Kárász

Village in Baranya, Hungary

46°16′02″N 18°19′05″E / 46.26722°N 18.31806°E / 46.26722; 18.31806Country

HungaryCountyBaranyaArea

• Total8.02 km² (3.10 sq mi)Elevation

220 m (720 ft)Population

• Total289Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code72

Kárász (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːraːs]) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Its population was 289 people, as of 2021, split into 151 homes. The geographic size as 802 hectares.^[1]

History

The village was established prior to 1325 and is mentioned in reference to the village of Bóda. It is therefore speculated that the village was first created under the Árpád era. Another nearby community was established in 1778 by German artisans. The village expanded when the Dombóvár-Bátaszék railway line was built in the 1870s.^[2]

References

^ "Magyarország helységnévtára". www.ksh.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Kárász Község Önkormányzata". www.karasz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 August 2022.