Lőrinci

	Lőrinci
	Lőrinci
	Lőrinci
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Northern Hungary
County :	Heves
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Hatvan
District since 1.1.2013 :	Hatvan
Coordinates :	47 ° 44 ' N , 19 ° 41' E Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '16 " N , 19 ° 40' 43" E
Area :	23.53 km²
Residents :	5,969 (Jan 1, 2011)
Population density :	254 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 37
Postal code :	3021
KSH kódja:	30401
Structure and administration (as of 2020)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Zoltán Víg (non-party)
Postal address :	Szabadság tér 21. ; 3021 Lőrinci
Website :	www.lorinci.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Lőrinci is a Hungarian town in the county Hatvan in Heves county .

geography

Lőrinci extends over an area of 25.53 km². The city lies on the Zagyva River at the western foot of the Mátra and on the border with the Great Hungarian Plain . From north to south the city is divided into Selyp , Lőrinci and the settlement at the power station .

The Mátra power plant

history

The first written mention was in 1267 as ecclesia de Laurencio . Around the same time the village of Selyp was founded. In 1544 the places were occupied by the Turks and belonged to Sanjak Hatvan. In the 15th century the place became part of the diocese of Oradea, and in 1730 it was owned by the Grassalkovich family.

A salt office was also set up in the village .

With the opening of the Pest - Hatvan - License - Neusohl railway line in 1867, industrialization began: in 1881 a steam mill was built. In 1889 the Selyper sugar factory was founded. In 1908 a cement factory was built in Lőrinci. Significant was the opening of the Mátra power plant (Mátravidéki Erőmű) in 1940. With the territorial reform in 1950, the places changed from Nógrád County (Nógrád vármegye) to Heves County . In 1992 the place received city rights.

In 1998 the sugar factory was shut down.

population

In 2001, 97% of the population was Hungarian, while 3% said they belonged to the Roma population .

traffic

The place has two stations and a stop on the railway line 81 ( Hatvan - Salgótarján - Somoskőújfalu - ( Fiľakovo )) and is located on the national road 21 between Hatvan and Somoskőújfalu.