Olasz (; ) is a

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and

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() in

Baranya County Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

Etymology

The name of the village is ultimately a Hungarianised term derived from the

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word ''

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'' which Hungarians otherwise use as a root for their exonym of

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(''Olaszország'').

Geography

Olasz is located in

, about 20 kilometers southeast of

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #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 c ...

and about 10 kilometers northwest of

Bóly Bóly (; ) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. Today Hungarian, the town was historically home to a large Danube Swabian population. History Until the end of World War II, the town's inhabitants were Danube Swabians, also locally known as ...

. The municipality lies within the Southern Transdanubia Region of Hungary. It previously was part of the

Mohács Subregion Mohács (; Croatian: ''Mohač''; ; ; ; ) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube. Etymology The name probably comes from the Slavic ''*Mъchačь'',''*Mocháč'': ''mъchъ'' (moss, Hungarian ''moha'' is a loanword ...

but during the creation of districts in 2013, it became part of

Bóly District Bóly () is a district in central-eastern part of Baranya County. ''Bóly'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district is in the Southern Transdanubia, Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Bóly ...

Demographics

During the census of 2011, the population was 627. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarian ethnicity (87.4%), though 29% also claimed

ethnicity and 8.8% claimed Croatian ethnicity, and the municipality has a German and Croatian local minority self-government. Other ethnicities claimed included

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(1.4%),

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(0.5%) and Other (1.3%). 12.4% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 62.3% reported to be

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, 3.5%

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, 11.5% of no religious affiliation and 21.5% did not wish to answer.

Transport

The closest railway station is in

, 10 kilometers to the southeast.

References

External links

Street map
Populated places in Baranya County {{Baranya-geo-stub