Erdősmecske (until 1948: Rácmecske; German: Ratzmetschke, Metschge; Serbian: Српска Мечка / Srpska Mečka, Рацмечка / Racmečka; Croatian: Mečka) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. The residents' majority is Magyar, with minority of Serbs. Until the end of World War II, the inhabitants were Danube Swabians. Most of the former German settlers were expelled to Germany and Austria in 1945–1948, following the Potsdam Agreement.[1]

Erdősmecske
Village
Erdősmecske, római katolikus templom
Erdősmecske, római katolikus templom
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Coordinates: 46°11′N 18°31′E / 46.183°N 18.517°E / 46.183; 18.517
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

References

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  1. ^ "Die Vertreibung – Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Ungarn".
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