Sirok

Sirok
Village
Immaculate Conception church
Flag Coat of arms
Sirok Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°55′52″N 20°11′45″E / 47.93111°N 20.19583°E / 47.93111; 20.19583
Country	Hungary
County	Heves
District	Pétervására
First mentioned	1302
Government
• Mayor	Gábor Tuza (Fidesz–KDNP)
Area
• Total	63.39 km2 (24.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	1,625
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3332
Area code	36
Website	www.sirok.hu

Sirok is a village in Heves County, Hungary, in the Mátra mountain range, beside of the Tarna River. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1625 (see Demographics). The village located 18.9 km from Eger, the capital of the county and beside of the (Nr. 84) Kisterenye–Kál-Kápolna railway line, 23.9 km from the main road 3 and 24.5 km from the M25 expressway. Kőkút is located 5.2 km southwest of the center of the village, which is an other inner area of 185 people with its own railway stop. Next to the road leading there is Sirok's own railway stop, 3.5 km from the center.^[1] Although the settlement has its two own railway stops, public transport on the railway line ceased on 3 March 2007 [hu]. The closest train station with public transport is in Eger 20.5 km away.