Lórév

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Lórév
Ловра / Lovra
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Pest county
Area
 - Total 9.88 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 - Total 307
 - Density 31/km² (80.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 2309
Area code(s) 24


Lórév (Hungarian: Lórév, Serbian: Ловра, Lovra) is a village on Csepel Island in Hungary. It is situated in Pest County.

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[edit] 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 Hungarians (120 people).

[edit] Religion

According to the 2001 census the religious distribution of the population included 69 Roman Catholic, 32 Calvinist while 181 followed "other faith". In the case of Lórév/Lovra the latters are mainly Serb Orthodoxes.

[edit] Name

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

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Coordinates: 47°07′N, 18°54′E