Mohács





Town in Baranya, Hungary






















































Mohács
Town

Aerial view
Aerial view


Coat of arms of Mohács
Coat of arms


Mohács is located in Hungary

Mohács

Mohács



Location of Mohács

Coordinates: 45°59′45″N 18°40′47″E / 45.99593°N 18.67985°E / 45.99593; 18.67985Coordinates: 45°59′45″N 18°40′47″E / 45.99593°N 18.67985°E / 45.99593; 18.67985
Country
 Hungary
County Baranya
District Mohács
Area

 • Total 112.23 km2 (43.33 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 17,808
 • Density 158.67/km2 (411.0/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7700
Area code (+36) 69
Website 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.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 History


  • 3 Events


  • 4 Demographics


  • 5 Twin towns — sister cities


  • 6 Notable citizens


  • 7 Photos


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Etymology


The name probably comes from the Slavic *Mъchačь,*Mocháč: mъchъ (moss, Hungarian moha is a loanword from Slavic/) + the Slavic suffix -ačь, like Slovak Mochnáč or Czech Macháč.[1][2] See 1093/1190/1388 Mohach.[2]



History


Two famous battles took place there:




  1. Battle of Mohács, 1526


  2. 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).[3]



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.[4][5]



Twin towns — sister cities


Mohács is twinned with:




  • Croatia Beli Manastir, Croatia (1967)


  • Germany Bensheim, Germany (1987)


  • Romania Câmpia Turzii, Romania (1990)


  • France Wattrelos, France (1993)


  • Poland Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland (1999)


  • Turkey Beykoz, Turkey (2008)


  • Croatia 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


  • Dunai Tamás (1949), hungarian actor - https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunai_Tam%C3%A1s



Photos




References



  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mohács" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 646–647..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  1. ^ Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 298. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.


  2. ^ ab Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 429.


  3. ^ http://www.talmamedia.com/php/district/district.php?county=Baranya


  4. ^ Hungarian census 2011, Baranya County


  5. ^ Hungarian census 2011 - final data and methodology




External links







  • Official website in Hungarian, English and German









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