Pogány

Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 18°15′22″E / 45.98214°N 18.25623°E / 45.98214; 18.25623
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Pogány
Location of Baranya county in Hungary
Location of Baranya county in Hungary
Pogány is located in Hungary
Pogány
Pogány
Location of Pogány
Coordinates: 45°58′56″N 18°15′22″E / 45.98214°N 18.25623°E / 45.98214; 18.25623
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
Area
 • Total11.55 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,299
 • Density94.89/km2 (245.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7666
Area code72
Websitehttp://www.pogany.hu/

Pogány (Croatian: Pogan) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary.

Location[edit]

Pogány is located south of Pécs, near Hungary's Highway 58.

History[edit]

The first written record of Pogány dates to 1181, with the village's church to St. Barbara appearing as early as 1334. During the Ottoman occupation of Hungary, the village was depopulated, but slowly regained population.[1]

Population[edit]

In the 2011 census, 90.1% of the population were Hungarian, 0.2% Bulgarian, 1.3% Romani, 10.4% Croatian, 15.1% German, 0.3% Serb, and 0.3% Ukrainian. The religious distribution was as follows; 39.8% Roman Catholic, 10.7% Reformed, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Greek Catholic, 22.2% non-denominational (20.8% did not declare their religion).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pogány village homepage". pogany.hu. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Pogány". Magyarország Helységnévtára (Directory of Hungary). Központi Statisztikai Hivatal. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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