Abaliget

Abaliget ([ˈɒbɒliɡɛt], German: Abaling) is a village (Hungarian: község) in central Baranya County, Pécs District, in southern Hungary. Until the end of World War II, the majority of the Inhabitants was Danube Swabians, also called locally as Stifolder, because there Ancestors once came at the 17th century and 18th century from Fulda (district).[2] Mostly of the former German Settlers was expelled to Allied-occupied Germany and Allied-occupied Austria in 1945–1948, about the Potsdam Agreement.[3] Only a few Germans of Hungary live there, the majority today are the descendants of Hungarians from the Czechoslovak–Hungarian population exchange. They got the houses of the former Danube Swabians Inhabitants. It is located in the western Mecsek Mountains. The nearby Abaliget Cave and the area's lakes and hiking trails make it a popular tourist destination. Its population at the 2011 Census was 598.[4]

Abaliget
Abaling (German)
Village
Lake Abaliget
Lake Abaliget
Official seal of Abaliget
Seal
Abaliget is located in Baranya County
Abaliget
Abaliget
Location of Abaliget
Abaliget is located in Hungary
Abaliget
Abaliget
Abaliget (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46.14419°N 18.11675°E / 46.14419; 18.11675
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictPécs
Area
[1]
 • Total16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Population
 (1 Jan 2019)[1]
 • Total647
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7678
Area code72
NUTS 3 codeHU231
HCSO code12548
Websitewww.abaliget.hu

Geography

The village is located at 46° 8′ 39.08″ N, 18° 7′ 0.3″ E. Its area is 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Pécs District.

It lies 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest of the city of Pécs[5] and is bordered by the villages of Husztót and Kovácsszénája to the north, Orfű to the east, Kővágószőlős and Kővágótöttös to the south, Hetvehely to the west, and Okorvölgy and Szentkatalin to the northwest.

Abaliget is located in the western Mecsek Mountains, and much of its land lies within the Western Mecsek Landscape Protection District, managed by the Danube-Dráva National Park. The village is located on Middle Triassic limestone karst, which has formed the sinkholes, springs, tufa, and caves that are common features in the surrounding area.[6]

Name

The name of the village originates from the Aba name, which is of Turkic origin and liget, which means "grove".[7]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 598 residents, 248 households, and 159 families living in the village. The population density was 96 inhabitants per square mile (37/km2). There were 241 dwellings at an average density of 39 per square mile (15/km2).

There were 248 households, of which 64.1% were one-family households, 0.0% were multi-family households, 33.1% were one-person households, and 2.8% were other non-family households. The average household size was 2.41.

There were 159 families, of which 54.7% were couples living with children, 27.0% were couples living without children, 17.0% were single females with children, and 1.3% were single males with children. The average number of children was 1.26. The average family size was 3.08.

The age breakdown of the village was 20.1% under the age of 20, 8.5% between ages 20 and 24, 27.1% aged 25 to 44, 31.6% aged 45 to 64, and 12.7% aged 65 and older. The gender ratio was 1.00 male to every female.

In terms of educational attainment, 93.9% completed at least primary school, 44.1% completed at least secondary school with final examination, and 16.9% had a higher education degree.[4]

Religious affiliation was 55.4% Roman Catholic, 4.0% Calvinist, 1.7% Greek Catholic, 0.3% Lutheran, 1.0% other religion, and 9.5% unaffiliated, with 28.1% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 14.4%. Other minority nationality affiliations of note were German (4.8%) and other, non-native to Hungary (3.8%), with small numbers of Poles, Croats, and Romanians totaling less than 1%. The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (83.9%), with 14.9% declining to answer.[note 1][8]

Local government

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Husztót, Kovácsszénája, Kővágótöttö, and Orfű. Abaliget maintains a branch office, but the seat of the joint council is in Orfű.[1][9]

As of the election of 2019, the village also has a local minority self-government for its Roma community, with three elected representatives.[10]

Mayors since 1990
Mayor Party Term(s) of Office
Gábor Ivády Independent 2019-
János Kisfali Independent 2014-2019
2010-2014
2006-2010
István Baritz Independent 2002-2006
1998-2002
Lajos Tarai Independent 1994-1998
István Baritz Independent 1990-1994

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Points of Interest
Flowstone and stalactites in Abaliget Cave.

Transportation

Railway
  • Abaliget Train Station, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) to the northwest of the village off Road 6601. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs railway line and is operated by MÁV.

Road
  • Road 6604 connects the village to Pécs.
  • Road 6611 connects the village to Orfű.
  • Road 6601, which runs north of the village, connects to Oroszló and Szentlőrinc.

Sister cities

See also

Notes
  1. As a person can affiliate themselves with more than one ethnic group (nationality), the totals may be greater than 100%.

References
  1. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. Die Stiffoller und der Stiffolder (in German)
  3. "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".
  4. "Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  6. "Western Mecsek Landscape Protection District". Danube-Dráva National Park Directorate (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. Kiss, Lajos (1980). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-2277-2.
  8. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary: Abaliget". Hungarian Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. "Local government elections 2019 - Abaliget (Baranya County)". Hungarian National Election Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. "Nationality local government elections 2019 - Abaliget (Baranya County)". Hungarian National Election Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. "Download election results, 1990-2019". Hungarian National Election Office (in Hungarian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. "The History of the Cave". Abaligeti Barlang (in Hungarian). 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  13. "Caves". Hungarian Nature Conservation Office. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  14. "Abaliget Cave". Hungarian Nature Conservation Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  15. "Abaliget Bat Museum". Abaligeti Barlang (in Hungarian). 12 February 2011. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  16. Duckeck, Jochen. "Abaligeti-barlang". www.showcaves.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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