Domoszló
Village
The ruins of the Oroszlánkő castle
Coat of arms
Domoszló Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°49′52″N 20°07′08″E / 47.83111°N 20.11889°E / 47.83111; 20.11889
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
District	Gyöngyös
First mentioned	1263
Government
• Mayor	Richárd Paulenka (Fidesz–KDNP)
Area
• Total	40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,861
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3263
Area code	37
Website	www.domoszlo.hu

Domoszló is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside of the Domoszlói creek in the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1861 (see Demographics). The village located 10.1 km from (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 12.1 km from the main road 3 and 16.6 km from the M3 motorway. Although the Verpelét railway station is the closest, but public transport on the railway line ceased on March 3, 2007 [hu]. The closest train station with public transport in Ludas 14,6 km far.

According to tradition, the settlement was named after Prince Domoszló, son of King Samuel, from whom the Kompolti family descended. The name comes from a Slavic personal name: Domoslav.^[1] King Stephen V confirmed the charter of privilege of Aba Kompolt In 1263. In 1522, the village became the property of the Országh family [fr] by a succession treaty between the Kompolt and Országh families. After the death of Kristóf Országh [hu] in 1567, King Maximilian II agreed to the succession of the female branch and the estate passed to Borbala Országh and her husband Ferenc Török [hu]. The population fled from the Ottoman conquerors. King Leopold I donated Domoszló to John Einczinger in 1698, then István Tarródy became the landlord by purchase in 1722. The population resettled in the 18th century was mostly Slovaks. The village had 598 inhabitants in 1746 and 804 in 1767. The church of St. Demeter was built in the Baroque style in 1739, but one of the rose windows of the monastery that once stood here was also incorporated into the church. The castle of Oroszlánkő was built north of the village in the 13 century, the ruins of which are now already barely visible.^[2]

According the 2022 census, 91.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 1.1% were Gypsies and 8.5% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 42.3% Roman Catholic, 2.8% Calvinist, 8.7% non-denominational, and 43.1% did not wish to answer. The Gypsies have a local nationality government. No population in farms.^[3]

Population by years:^[4]

Mayors since 1990:

• 1990–2002: Sándor Krizsó (independent)^[5][6][7]
• 2002–2010: Béla Gyurkó (independent)^[8][9]
• 2010–2017: István Havelant † (Fidesz–KDNP)^[10][11]
• 2017–: Richárd Paulenka (Fidesz–KDNP)^[12][13]