Baranya ( hu, Baranya megye, ) is a
county
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() in southern
Hungary
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. It is part of the
Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical
Baranya region, which was a
county
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(''
comitatus
''Comitatus'' was in ancient times the Latin term for an armed escort or retinue. The term is used especially in the context of Germanic warrior culture for a warband tied to a leader by an oath of fealty and describes the relations between a lo ...
'') in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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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
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...
administrative territorial reform following
World War II
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. It is bordered by
Somogy County
Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
Somogy County lies ...
to the northwest,
Tolna County
Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders ...
to the north,
Bács-Kiskun County and the
Danube
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to the east, and the border with
Croatia
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, capit ...
(part of which is formed by the
) to the south.
As of the
2011 census, it had a population of 386,441 residents. Of the 19 counties of Hungary (excluding
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
), it is ranked 10th by both geographic area and population. Its
county seat
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and largest city is
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
.
Etymology
In
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
, it is known as , and in
Croatian as .
The county was probably named after its first comes 'Brana' or 'Braina'.
Geography
This county has a total area of – 4.76% of Hungary, it is divided in Upper Baranya and Lower Baranya.
The northern part of the county is a mountain area with large forests, the
Mecsek
Mecsek (; hr, Meček; Serbian: ''Meček'' or Мечек; german: Metscheck) is a mountain range in southern Hungary. It is situated in the Baranya region, in the north of the city of Pécs.
Etymology
The Hungarian toponym "Mecsek" derives from ...
Mountains. The central areas are shared between the
Baranya Hills Baranya or Baranja may refer to:
* Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia
* Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary
* Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary
* Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ...
and
Villány Mountains
Villány Mountains ( ) is a relatively low mountain range located west from the town of Villány, in Baranya county, Southern Hungary.
Its highest summit, the Szársomlyó is just 442 metres high. The latter has an extraordinary flora: on it ...
. The very eastern and southern parts are flat.
The highest point in the county is
Zengő
Zengő (; hr, Zenka) is the highest mountain in Mecsek Mountains in southern Hungary – its height is 682 metres.Pierre Jolivet, Jorge Santiago-Blay, Michael Schmitt, Research of chrysomelidae, BRILL, 2009 p. 23/ref> The peak is situated in ...
in the Mecsek Mountains, at 682 metres. This is also the highest point of the mountain range.
Baranya is rich in mineral and thermal water, and also in other resources. 98% of Hungary's
coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when ...
resources are found here.
Neighbours
*
Tolna County
Tolna ( hu, Tolna megye, ; german: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders ...
in the North.
*
Bács-Kiskun County in the East. (across the
Danube river
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)
* Croatia in the south (across the
) –
Osijek-Baranja County
Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...
and
Virovitica-Podravina County
Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name ' ...
*
Somogy County
Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
Somogy County lies ...
in the Northwest.
Climate
The
climate
Climate is the long-term weather pattern in an area, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorologi ...
of Baranya is a mix of
continental
Continental may refer to:
Places
* Continent, the major landmasses of Earth
* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US
Arts and entertainment
* ''Continental'' ( ...
and
temperate
In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (23.5° to 66.5° N/S of Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ranges throughout ...
, which makes it unique in Hungary, as the rest of the country is primarily continental. Its milder climate is due to its southern location and relative proximity to the
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...
in comparison to other parts of the country, leaving it with warmer winters. It has the highest average annual rainfall of the Hungarian counties and a high amount of sunshine hours.
History
The area has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarian tribes conquered the area, it was inhabited by Slavs and Avars.
Stephen I founded an episcopal seat here.
In 1526, the county was occupied by
Ottomans and was freed in 1689. Its medieval borders remained unchanged until 1919. According to the
peace treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon (french: Traité de Trianon, hu, Trianoni békeszerződés, it, Trattato del Trianon) was prepared at the Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), Paris Peace Conference and was signed in the Grand Trianon château in ...
, the southern part of the county () reverted to Slavic rule (present-day Croatia). The re-organizing of the counties (1950) brought only minor changes (town of
Szigetvár
Szigetvár (; hr, Siget; tr, Zigetvar; English language, English: Islandcastle; german: Inselburg) is a town in Baranya (county), Baranya County in southern Hungary.
History
The town's Medieval fortification, fortress was the setting of the S ...
got there).
Baranya has the largest number of minorities in Hungary (more than twice the country average), providing home to 34% of the German minority the so-called
Danube Swabians
The Danube Swabians (german: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the ethnic German-speaking population who lived in various countries of central-eastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley, first in the 12th century, and in grea ...
, and 32% of the Southern Slav minorities in Hungary.
The ''Stifolder'' or ''Stiffoller Shvove'' are a Roman Catholic subgroup of the so-called
Danube Swabians
The Danube Swabians (german: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the ethnic German-speaking population who lived in various countries of central-eastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley, first in the 12th century, and in grea ...
. Their ancestors once came ca. 1717 - 1804 from the Hochstift Fulda and surroundings, (
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda
The Diocese of Fulda (Latin ''Dioecesis Fuldensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral.
History
The histo ...
), and settled in the Baranya. They retained their own German dialect and culture, until the end of WW2. After WW2, the majority of Danube Swabians were expelled to
allied-occupied Germany
Germany was already de facto occupied by the Allies from the real fall of Nazi Germany in World War II on 8 May 1945 to the establishment of the East Germany on 7 October 1949. The Allies (United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and Franc ...
and
allied-occupied Austria as a result of the
Potsdam Agreement.
Only a few people can speak the old Stiffolerisch Schvovish dialect. Also a salami is named after these people.
Electoral History
Demographics
In 2015, it had a population of 371,110 and the
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
was 84/km
2.
2011 census
As of the
census of 2011, there were 386,441 residents, 160,040 households, and 105,646 families living in the county. The
population density
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was 226 inhabitants per square mile (87/km
2). There were 167,453 housing units at an average density of 98 per square mile (38/km
2).
There were 160,040
household
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s, of which 63.2% were one-family households, 1.4% were multi-family households, 32.1% were one-person households, and 3.4% were other non-family households. Elderly individuals living alone were 15.9% of all households. The average household size was 2.34.
There were 105,646
families
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, of which 44.1% were
married couples or
consensual unions living together with children, 36.4% were couples without children, 16.7% were single females with children, and 2.8% were single males with children. The average family size was 2.82.
The age breakdown of the county was 20.1% under the age of 20, 7.0% between ages 20 and 24, 27.4% aged 25 to 44, 28.3% aged 45 to 64, and 17.2% aged 65 or older. The gender makeup of the county was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.
Religious adherence in the county was 46.8%
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, 6.4%
Reformed (
Calvinist
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
), 1.2%
Evangelical
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(
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
), 0.3%
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
, 0.1%
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
, and 1.5% other religions. The
non-religious
Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ant ...
were 16.2% and
atheists
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were 1.5%, with 26.0% declining to answer.
2001 census
As of the
census of 2001, there were 407,448 residents, 151,956 households, and 115,946 families living in the county. The population density was 238 inhabitants per square mile (92/km
2). There were 156,632 housing units at an average density of 92 per square mile (35/km
2).
There were 151,956
household
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s, of which 68.5% were one-family households, 3.8% were multi-family households, 24.9% were one-person households, and 2.7% were other non-family households. Elderly individuals living alone were 13.1% of all households. The average household size was 2.60.
There were 115,946
families
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, of which 48.7% were
married couples or
consensual unions living together with children, 35.4% were couples without children, 13.7% were single females with children, and 2.1% were single males with children. The average family size was 2.87.
The age breakdown of the county was 23.0% under the age of 20, 8.1% between ages 20 and 24, 28.0% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 14.9% aged 65 or older. The gender makeup of the county was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
Religious adherence in the county was 64.2%
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, 8.7%
Reformed (
Calvinist
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
), 1.5%
Evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...
(
Lutheran
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), 0.5%
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
, 0.1%
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...
, and 0.8% other religions. The
non-religious
Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ant ...
were 13.4%, with 10.8% declining to answer.
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 22,000), Roma (17,000), Croats (6,000), and Serbs (500).
Total population (2011 census): 386,441
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
Identified themselves: 364,801 persons:
*
Hungarians
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: 315,713 (86.54%)
*
Germans
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: 22,150 (6.07%)
*
Romani
Romani may refer to:
Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
: 16,995 (4.66%)
*
Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...
: 6,343 (1.74%)
*Others and indefinable: 3,600 (0.99%)
Approx. 58,000 persons in Baranya County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Regional structure
Politics
County Assembly
The Baranya County Council, elected at the
2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:
President of the Assembly
Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
during the
2022 parliamentary election:
Municipalities
Baranya County has 1
urban county, 13
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, 3 large villages and 284 villages.
Like
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Baranya is a county of extremes when it comes to regional structure. The county seat is one of the five largest cities (and three largest agglomerations) of Hungary, but more than 2/3 of the municipalities are small hamlets with a population under 500. Half of the county's population lives in the county seat or in its immediate vicinity, while 22% of the population lives in villages that have less than 1000 inhabitants.
;Cities with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011
census
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)
*
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
(156,049) – county seat
;Towns
*
Komló
Komló (, german: Kumlau, hr, Komlov) is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The name of the settlement is derived from the local crop of hops (komló), an ingredient of beer. By the 18th century a depiction of this plant running up a support alre ...
(24,394)
*
Mohács
Mohács (; Croatian and Bunjevac: ''Mohač''; german: Mohatsch; sr, Мохач; tr, Mohaç) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube.
Etymology
The name probably comes from the Slavic ''*Mъchačь'',''*Mocháč'': ...
(17,808)
*
Szigetvár
Szigetvár (; hr, Siget; tr, Zigetvar; English language, English: Islandcastle; german: Inselburg) is a town in Baranya (county), Baranya County in southern Hungary.
History
The town's Medieval fortification, fortress was the setting of the S ...
(10,614)
*
Siklós
Siklós ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Šikloš, Шиклош) is the 4th largest town in Baranya county, Hungary. The Malkocs Bey Mosque was built by the order of the Malkoçoğlu family.
Notable people
*George Mikes, British author most famous ...
(9,574)
*
Szentlőrinc
Szentlőrinc () is a town in Baranya county, Hungary.
Sport
The association football club Szentlőrinc SE, currently competing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, are based in the town.
Twin towns
Szentlőrinc is twinned with:
* Urbach, Germany
...
(6,662)
*
Kozármisleny
Kozármisleny ( hr, Mišljen; german: Mischlen) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. It is south-east of the city of Pécs.
History
The history of Kozármisleny is rooted in the early Bronze Age, as indicated by archeological findings. Roman re ...
(5,998)
*
Pécsvárad
Pécsvárad (german: Petschwar; hr, Pečvar) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary.
Notable landmarks
Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Steph ...
(4,047)
*
Harkány
Harkány () is a town in Baranya county, Hungary.
History
The area has been inhabited since medieval times, the name "Nagh Harkan" was mentioned in a document from the year 1323. The origin and meaning of the name ''harkány'' is unknown, but th ...
(4,010)
*
Bóly
Bóly (german: Bohl; hr, Boja) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the Inhabitants was Danube Swabians, also called locally as ''Stifolder'', because there Ancestors once came at the 17th century and 18th century ...
(3,957)
*
Sásd
Sásd () is a town in Baranya county, Hungary. The total population of Sásd in 2015 was 3094.
Twin towns – sister cities
Sásd is twinned with:
* Westhausen, Germany
* Izvoru Crișului, Romania
* Raaba, Austria
* Supino, Italy
* Pierre ...
(3,237)
*
Sellye
Sellye (; ) is a town in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeas ...
(2,783)
*
Villány (2,509)
*
Mágocs (2,388)
;Villages
*
Abaliget
*
Adorjás
*
Almamellék
Almamellék (german: Homeli) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukra ...
*
Almáskeresztúr
Almáskeresztúr is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the n ...
*
Alsómocsolád
*
Alsószentmárton
*
Apátvarasd
*
Aranyosgadány
*
Ág
*
Áta
Áta ( hr, Ata) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
Etymology
Áta is a Turkish name which means father. Áta is also used in Atatürk's name.
History
Áta has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarian tribes conquered t ...
*
Babarc
*
Babarcszőlős
*
Bakóca
Bakóca () is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 285.
Geography
The village is located at 46° 12′ 27″ N, 17° 59′ 56″ E. I ...
*
Bakonya
*
Baksa
*
Baranyahídvég
*
Baranyajenő
Baranyajenő (, ) is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 455.
Geography
The village is located at 46° 16′ 15″ N, 18° 2′ 41 ...
*
Baranyaszentgyörgy
*
Basal
*
Bánfa
Bánfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...
*
Bár
Bár ( hr, Bar) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...
*
Belvárdgyula
*
Beremend
Beremend (german: Behrend; sr, Бреме, Breme) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary on the Croatian border. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs.
Until the end of World War II, the Inhabitants was Danube Swabians, also called loc ...
*
Berkesd
*
Besence
*
Bezedek
*
Bicsérd
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Bikal
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Birján
Birján is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Bisse
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Boda
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Bodolyabér
Bodolyabér is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...
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Bogdása
Bogdása ( Croatian: Bogdašin) is a village in Baranya County, in Sellye District, west of Sellye, in the neighbourhood of Drávafok.
History
The earliest known mention of the name of the village is found in a document of 1266, which testifies ...
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Bogád
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Bogádmindszent
Bogádmindszent is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the n ...
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Boldogasszonyfa
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Borjád
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Bosta
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Botykapeterd
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Bükkösd
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Bürüs
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Csányoszró
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Csarnóta
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Csebény
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Cserdi
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Cserkút
Cserkút is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...
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Csertő
Csertő is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Csonkamindszent
Csonkamindszent ( hr, Senta) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukr ...
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Cún
Cún is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, R ...
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Drávacsehi
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Drávacsepely
Drávacsepely is a village in Baranya (county), Baranya county, Hungary.
External links
Local statistics
Populated places in Baranya County
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Drávafok
Drávafok is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...
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Drávaiványi
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Drávakeresztúr
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Drávapalkonya
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Drávapiski
Drávapiski is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...
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Drávaszabolcs
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Drávaszerdahely
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Drávasztára
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Dencsháza
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Dinnyeberki
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Diósviszló
Diósviszló is a village in Baranya (county), Baranya county, Hungary.
External links
Local statistics
Populated places in Baranya County
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Dunaszekcső
Dunaszekcső (german: Seetschke, ; la, Florentina, ; sh, Sečuv, , ) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary, situated on the right bank (west side) of the River Danube. The inhabitants are ethnic Hungarian, with minorities of Danube Swabians an ...
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Egerág
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Egyházasharaszti
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Egyházaskozár
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Ellend
Ellend ( hr, Elen, Lenda) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the n ...
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Endrőc
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Erdősmecske
Erdősmecske (until 1948: ''Rácmecske''; german: Ratzmetschke, Metschge; sr, Српска Мечка / ''Srpska Mečka'', Рацмечка / ''Racmečka''; hr, Mečka) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. The residents' majority is Magyar, ...
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Erdősmárok
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Erzsébet
Erzsébet ( hr, Setržebet, german: Sandeschewe) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the ...
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Fazekasboda
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Feked
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Felsőegerszeg
Felsőegerszeg ( is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 131.
Geography
The village is located at 46° 15′ 0″ N, 18° 8′ 0″ E ...
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Felsőszentmárton
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Garé
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Gerde
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Geresdlak
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Gerényes
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Gilvánfa
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Gordisa
Gordisa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Gyód
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Gödre
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Görcsöny
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Görcsönydoboka
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Gyöngyfa
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Gyöngyösmellék
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Hásságy
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Hegyhátmaróc
Hegyhátmaróc is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the no ...
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Hegyszentmárton
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Helesfa
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Hetvehely
Hetvenhely ( hr, Tević) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine ...
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Hidas
Hidas ( hr, Idoš) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to th ...
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Himesháza
Himesháza (german: Nimmersch) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
Until the end of World War II, the majority of the Inhabitants was Danube Swabians, also called locally as ''Stifolder'', because there Ancestors once came at the 17th century ...
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Hirics
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Hobol
Hobol ( hr, Obolj, Obol, Oboj, Vobol) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the n ...
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Homorúd
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Horváthertelend
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Hosszúhetény
Hosszúhetény (, german: Hetting, Heting, Langheting) is the most populous village in Baranya county, southwest Hungary, a significant centre of village tourism.
It is located 18 kilometres northeast to Pécs, the county capital, in a valley betw ...
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Husztót
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Ibafa
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Illocska
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Ipacsfa
Ipacsfa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Ivánbattyán
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Ivándárda
Ivándárda is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...
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Kacsóta
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Kákics
Kákics is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Kárász
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Kásád
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Kátoly
Kátoly is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Katádfa
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Kékesd
Kékesd is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...
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Kemse
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Keresztespuszta
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Keszü
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Kémes
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Képespuszta
Képespuszta (Hungary) is a village in Baranya county, near Orfű, Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth ...
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Kétújfalu
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Királyegyháza
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Kisasszonyfa
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Kisbeszterce
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Kisbudmér
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Kisdobsza
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Kisdér
Kisdér is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeas ...
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Kishajmás
Kishajmás (, ) is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 209.
Geography
The village is located at 46° 12′ 3″ N, 18° 4′ 56″ ...
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Kisharsány
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Kisherend
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Kisjakabfalva
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Kiskassa
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Kislippó
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Kisnyárád
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Kisszentmárton
Kisszentmárton is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...
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Kistamási
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Kistapolca
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Kistótfalu
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Kisvaszar
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Kisújbánya
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Kovácshida
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Kovácsszénája
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Kórós
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Köblény
Köblény is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northe ...
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Kökény
Kökény ( hr, Kukinj) is a village in Baranya County, Hungary.
Geography
It has a population of 566 people (2005). Its postal code is 7668.
Demography
* Magyars
* Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group wh ...
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Kölked
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Kővágószőlős
Kővágószőlős ( hr, Kovasiluš) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the nor ...
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Kővágótöttös
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Lapáncsa
Lapáncsa (german: Lappantsch) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.
History
Prior to Lapáncsa, the village of Gathwege is mentioned as being in the area as early as 1349. The village was destroyed during the Battle of Mohács.
Lapáncsa prop ...
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Lánycsók
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Liget
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Lippó
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Liptód
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Lothárd
Lothárd is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...
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Lovászhetény
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Lúzsok
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Magyarbóly
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Magyaregregy
Magyaregregy ( hr, Gređa) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the no ...
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Magyarhertelend
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Magyarlukafa
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Magyarmecske
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Magyarsarlós
Magyarsarlós is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the no ...
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Magyarszék
Magyarszék is a village in Baranya county, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nort ...
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Magyartelek
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Majs
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Markóc
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Márok
* Martonfa
* Maráza
* Marócsa
* Matty, Hungary, Matty
* Mánfa
* Márfa
* Máriakéménd
* Máza
* Mecseknádasd
* Mecsekpölöske
* Mekényes
* Merenye
* Meződ
* Mindszentgodisa
* Molvány
* Monyoród
* Mozsgó
* Nagybudmér
* Nagycsány
* Nagydobsza
* Nagyhajmás
* Nagyharsány
* Nagykozár
* Nagynyárád
* Nagypall
* Nagypeterd
* Nagytótfalu
* Nagyváty
* Nemeske
* Nyugotszenterzsébet
* Okorvölgy
* Okorág
* Olasz
* Old, Hungary, Old
* Orfű
* Oroszló
* Óbánya
* Ócsárd
* Ófalu
* Ózdfalu
* Palkonya
* Palotabozsok
* Palé
* Páprád
* Patapoklosi
* Pécsbagota
* Pécsdevecser
* Pécsudvard
* Pellérd
* Pereked
* Peterd
* Pettend
* Piskó
* Pogány
* Pócsa
* Rádfalva
* Regenye
* Romonya
* Rózsafa
* Sámod
* Sárok
* Sátorhely
* Siklósbodony
* Siklósnagyfalu
* Somberek
* Somogyapáti
* Somogyhatvan
* Somogyhárságy
* Somogyviszló
* Sósvertike
* Sumony
* Szabadszentkirály
* Szajk
* Szalatnak
* Szalánta
* Szaporca
* Szava
* Szágy
* Szárász
* Szászvár
* Szebény
* Szederkény
* Székelyszabar
* Szellő
* Szemely
* Szentdénes
* Szentegát
* Szentkatalin
* Szentlászló
* Szilvás
* Szilágy (village), Szilágy
* Szörény (village), Szörény
* Szőke
* Szőkéd
* Szulimán
* Szűr
* Tarrós
* Teklafalu
* Tengeri, Hungary, Tengeri
* Tékes
* Tésenfa
* Téseny
* Tormás
* Tófű
* Tótszentgyörgy
* Töttös
* Túrony
* Udvar
* Újpetre
* Vajszló
* Varga, Hungary, Varga
* Várad
* Vásárosbéc
* Vásárosdombó
* Vázsnok
* Vejti
* Vékény
* Velény
* Véménd
* Versend
* Villánykövesd
* Vokány
* Zaláta
* Zádor, Hungary, Zádor
* Zengővárkony
* Zók
municipalities are ''large'' villages.
Gallery
File:Székesegyház (1796. számú műemlék) 19.jpg, Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
, the county seat
File:Régi török dzsámi (18015. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Mosque of Pasha Qasim, Pécs
File:Kisújbánya.JPG, Traditional house in Kisújbánya
File:Városháza (1985. számú műemlék).jpg, Town hall of Szigetvár
Szigetvár (; hr, Siget; tr, Zigetvar; English language, English: Islandcastle; german: Inselburg) is a town in Baranya (county), Baranya County in southern Hungary.
History
The town's Medieval fortification, fortress was the setting of the S ...
File:Petőczpuszta harangláb.JPG, Bell tower on the Mecsek, Mecsek Mountains
File:Siklósivár111.JPG, Siklós Castle
File:Nagyharsányi-kristálybarlang2 KR.jpg, Crystal caves in Nagyharsány
File:Pécsvárad13.JPG, Pécsvárad Abbey
Notes
References
External links
Official sitein Hungarian
Dunántúli Napló (bama.hu) - The county portalHungarian Central Statistics Office
{{Authority control
Baranya County,
Counties of Hungary
Baranya (region)
History of Baranya (region)