Etymology
The name of the village is ultimately a Hungarianised term derived from the German language, German word ''walha'' which Hungarians otherwise use as a root for their exonym of Italy (''Olaszország'').Geography
Olasz is located in Baranya County, about 20 kilometers southeast of Pécs and about 10 kilometers northwest of Bóly. The municipality lies within the Southern Transdanubia, Southern Transdanubia Region of Hungary. It previously was part of the Mohács Subregion but during the creation of districts in 2013, it became part of Bóly District.Demographics
During the census of 2011, the population was 627. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarians, Hungarian ethnicity (87.4%), though 29% also claimed Germans in Hungary, German ethnicity and 8.8% claimed Croats, Croatian ethnicity, and the municipality has a German and Croatian local minority self-government. Other ethnicities claimed included Romani people in Hungary, Roma (1.4%), Serbs, Serbian (0.5%) and Other (1.3%). 12.4% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 62.3% reported to be Catholic Church, Roman Catholic, 3.5% Calvinism, Calvinist, 11.5% of no religious affiliation and 21.5% did not wish to answer.Transport
The closest railway station is in Villány, Bóly, 10 kilometers to the southeast.References
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