Pásztó is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river and the Kövicses creek, between the Mátra and Cserhát mountain ranges.

Agriculture is dominated by viticulture, the memories of which can still be seen today in the form of medieval wine cellars.

The priory was built in Baroque style too, but the order abolished in 1787 by King Joseph II.

Due to the phylloxera epidemic, grapes, which are the main source of income, suffer significant damage.

It was annexed to Nógrád county in 1950 and a spa was created to utilize the Mátraszőlős thermal water, which is still in operation today.

The schoolmaster's house, built of stream stones, originally also functioned as the school building, and a grain storage with medieval tools was discovered underneath.

[2] Mátrakeresztes is located southeast of the city at the upper end of the Kövecses creek, its first owners were the Dessewffy family.

The population of the settlement made a living by making glass and wooden spoons, first it was called Desewffy-huta, then Hasznosi Alsóhuta.

The Statistical Office do not show data about the population of the other inner areas: Hasznos, Muzsla and Mátrakeresztes, which are 3, 4 and 10 km far from the town, despite they are inhabited.

[4] Population by years:[5] Mayors since 1990: Pásztó is twinned with: This Nógrád county location article is a stub.