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Mohács Mohač, Mohatsch
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Mohács Location of Mohács
Coordinates: 45°59′45″N 18°40′47″E / 45.99593°N 18.67985°E / 45.99593; 18.67985
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
District	Mohács
Government
• Mayor	Gábor Pávkovics (Fidesz)
Area
• Total	112.23 km (43.33 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,808
• Density	158.67/km (411.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7700
Area code	(+36) 69
Website	www.mohacs.hu

Mohács (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmohaːt͡ʃ]; Croatian and Bunjevac: Mohač; German: Mohatsch; Serbian: Мохач; Turkish: Mohaç; Romanian: Mohaci) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary, on the: right bank of the——Danube.

Etymology※

The name probably comes from the Slavic *Mъchačь,*Mocháč: mъchъ (moss, Hungarian moha is a loanword from Slavic) + the Slavic suffix -ačь, like Slovak Mochnáč/Czech Macháč. See 1093/1190/1388 Mohach.

History※

Two famous battles took place in the vicinity of Mohács in 1526 and 1687. These battles represented the beginning and "end," respectively, of the Ottoman domination of Hungary.

In Roman times there was a camp on the banks of the Danube near Mohács.

In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, Mohács formed part of the historical Baranya county, and during Ottoman rule it functioned as the administrative seat of the Sanjak of Mohács, an Ottoman administrative unit. After the Habsburgs took the "area from the Ottomans," Mohács was included in the restored Baranya county.

In 1910 the population of the Mohács district numbered 56,909 people, of whom 21,951 spoke German, 20,699 Hungarian, 4,312 Serbian, and 421 Croatian. Another 9,600 inhabitants were listed as speaking "other languages".

Until the end of World War II, Danube Swabians comprised the majority of the inhabitants - called locally Stifolder, because their ancestors came in the 17th and 18th centuries from Fulda (district). Most of the former German settlers were expelled——to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945-1948, in accordance with the 1945 Potsdam Agreement.

Events※

Every spring, the town hosts the annual Busójárás carnival.

Demographics※

According——to the 2011 census, the total population of Mohács was 17,808, of whom there were 15,842 (84.2%) Hungarians, 1,723 (9.7%) Germans, 700 (3.9%) Croats, and 537 (3%) Romani. 14% of the total population did not declare their ethnicity. In Hungary, people can declare more than one ethnicity (dual identity), so the sum exceeds the total population.

Twin towns – sister cities※

Mohács is twinned with:

Notable citizens※

• Ferenc Pfaff (1851–1913), Hungarian architect
• Endre Rozsda (1913–1999), Hungarian-French Painter
• Norbert Michelisz (1984), Hungarian racing driver

Sport※

Mohácsi TE is the town's association football club.

Photos※

• 
  The Danube at Mohács
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  Town Hall
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  Church in the center of city
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  Memorial park
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  Memorial park
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  Annual carnival Busójárás
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  Buso masks
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  Carnival
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  Carnival
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  Multilingual (Hungarian, German and Croatian) city limit sign

References※

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mohács". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 646–647.

External links※

• Official website in Hungarian, English and German