Vázsnok

Vázsnok

Vázsnok

Village in Baranya, Hungary

Vázsnok ([ˈvaːʒnok]) is a village (Hungarian: község) in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 136.[4]

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Geography

The village is located at 46° 16′ 0″ N, 18° 8′ 0″ E. Its area is 4.75 km2 (1.83 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Hegyhát District. It lies 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the town of Sásd[5]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 136 residents, 54 households, and 34 families living in the village. The population density was 74 inhabitants per square mile (29 inhabitants/km2). There were 59 dwellings at an average density of 32 dwellings per square mile (12 dwellings/km2). The average household size was 2.54. The average number of children was 1.12. The average family size was 2.88.[4]

Religious affiliation was 52.7% Roman Catholic, 0.8% Calvinist, 0.8% Lutheran, and 24.4% unaffiliated, with 21.4% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 2.3%. There were also small numbers of Serbs and Romanians each totaling less than 1% of residents. The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (96.2%), with 3.8% declining to answer.[note 1][3]

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 Baranyaszentgyörgy, Felsőegerszeg, Gödre, Meződ, Palé, Sásd and Varga. The seat of the joint council is in Sásd.[2][3]

Transportation

Railway

  • Sásd Train Station, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west of the village. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs and Dombóvár-Komló railway lines and is operated by MÁV.[3]

Notes

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Local government elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
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