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Mecseknádasd
Mecseknádasd ( hr, Nadoš, Nadaš; german: Nadasch) is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were Danube Swabians. Most of the former German Settlers were expelled to Germany and Austria in 1945–1948, following the Potsdam Agreement. Only a few Germans of Hungary live there today. The majority are the descendants of Hungarians from the Czechoslovak–Hungarian population exchange. Sightseeings Szent Istvan kapolna Mecseknadasd.jpg, Medieval Saint Stephens church File:Het bisschoppelijk paleis.jpg, Bishops palace Liszt Ferenc Mecseknádasd.jpg, Bust of Franz Liszt In the cemetery hill there is an old, Árpád-age Romanesque church, which was originally the parish church of the village. In front of the elementary school behind the Bishop's Palace is a statue of Franz Liszt. Moreover, the village cultivates the remembrance of Saint Margaret of Scotland. She was the daughter of the English prince Edward the Exile, son of Edmund Iro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baranya (county)
Baranya ( hu, Baranya megye, ) is a county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya region, which was a county (''comitatus'') in the Kingdom of Hungary dating back to the 11th century. Its current status as one of the 19 counties of Hungary was established in 1950 as part of wider Soviet administrative territorial reform following World War II. It is bordered by Somogy County to the northwest, Tolna County to the north, Bács-Kiskun County and the Danube to the east, and the border with Croatia (part of which is formed by the Drava River) to the south. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 386,441 residents. Of the 19 counties of Hungary (excluding Budapest), it is ranked 10th by both geographic area and population. Its county seat and largest city is Pécs. Etymology In German, it is known as , and in Croatian as . The county was probably named after its first comes 'Brana' or 'Braina'. Geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
