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

• Szolnok (72,953) – county seat

Towns

Large villages

Villages

• 
  Szolnok Gallery (former synagogue) in Szolnok
• 
  Holy Trinity Church in Törökszentmiklós
• 
  Tiszavirág bridge in Szolnok
• 
  Horn of Lehel in Jászberény
• 
  Chapel in Kunhegyes
• 
  Windmill Hill in Kengyel
• 
  Statue of Stephen I of Hungary in Martfű
• 
  River Tisza near Tiszapüspöki

Many famous people have been born or lived in present-day Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok County:

• Statesman: Miklós Horthy
• Politicians: János Tóth, István Antal, Sándor Fazekas, Mihály Varga
• Writers, poets and playwrights: Ferenc Verseghy, István Csukás
• Musicians Classical: Déryné Róza Széppataki, Zoltán Jeney, Zoltán Mága. Other: Pál Kalmár, Ferenc Molnár "Caramel"
• Scientists: Gábor Szegő, Kalman Laki, Albert Kónya, József Hámori, Avram Hershko
• Sportspeople: Aladár Gerevich, Bertalan Papp, Gábor Benedek, Tibor Csík, Pál B. Nagy, Géza Csapó
• Actors, entertainers and film directors: Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, Vincent Korda, János Görbe, Gyula Szabó, Eszter Tamási
• Militarian: Lajos Czinege
• Businessman: Sándor Csányi
• Others: Gyula Németh, István Sándor

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a partnership relationship with:^[13]

• Cumans – the ancient nomadic warriors after whom the county is named

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

• Official site in Hungarian, English, German and French
• Új-Néplap (szoljon.hu) – The county portal
• Hungary at GeoHive

47°15′N 20°30′E / 47.250°N 20.500°E / 47.250; 20.500