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Pogány

"Pogany" redirects here. For the artist, see Willy Pogany. For the Hungarian politician, see József Pogány.
Pogány
Village
Pécsi street in Pogány
Pécsi street in Pogány
Coat of arms of Pogány
Coat of arms
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

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

History

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]

In the 18th century, Serbs and Croats settled in the village, but the Serbs quickly left. In 1845, a school was built in the village.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, 90.1% of the population was Hungarian, 15.1% German, 10.4% Croatian, and 1.3% Gypsy. The villagers were 39.8% Roman Catholic, 10.7% Reformed, 3.2% Lutheran, 1.1% Greek Catholic, and 22.2% non-denominational (20.8% did not declare their religion).[2]

References

  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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