Máriakéménd Explained

Official Name:Máriakéménd
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Hungary.
Coordinates:46.0252°N 18.4629°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Transdanubia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Baranya
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Bóly
Area Total Km2:15.78
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:503
Population As Of:2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7663
Area Code:69
Geocode:14483
Government Type:Mayor-council government
Government Footnotes:[2]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Party:Independent
Leader Name:Csabáné Jeszán
Settlement Type:Municipality
Other Name:Mariakemend

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

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.

Points of Interest

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2018. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 4 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Municipal Elections 2014. hu. Hungarian National Election Office. 5 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn.
  4. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 5 June 2019.