Mohács

Mohács (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmohaːt͡ʃ]; Croatian and Bunjevac: Mohač; German: Mohatsch; Serbian: Мохач; Turkish: Mohaç; Romanian: Mohaci) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the right bank of the Danube.

Mohács Mohač, Mohatsch
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Mohács Location of Mohács
Coordinates: 45.99593°N 18.67985°E / 45.99593; 18.67985
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
District	Mohács
Government
• Mayor	Gábor Pávkovics (Fidesz)
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

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 in the vicinity of Mohács in 1526 and 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 formed part of the historical Baranya county, and during Ottoman rule it functioned as the administrative seat of the Sanjak of Mohács, an Ottoman administrative unit.^[3] 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".^[4]

Until the end of World War II, Danube Swabians comprised the majority of the inhabitants - called locally Stifolder, because their ancestors came in the 17th and 18th centuries from Fulda (district).^[5] Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945-1948, in accordance with the 1945 Potsdam Agreement.^[6]

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.^[7][8]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Mohács is twinned with:^[9]

• Beli Manastir, Croatia
• Bensheim, Germany
• Beykoz, Turkey
• Câmpia Turzii, Romania
• Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
• Sveti Filip i Jakov, Croatia
• Wattrelos, France

Notable citizens

• Ferenc Pfaff (1851–1913), Hungarian architect
• Endre Rozsda (1913–1999), Hungarian-French Painter
• Norbert Michelisz (1984), Hungarian racing driver

Sport

Mohácsi TE is the town's association football club.

Photos

• 
  The Danube at Mohács
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  Town Hall
• 
  Church in the center of city
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  Memorial park
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  Memorial park
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  Annual carnival Busójárás
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  Buso masks
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  Carnival
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  Carnival
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  Multilingual (Hungarian, German and Croatian) city limit sign

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mohács". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 646–647.

1. Stanislav, Ján (2004). Slovenský juh v stredoveku II (in Slovak). Slovenské literárne centrum. p. 298. ISBN 80-88878-89-6.
2. Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 429.
3. Káldy-Nagy, Gyula, ed. (1985). A budai szandzsák 1546-1590: demográfiai és gazdaságtörténeti adatok. évi összeírásai. Volume 6 of Pest Megye múltjából, ISSN 0209-6013. Pest Megyei Levéltá. p. 32. ISBN 9789630161848. Retrieved 12 March 2022. In the mid-16th century, the kile in the sanjak of Mohács was equal to the Hungarian fertál, which according to Turkish records, was the equivalent of 24 okkas (30.76 kg).
4. "Baranya County". Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
5. "Feked - Stifolder_tortenet.pdf" (PDF). feked.hu.
6. "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".
7. "Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". www.ksh.hu.
8. "Hungarian Census 2011- final data and methodology" (PDF).
9. "Nemzetközi kapcsolatok". mohács.hu (in Hungarian). Mohács. Retrieved 2021-03-24.

External links

• Official website in Hungarian, English and German