Szűcsi is a village in Heves County, Hungary, beside the Ágó creek, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of the 2022 census, it has a population of 1425 (see Demographics). The village is located 9.4 km from (Nr. 81) the Hatvan–Fiľakovo railway line, 9.9 km from the main road 21 and 21.4 km from the M3 motorway. The closest train station with public transport is in the village of Zagyvaszántó.
History Artifacts from the late Bronze Age and the 9th century were found within the boundaries of the settlement. Its first documented mention occurred in 1267 in the form Swch. In the 15th century, it was listed under the names Zeuch, Zewchy, Zwchy, owned by the Szücsy family, and then King Zsigmond donated it to . In 1527 it became the property of Zsigmond Ráskay. The village church was built by Károly Ráby in 1828. The population was mostly engaged in viticulture. Two lignite mines were opened in the second half of the 1950s, but they were closed after the 1959 accident in which 31 people died. The notable native of the village is the poet József Bajza (1804–1858).
Demographics According the 2022 census, 92.7% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.3% were Gipsy and 7.2% were did not wish to answer. The religious distribution was as follows: 50.7% Roman Catholic, 1.7% Calvinist, 7.8% non-denominational, and 37.1% did not wish to answer. 5 people live in two outskirts close to the village.
Population by years: Year 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1941 Population 973 764 975 1015 1151 1265 1458 1684 Year 1949 1960 1970 1980 1990 2001 2011 2022 Population 1873 2003 2063 1969 1823 1717 1617 1425
Politics Mayors since 1990: 1990–1998: Károly Kulcsár (until 1994 independent, but after that MSZP) 1998–2008: István Szekeres (independent) 2008–2019: István Berta (independent) 2019–: Krisztina Kovács, Mrs. Hordós (until 2024 independent, but after that Fidesz–KDNP)
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