Gödre Explained

Official Name:Gödre
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hungary Baranya#Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Baranya County
Coordinates:46.2869°N 17.9733°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hegyhát
Government Type:Mayor-council
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gábor Gelencsér
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:39.93
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:735
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7386
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:72
Blank Name Sec1:NUTS 3
Blank Info Sec1:HU231
Blank2 Name:HCSO
Blank2 Info:33233
Website:www.godre.hu
Leader Party:Fidesz–KDNP

Gödre is a village in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 913.[4]

Geography

The village is located at 46° 17′ 13″ N, 17° 58′ 24″ E. Its area is 39.93km2. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Hegyhát District. It lies 10.8km (06.7miles) northwest of the town of Sásd and 31.2km (19.4miles) northwest of Pécs.[5]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 913 residents, 348 households, and 264 families living in the village. The population density was 59/mi2. There were 398 dwellings at an average density of 26/mi2. The average household size was 2.64. The average number of children was 1.14. The average family size was 2.91.

Religious affiliation was 67.0% Roman Catholic, 2.4% Calvinist, 0.4% Lutheran, 0.2% other religion, and 9.3% unaffiliated, with 20.7% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority German population of 11.5% and a Roma population of 8.4%. A small number of residents also identified as Bulgarian, Croat and other, non-native to Hungary, totaling less than 1%. The majority declared themselves as Hungarian (82.9%), with 16.7% declining to answer.[6]

Local government

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Baranyaszentgyörgy, Felsőegerszeg, Meződ, Palé, Sásd, Varga and Vázsnok. The seat of the joint council is in Sásd.[7] [8]

As of the election of 2019, the village also has local minority self-governments for its German and Roma communities, each with three elected representatives.[9]

Transportation

Railway

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local government elections 2019. Hungarian National Election Office. 24 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. hu. 24 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  4. Web site: 1 October 2011. Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County. 24 October 2021. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.
  5. Web site: Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities. 2021-10-24. Distance Calculator.
  6. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. hu. 24 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  9. Web site: Ethnic municipal elections 2019. Hungarian National Election Office. 24 October 2021.
  10. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.