Pásztó

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.

POPULATION

9000

ACCESSIBILITY

ROADS: M3 HIGHWAY, FROM THE INTERSECTION OF HATVAN ROUTE 21 WITH ITS FOUR LANES

RAILROAD: RAILWAY 81

LOCAL TRANSPORT: INTERURBAN BUSES

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

THE MARGIT HOSPITAL WAS THE HOSPITAL OF THE YEAR IN 2009, ITS REHABILITATION AND INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT HAS NATIONAL REPUTATION, AND IT HAS MODERN POLYCLINIC SERVICES.

INDUSTRIAL AREA OF PÁSZTÓ

Economy

The economics of Pásztó is mainly determined by the industrial companies. Besides the Hungarian small- and medium-sized companies there have several companies been present with Austrian and Belgian ownership background for decades.
The EGLO Magyarország Kft is one of the most significant enterprise of the county, its annual turnover is more than 30 billion HUF. Last year they had more than 800 employees.
The new industrial area developments can provide background for investments of larger volume: North industrial area 10 hectares of industrial area in 2021. South industrial area 500 m² industrial hall in 2021

1 NURSERY SCHOOL, 2 KINDERGARTENS

2 PRIMARY SCHOOLS

MIKSZÁTH KÁLMÁN HIGH SCHOOL

Education

Besides the Zsigmond Király Primary School and Art School, the Town Kindergarten of Pásztó and the Roman Catholic Kindergarten and Primary School of the Hungarian Saints also provide good educational background. The Mikszáth Kálmán High School, in addition to its well-known trainings, offers bilingual education in Hungarian-German and French-Hungarian as well.

MUSEUM OF PÁSZTÓ

GARDEN OF RUINS

Culture

The main attraction of the town, besides its traditions, is the medieval ruins garden and its surroundings.
Here is located the only schoolbuilding of Hungary from the 15th century that can be reconstructed, the Oskolamester house.
The building of the Cisterian monastery serves as the Museum of Pásztó in these days. The former watermill was an integral part of the area, its renewed surroundings strengthens the attractiveness of the neighborhood.

ACTIVE TOURISM

SPORT AIRFIELD

Sport

The Leisure Sports Association of Pásztó was established in 1968. The proximity of the Mátra offers many opportunities to the enthusiasts of active tourism, like gliding, hang-gliding, paragliding, rock climbing and hiking. The reservoir of Hasznos is a popular recreational and fishing paradise in the area, and by transforming the curative pools of Pásztó into a thermal spa, it will become a complex institution offering its services during the whole year.