Kárász Explained

Official Name:Kárász
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:46.2672°N 18.3181°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Hungary
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.02
Elevation M:220
Population Total:289
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:72

Kárász (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈkaːraːs/) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Its population was 289 people, as of 2021, split into 151 homes. The geographic size as 802 hectares.[1]

History

The village was established prior to 1325 and is mentioned in reference to the village of Bóda. It is therefore speculated that the village was first created under the Árpád era.Another nearby community was established in 1778 by German artisans. The village expanded when the Dombóvár-Bátaszék railway line was built in the 1870s.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Magyarország helységnévtára . www.ksh.hu . 14 August 2022 . Hungarian.
  2. Web site: Kárász Község Önkormányzata . www.karasz.hu . 14 August 2022 . hu.