Baranya County

Baranya County Baranya megye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: Hills in the county, near Mecseknádasd, Vineyards of Kistótfalu, and Széchenyi square in Pécs
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°04′06″N 18°12′19″E / 46.06833°N 18.20528°E / 46.06833; 18.20528Coordinates: 46°04′06″N 18°12′19″E / 46.06833°N 18.20528°E / 46.06833; 18.20528
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County seat	Pécs
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Csaba Nagy (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	4,429.59 km2 (1,710.27 sq mi)
Area rank	10th in Hungary
Population (2011 census)
• Total	386,441
• Rank	10th in Hungary
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postal code	73xx, 75xx – 79xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 69, 72, 73
ISO 3166 code	HU-BA
Website	baranya.hu

Baranya (Hungarian: Baranya megye, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒrɒɲɒ]); is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary, in the Baranya region, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary (see: Baranya (former county)).

The county lies in southern Hungary, on the border with Croatia. The River Drava forms part of its southern border, and the River Danube its eastern border. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Tolna, and Bács-Kiskun. The capital of Baranya county is Pécs.

Etymology

In German, it is known as Komitat Branau, and in Croatian as Baranjska županija (Baranja).

The county is name after the Slavic word 'bara', which means 'marsh', 'bog', thus the name of Baranya means 'marshland'. Even today large parts of the region are swamps, such as the natural reservation Kopački Rit in its southeast. Another theory states that the name of the region come from the Slavic and Hungarian word 'bárány', which means 'lamb'.

Geography

This county has a total area of 4,430 km² (1,710 sq mi) – 4,76% of Hungary.

The northern part of the county is a mountain area with large forests, the Mecsek Mountains. The central areas are shared between the Baranya Hills and Villány Mountains. The very eastern and southern parts are flat.

The highest point in the county is Zengő in the Mecsek Mountains, at 682 metres. This is also the highest point of the mountain range.

The climate is Mediterranean, with a high number of sunshine hours. Baranya has the highest amount of rainfall in the country. Baranya is rich in mineral and thermal water, and also in other resources. 98% of Hungary's coal resources are found here.

Neighbours

• Tolna County in the North.
• Bács-Kiskun County in the East. (across the Danube river)
•  Croatia in the South (across the Drava river) – Osijek-Baranja County and Virovitica-Podravina County
• Somogy County in the Northwest.

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 southern part of the county (1163 km²) reverted to Slavic rule (present-day Croatia). The re-organizing of the counties (1950) brought only minor changes (town of Szigetvár 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 and 32% of the Southern Slav minorities in Hungary.

Electoral history

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 371,110 and the population density was 84/km².

Year	County population[1]	Change
1949	356,533	n/a
1960	395,342	10.89%
1970	421,765	6.68%
1980	432,617 (record)	2.57%
1990	417,400	-3.52%
2001	407,448	-2.38%
2011	386,441	-5.16%

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):^[2] Identified themselves: 364,801 persons:

• Hungarians: 315,713 (86,54%)
• Germans: 22,150 (6,07%)
• Gypsies: 16,995 (4,66%)
• Croats: 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.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[3]

• Catholic – 47.1% (Roman Catholic – 46.8%; Greek Catholic – 0.3%);
• Reformed – 6.4%;
• Evangelical – 1.2%;
• Orthodox – 0.1%
• Other religions – 1.5%;
• Non-religious – 16.2%;
• Atheism – 1.5%;
• Undeclared – 26.0%.

Regional structure

District of Baranya County

Politics

The Baranya County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 19 counselors, with the following party composition:^[4]

Municipalities^[5][6]

Hosszúhetény - Temple from above

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.

City with county rights

• Pécs – county seat; 156,049 (as of 2011)

Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

Gallery

• 
  Pécs, the capital of the county
• 
  Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 
  Town hall of Szigetvár
• 
  Siklós Castle
• 
  Pécsvárad Abbey

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baranya County.

• Official site in Hungarian
• Dunántúli Napló (bama.hu) - The county portal
• Hungarian Central Statistics Office

Baranya County
City with county rights	Pécs (county seat)
Towns	Bóly Harkány Komló Kozármisleny Mágocs Mohács Pécsvárad Sásd Sellye Siklós Szigetvár Szentlőrinc Villány
Large villages	Beremend Szászvár Vajszló
Villages	Abaliget Adorjás Ág Almamellék Almáskeresztúr Alsómocsolád Alsószentmárton Apátvarasd Aranyosgadány Áta Babarc Babarcszőlős Bakóca Bakonya Baksa Bánfa Baranyahídvég Baranyajenő Baranyaszentgyörgy Basal Belvárdgyula Berkesd Besence Bezedek Bicsérd Bikal Birján Bisse Boda Bodolyabér Bogdása Bogád Bogádmindszent Boldogasszonyfa Borjád Bosta Botykapeterd Bükkösd Bár Bürüs Csányoszró Csarnóta Csebény Cserdi Cserkút Csertő Csonkamindszent Cún Dencsháza Dinnyeberki Diósviszló Drávacsehi Drávacsepely Drávafok Drávaiványi Drávakeresztúr Drávapalkonya Drávapiski Drávaszabolcs Drávaszerdahely Drávasztára Dunaszekcső Egerág Egyházasharaszti Egyházaskozár Ellend Endrőc Erdősmecske Erdősmárok Erzsébet Fazekasboda Feked Felsőegerszeg Felsőszentmárton Garé Gerde Geresdlak Gerényes Gilvánfa Gödre Görcsöny Görcsönydoboka Gordisa Gyód Gyöngyfa Gyöngyösmellék Hásságy Hegyhátmaróc Hegyszentmárton Helesfa Hetvehely Hidas Himesháza Hirics Hobol Homorúd Horváthertelend Hosszúhetény Husztót Ibafa Illocska Ipacsfa Ivánbattyán Ivándárda Kacsóta Kákics Kárász Kásád Kátoly Katádfa Kékesd Kémes Kemse Keresztespuszta Keszü Kétújfalu Királyegyháza Kisasszonyfa Kisbeszterce Kisbudmér Kisdobsza Kisdér Kishajmás Kisharsány Kisherend Kisjakabfalva Kiskassa Kislippó Kisnyárád Kisszentmárton Kistamási Kistapolca Kistótfalu Kisvaszar Kisújbánya Köblény Kökény Kölked Kórós Kővágószőlős Kővágótöttös Kovácshida Kovácsszénája Lánycsók Lapáncsa Liget Lippó Liptód Lothárd Lovászhetény Lúzsok Magyarbóly Magyaregregy Magyarhertelend Magyarlukafa Magyarmecske Magyarsarlós Magyarszék Magyartelek Majs Mánfa Márfa Máriakéménd Markóc Márok Martonfa Maráza Marócsa Matty Máza Mecseknádasd Mecsekpölöske Mekényes Merenye Meződ Mindszentgodisa Molvány Monyoród Mozsgó Nagybudmér Nagycsány Nagydobsza Nagyhajmás Nagyharsány Nagykozár Nagynyárád Nagypall Nagypeterd Nagytótfalu Nagyváty Nemeske Nyugotszenterzsébet Óbánya Ócsárd Ófalu Okorvölgy Okorág Olasz Old Orfű Oroszló Ózdfalu Palkonya Palotabozsok Palé Páprád Patapoklosi Pécsbagota Pécsdevecser Pécsudvard Pellérd Pereked Peterd Pettend Piskó Pócsa Pogány Rádfalva Regenye Romonya Rózsafa Sámod Sárok Sátorhely Siklósbodony Siklósnagyfalu Somberek Somogyapáti Somogyhatvan Somogyhárságy Somogyviszló Sósvertike Sumony Szabadszentkirály Szágy Szajk Szalatnak Szalánta Szaporca Szárász Szava Szebény Szederkény Székelyszabar Szellő Szemely Szentdénes Szentegát Szentkatalin Szentlászló Szilvás Szilágy Szőke Szőkéd Szörény Szulimán Szűr Tarrós Tékes Teklafalu Tengeri Tésenfa Téseny Tófű Tormás Tótszentgyörgy Töttös Túrony Udvar Újpetre Várad Varga Vásárosbéc Vásárosdombó Vázsnok Vejti Vékény Velény Véménd Versend Villánykövesd Vokány Zádor Zaláta Zengővárkony Zók
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