Borjád

Borjád (German: Burjad; Croatian: Borjat) is a village and municipality (Hungarian: község) in Baranya county, Hungary.

Borjád Burjad
Municipality
Coat of arms
Borjád Location within Hungary.
Coordinates: 45°56′0″N 18°28′0″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Baranya
District	Bóly
Government [1]
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Tibor János Schäffer (Ind.)
Area [2]
• Total	15.59 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	379
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7756
Area code	69
Geocode	06725

Geography

Borjád is located in Baranya County, about five kilometers southwest of Bóly and 30 kilometers southeast of Pécs. It is about 20 kilometers west of the Danube, 20 kilometers from Croatia and 50 kilometers from Serbia. The municipality lies within the 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 393. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarian ethnicity (95.3%), though 23.9% also claimed German ethnicity and the municipality has a German local minority self-government. Other ethnicities included Other (1.3%) and Croatian (1%). 4.7% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 59.5% reported to be Roman Catholic, 20.5% Lutheran, 5.2% Calvinist, 5.7% of no religious affiliation and 7.3% did not wish to answer.^[2]

Transport

The closest railway station is in Villány, 10 kilometers to the south. The village lies near the M60 motorway, which opened in the area in 2010 and currently provides links west to Pécs and north to Budapest (via the M6 motorway), and will eventually provide links to the Croatian border at Ivándárda and Barcs.

References

1. "Municipal Elections 2014" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

External links

• Local statistics (in Hungarian)