Baksa
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Baranya | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Pécs | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 58 ' N , 18 ° 6' E | ||||
| Area : | 13.82 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 765 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 55 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 72 | ||||
| Postal code : | 7834 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 03975 | ||||
| Structure and administration (as of 2012) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayor : | Gábor Tóth (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Petőfi u. 5 7834 Baksa |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Baksa (Croatian Bokšica ) is a municipality in Hungary , Baranya County (German: Branau ).
location
The community is located in Mittelbranau, 20 km southwest of Pécs .
history
In the first written work (1247) the name of the community was written as Boxa, Baxa . It comes from the Old Slavic name Bokscha, Bogscha or “from the Old Bulgarian Boksu, Bocsu , an Old Bulgarian personal name, in the case of Anonymus regi Belae notarius in the following passage: 'Nam de terra Bular fenerunt quidam nobilissimi Domini cum magna multitudine Hismahelitamm quorum nomina fusu '; a proper name that occurs later as a gender and personal name among the ancient Magyars in the form of Baxa, Baksa and Maksa, and with the Mongolian-Turkish name of person and dignity Bakhsi, Bakhsai = priest, sage, writer (today means Bakhs = Troubadour) is identical. Bulgar is the ethnic name of a Turkic Tatar people who lived on the central Volga from the 5th century until after the Mongol invasion. "
Under the Turkish rule, the village preserved its population, unlike Rádfa , which is now part of Baksa. In the 20th century, the Ezüstkalász Production Cooperative was the largest employer in the area and was closed in 1993. The St. Martin Chapel was built in the early 1990s .
Attractions
- The Roman Catholic Church was consecrated in honor of Bishop Saint Martin of Tours .
- World War Victims Memorial ( Monument to Heroes )
Web links
- Official website (Hungarian)
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- ^ Györffy György: Az Árpád-kori Magyarország történeti földrajza. Volume 1, Budapest 1987, p. 277
- ↑ Kiss Lajos: Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára. Volume 1, Budapest 1988, p. 146
- ^ Hermann Vámbéry: The origin of the Magyars. An ethnological study. Budapest 1882
- ↑ The Way of Saint Martin. Hiking book. Szombathely 2007