Map of Salgótarján, Hungary

Salgótarján is the administrative centre of Nógrád, Hungary, with a population of about 34,627. It lies at 48.0987°N, 19.8030°E. Salgótarján is about 88 km (55 mi) northeast of Budapest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Parádsasvár, 24 km to the southeast.

Salgótarján at a glance

Where is Salgótarján?

• The 27th largest city in Hungary by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 21 min on the shortest day to 16 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Salgótarján

• Parádsasvár — 24 km southeast
• Eger — 48 km southeast
• Vác — 61 km southwest
• Zvolen — 71 km northwest, Slovakia
• Miskolc — 72 km east
• Banská Bystrica — 86 km northwest, Slovakia
• Budapest — 88 km southwest
• Érd — 103 km southwest
• Cegléd — 103 km south
• Szolnok — 106 km south

Largest cities in Hungary

• Budapest — 1,741,041
• Debrecen — 202,402
• Szeged — 160,766
• Miskolc — 154,521
• Pécs — 145,347
• Győr — 129,301
• Nyíregyháza — 117,689
• Kecskemét — 109,847
• Székesfehérvár — 101,600
• Szombathely — 78,025

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.