Parád
Parád | |
|---|---|
Large Village | |
Saint Ottilia church | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′26″N 20°02′3″E / 47.92389°N 20.03417°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Heves |
| District | Pétervására |
| First mentioned | 1506 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | József Mudriczki (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.20 km2 (14.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,862 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3240, 3244 |
| Area code | 36 |
| Website | www.parad.hu |
Parád is a large village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, the bottom of the northern side of the Kékes peak, beside of the Parádi-Tarna creek. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1862 (see Demographics). The village located 6.4 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 27.9 km from the main road 3 and 34.5 km from the M3 motorway. Although the Recsk-Parádfürdő railway station is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on 3 March 2007. The closest train station with public transport in Gyöngyös 26,9 km far. The eastern end of the village (Parádfürdő) have an own postal code (3244).