Lórév (

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: Ловра, ''Lovra'') is a village on

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. It is situated in Pest County.

Name

Lórév means "horse ford" in Hungarian referring to the nearby ford of the

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Demographics

Lórév is the only settlement in Hungary with an ethnic Serb majority. This small village of 307 people had 180 (58.63%) Serb inhabitants in 2001 (and 202 people with a Serb "cultural heritage"). 39.09% of the population are

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(120 people). Also, the neighbouring village of Szigetcsép and the town of Ráckeve on the

have Serb settlements. Not far to the north the Bunjevci settlement of

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is to be found. A tradition of mutual weddings between these two geographically close villages existed as well as strong connections with Serbs from the villages of

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in the south, three villages north of Budapest --

Budakalász Budakalász is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with a minority of Serbs. The town includes within its boundaries the island of Lupa, situated on the Danube. Twin towns – sister cities Budaka ...

Pomáz Pomáz (german: Paumasch) is a small town in Pest County, Hungary. It is located on the HÉV commuter train line from Budapest to Szentendre Teje. Sights Pomáz is famous for its Serbian Orthodox church. Just as in nearby Szentendre, a Serbian ...

and

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—and the small town of

Szentendre Szentendre () is a riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, between the capital city Budapest and Pilis Mountains, Pilis-Visegrád Mountains. The town is known for its museums (most notably the :hu: Szentendrei Szabadtéri Néprajzi Múzeum, Open- ...

Religion

According to the 2001 census the religious distribution of the population included 69

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s, 32

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s and 181

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorev Populated places in Pest County Serb communities in Hungary