Szarvasgede

Szarvasgede is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Aranyos creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 400 (see Demographics). The village located 3.9 km from (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line, 3.5 km from the main road 21 and 16.6 km from the M3 motorway. The closest train stop with public transport in Jobbágyi.

Szarvasgede
Village
Candlemass of Virgin Mary Church
Flag Coat of arms
Szarvasgede Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°49′17″N 19°38′19″E
Country	Hungary
County	Nógrád
District	Pásztó
First mentioned	1344
Government
• Mayor	Ottó Béla Kovács (Ind.)
Area
• Total	9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	400
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3051
Area code	32
Website	www.szarvasgede.hu

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1344, when the owner of the settlement, Tamás Csór, had a church built. The population of the village lived from agriculture. The fires of 1861 and 1869 caused serious damage. After 1945, a volunteer fire department, a sports club and a cinema was established. In the 1960s, the majority sought work in the neighboring industrial plants of Jobbágyi and Apc, and most of the houses that exist today were built with the support of the state. Primary school education ceased in 1972, and although it resumed in 1989, it ceased again in 1996. Due to the small size of the settlement, the cinema has also ceased to exist. There is no school or kindergarten. The post office is only open for one hour a day, but the village library is maintained. The landmark of the settlement is the church dedicated to the Candlemass of Virgin Mary, and there are only two churches with that name in the country^[1]

Demographics

According the 2022 census, 95.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.0% were Gypsies and 4.5% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 54.8% Roman Catholic, 4.0% Calvinist, 1.5% Lutheran, 0.5% Greek Catholic, 9.5% non-denominational, and 28.1% did not wish to answer. No population in farms.^[2]

Population by years:^[3]

Year	1870	1880	1890	1900	1910	1920	1930	1941
Population	491	424	481	530	590	715	761	681
Year	1949	1960	1970	1980	1990	2001	2011	2022
Population	690	693	667	629	533	456	409	400

Politics

Mayors since 1990:

• 1990–1998: Gábor Nagy (TKE, but from 1994 independent)^[4][5]
• 1998–2002: Tamás Kéri (independent)^[6]
• 2002–2010: Mrs. János Tóth (independent)^[7][8]
• 2010–: Ottó Béla Kovács (independent)^{[9][10][11][12]}