Mohács
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County | Baranya | |
Area | ||
• Total | 112.23 km2 (43.33 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 17,808 | |
• Density | 158.67/km2 (411.0/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 7700 | |
Area code(s) | 69 | |
Website | http://www.mohacs.hu/ |
Mohács (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmohaːt͡ʃ]; Croatian and Bunjevac: Mohač; German: Mohatsch; Serbian: Мохач; Turkish: Mohaç) is a town in Baranya county, Hungary on the right bank of the Danube.
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History
Two famous battles took place there:
- Battle of Mohács, 1526
- Battle of Mohács, 1687
These battles represented the beginning and end, respectively, of the Ottoman domination of Hungary.
In Roman times there was a camp on the banks of the Danube near Mohács.
In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, Mohács was part of the historical Baranya county, and during Ottoman rule it was the administrative seat of the Sanjak of Mohács, an Ottoman administrative unit. After the Habsburgs took the area from the Ottomans, Mohács was included in the restored Baranya county.
In 1910, the population of the Mohács district numbered 56,909 people, of whom 21,951 spoke German, 20,699 Hungarian, 4,312 Serbian, and 421 Croatian. Another 9,600 inhabitants were listed as speaking "other languages" (presumably Bunjevac and Šokac).[1]
Events
Every spring, the town hosts the annual Busójárás carnival.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census the total population of Mohács was 17,808, of whom there were 15,842 (84.2%) Hungarians, 1,723 (9.7%) Germans, 700 (3.9%) Croats and 537 (3%) Romani. 14% of the total population did not declare their ethnicity. In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity (dual identity), so the sum exceeds the total population.[2][3]
Twin towns — Sister cities
Mohács is twinned with:
Beli Manastir, Croatia (1967)
Bensheim, Germany (1987)
Câmpia Turzii, Romania (1990)
Wattrelos, France (1993)
Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland (1999)
Beykoz, Turkey (2008)
Sveti Filip i Jakov, Croatia (2014)
Notable citizens
- Ferenc Pfaff (1851-1913), Hungarian architect
- Endre Rozsda (1913-1919), Hungarian-French Painter
- Norbert Michelisz (1984), Hungarian racing driver
Photos
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Mohács Duna.JPG
The Danube at Mohács
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Town Hall
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Mohácsi Fogadalmi templom (by Pudelek).JPG
Church in the center of city
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Hősök ligete Mohács A.JPG
Memorial park
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Hősök ligete Mohács F.JPG
Memorial park
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Carnival in Mohács.jpg
Carnival
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Buso.JPG
Carnival
References
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