Máriakéménd Mariakemend | |
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Municipality | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Máriakéménd Location withinHungary. | |
| Coordinates:46°1′30.58″N18°27′46.26″E / 46.0251611°N 18.4628500°E /46.0251611; 18.4628500 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Baranya |
| District | Bóly |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Csabáné Jeszán (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 503 |
| • Density | 31.9/km2 (82.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7663 |
| Area code | 69 |
| Geocode | 14483 |
Máriakéménd (German:Mariakemend orKemend;Croatian:Kemed) is avillage andmunicipality (Hungarian:község) inBaranya County,Hungary.
Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants' majority wasDanube 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 thePotsdam Agreement.[3]
Máriakéménd is located in east centralBaranya County, about 30 kilometers east ofPécs and 10 kilometers north ofBóly. It is about 20 kilometers west of theDanube, 25 kilometers fromCroatia and 50 kilometers fromSerbia. 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 502. The vast majority of the population claimedHungarian ethnicity (95%), though 15.9% also claimedGerman and 7% claimedRoma ethnicity and the municipality has aGerman 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 beRoman Catholic, 5.4%Calvinist, 3.3%Lutheran, 17.8% of no religious affiliation and 12% did not wish to answer.[4]
The closest railway station is inPécs, 28 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.
