Olasz

Olasz Ahlaß, Olas
Municipality
Coat of arms
Olasz Location within Hungary.
Coordinates: 46°0′44.82″N 18°24′47.77″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Baranya
District	Bóly
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Gabriella Tóth (Ind.)
Area
• Total	10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	637
• Density	61.9/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7745
Area code	69
Geocode	18555

Olasz (Croatian: Olas; German: Ahlaß) is a village and municipality (Hungarian: község) in Baranya County, Hungary.

Etymology

The name of the village is ultimately a Hungarianised term derived from the German word walha which Hungarians otherwise use as a root for their exonym of Italy (Olaszország).

Geography

Olasz is located in Baranya County, about 20 kilometers southeast of Pécs and about 10 kilometers northwest of Bóly. The municipality lies within the Southern Transdanubia Region of Hungary. It previously was part of the Mohács Subregion but during the creation of districts in 2013, it became part of Bóly District.

Demographics

During the census of 2011, the population was 627. The vast majority of the population claimed Hungarian ethnicity (87.4%), though 29% also claimed German ethnicity and 8.8% claimed Croatian ethnicity, and the municipality has a German and Croatian local minority self-government. Other ethnicities claimed included Roma (1.4%), Serbian (0.5%) and Other (1.3%). 12.4% did not wish to answer. In terms of religious practice, 62.3% reported to be Roman Catholic, 3.5% Calvinist, 11.5% of no religious affiliation and 21.5% did not wish to answer.

Transport

The closest railway station is in Bóly, 10 kilometers to the southeast.

External links

• Street map (in Hungarian)