Hásságy

Hásságy (Croatian: Ašađ, German: Haschad) is a village and municipality (Hungarian: község) in Baranya county, Hungary.

Hásságy

Haschad
Municipality
Coat of arms
Hásságy
Location within Hungary.
Coordinates: 46°2′0″N 18°23′0″E
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
CountyBaranya
DistrictBóly
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorLászló Lajos Rácz (Ind.)
Area
 • Total8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total254
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7745
Area code(s)69
Geocode27881
Websitewww.hassagy.hu

Geography

Hásságy is located on Hásságy Pond (Hungarian: Hásságyi-halastó) in Baranya County, about seventeen kilometers southeast of Pécs and fifteen kilometers northwest of Bóly. It is about 20 kilometers west of the Danube, 30 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 266. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarian ethnicity (94.9%), though 45.6% also claimed German ethnicity and the municipality has a German local minority self-government. Other ethnicities included Croatian (1.5%). 3.7% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 84.2% reported to be Roman Catholic, 4% Calvinist, 5.5% of no religious affiliation and 4.8% did not wish to answer.[3]

Transport

The closest railway station is in Pécs, 16 kilometers to the northwest. The village lies near the M60 motorway, which opened in the area in 2010 and currently provides links west to Pécs and north to Budapest (via the M6 motorway), and will eventually provide links to the Croatian border at Ivándárda and Barcs.

References
  1. "Municipal Elections 2014" (in Hungarian). Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2018". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 5 June 2019.


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