Babarc Bawarz | |
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Municipality | |
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  Babarc Location withinHungary. | |
| Coordinates:46°00′12″N18°33′15″E / 46.00323°N 18.55403°E /46.00323; 18.55403 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Baranya |
| District | Bóly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Sándor Pécsi (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.85 km2 (7.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 726 |
| • Density | 38.5/km2 (99.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7757 |
| Area code | 69 |
| Geocode | 05403 |
| Website | www |
Babarc (German:Bawarz;Croatian:Babrac) is avillage andmunicipality (Hungarian:község) inBaranya county,Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants wereDanube Swabians, also called locally asStifolder, because their ancestors were fromFulda (district).[3] Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Germany and Austria in 1945–1948, as a result of thePotsdam Agreement.[4]Only a fewGermans of Hungary live there, the majority today are the descendants of Hungarians from theCzechoslovak–Hungarian population exchange. They occupied the houses of the former Danube Swabian inhabitants.
Babarc is located in the eastern part ofBaranya County, ten kilometers from theDanube and about 30 kilometers from the borders ofCroatia andSerbia. The highest point is Solomon Hill (Hungarian:Salamon-hegy) (224 m). The municipality lies within theSouthern Transdanubia Region of Hungary. It previously was part of theMohács Subregion but during the creation of districts in 2013, it became part ofBóly District.
During the census of 2011, the population was 768. The vast majority of the population claimedHungarian ethnicity (88.7%), though 35.9% also claimedGerman ethnicity and the municipality has aGerman local minority self-government. Other ethnicities includedRoma (6.3%) andCroatian (1.9%). 10.1% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 67.2% reported to beRoman Catholic, 6.7%Calvinist, 1.7%Lutheran, 3.6% of no religious affiliation and 20% did not wish to answer.[2]
The closest railway station is inMohács, 14 kilometers to the east. The village lies near the junction of motorwaysM6 andM60, both of which opened in the area in 2010 and currently provide links north toBudapest and west toPécs, and will eventually provide links to theCroatian border atIvándárda andBarcs.
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