Bodony is a village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Áldozó and Kata-réti creeks. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 684 (see Demographics). The village located 5.9 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 30.7 km from the main road 3 and 37.3 km from the M3 motorway. Although the Mátraderecske railway stop is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on 3 March 2007 [hu]. The closest train station with public transport in Bátonyterenye 24,6 km far.
History
The first written mention of the settlement dates from 1275, but it was actually inhabited even earlier, as indicated by the names of the Huns' graves in the Áldozó valley. The church was built near the confluence of two streams in the village, and is decorated with 13th-century frescos. The Mátra mountains are clearly visible from the settlement, which is why a lookout tower was built in the settlement. Cheese and honey are made in the Bodony, and the memories of the pottery industry are kept by the Museum of the Past and Present.[1]
Demographics
According the 2022 census, 93.3% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 16.8% were Gypsies, 0.7% were Slovakians and 6.2% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 50.1% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Calvinist, 10.3% non-denominational, and 33.1% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. No population in farms.[2]
