The former county seat of Nógrád county, the second largest town of the county, a trade, service and educational center, and since the Trianon Pact, it is a bordertown towards Slovakia.

The third most populous town in Nógrád, the seat of the Bátonyterenye district.

The small town with civic history is the regional seat of the largest region; it is an economic, trade, health care and educational center. The region is one of the Free entrepreneurial zones of Nógrád county, and investment possibility just within an hour from Budapest.

The seat of the Rétság district, a center of economy culture and tourism.

The county seat of Nógrád county, and its largest town.

Center of the Szécsény district, favored tourist destination.