Nagyharsány (, ) is a village in
Baranya Baranya or Baranja may refer to:
* Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia
* Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary
* Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary
* Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ...
county,
Hungary
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, near to the
Croatia
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n border.
The dispute of Nagyharsány
In 1574 there was a religious dispute in Nagyharsány between the
Unitarian preacher,
György Alvinczi, and the followers of
Calvinism
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...
. Alvinczi was condemned to death and killed by his opponents.
The
Ottoman authorities wanted to punish the Calvinist community for this deed, and sentenced those guilty to death. In a gesture of compassion,
György Válaszúti, the Unitarian preacher of
Pécs
Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
begged for their pardon - and the
Beylerbey of
Buda agreed to have them set free.
Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were
Danube Swabians
The Danube Swabians (german: Donauschwaben ) is a collective term for the ethnic German-speaking population who lived in various countries of central-eastern Europe, especially in the Danube River valley, first in the 12th century, and in grea ...
. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Germany and Austria in 1945–1948, about the
Potsdam Agreement.
Gallery
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References
Populated places in Baranya County
Religion in Hungary
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