Ibafa

Ibafa (Croatian: Ibaba) is a small village with a population of 250 in Baranya county, Hungary. The village is in the valleys of Zselic. The mayor is László Benes.

Ibafa
Ibafa
Location of Ibafa
Coordinates: 46.15489°N 17.91649°E / 46.15489; 17.91649
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
Area
  Total29.30 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total250
  Density8.53/km2 (22.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7935
Area code(s)73

Ibafa became known in the 20th century, because the local priest liked pipes. He was a strange ecclesiastical person, always seen with a pipe in his mouth, playing cards with pals in the pub. A journalist stumbled on him, and wrote a tongue-twister verse beginning with the line:

"Az ibafai papnak fapipája van, ezért az ibafai papi pipa papi fapipa"

meaning

"The priest of Ibafa has a wooden pipe, so the priestly pipe of Ibafa is a priestly wooden pipe".[1]
Ibafa in winter

Sights

There is a Pipe Museum in the village, where you can find the pipe of Ferenc Deák and Mihály Károlyi.

Gyűrűfű is a bio-village located close to Ibafa.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2006-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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