Máriakéménd

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Máriakéménd
Mariakemend
Municipality
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Máriakéménd
Location within Hungary.
Coordinates: 46°1′30.58″N18°27′46.26″E / 46.0251611°N 18.4628500°E / 46.0251611; 18.4628500
Country Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Region Southern Transdanubia
County Baranya
District Bóly
Government
[1]
  Type Mayor-council government
   Mayor Csabáné Jeszán (Ind.)
Area
[2]
  Total15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total503
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7663
Area code 69
Geocode 14483

Máriakéménd (German : Mariakemend or Kemend; Croatian : Kemed) is a village and municipality (Hungarian: község ) in Baranya County, Hungary.

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History

Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants' majority was Danube Swabian, whose ancestors arrived from Stift Fulda (district) and named in the Danube Swabian dialect, Stiffuller. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Germany and Austria in 1945-1948, following the Potsdam Agreement. [3]

Geography

Máriakéménd is located in east central Baranya County, about 30 kilometers east of Pécs and 10 kilometers north of Bóly. It is about 20 kilometers west of the Danube, 25 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 502. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarian ethnicity (95%), though 15.9% also claimed German and 7% claimed Roma ethnicity and the municipality has a German local minority self-government and Roma local minority self-government. 4.8% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 60.7% reported to be Roman Catholic, 5.4% Calvinist, 3.3% Lutheran, 17.8% of no religious affiliation and 12% did not wish to answer. [4]

Transport

The closest railway station is in Pécs, 28 kilometers to the east. The village lies near the junction of motorways M6 and M60, both of which opened in the area in 2010 and currently provide links north to Budapest and west to Pécs, and will eventually provide links to the Croatian border at Ivándárda and Barcs.

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References

  1. "Municipal Elections 2014" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2018". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".
  4. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.