COMENIUS PROJECTMINORITIES IN EUROPE

From Hungarian Point of View

OUR THEME:NATIONALITIES IN OUR REGION

In ’Bácska’ south of Hungary live many nationalities:

Serbian German Croatian and Hungarian, but they live without

problems with together.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Our region is called Northern Bácska, which is very close to the Serbian border in the South of Hungary. It is a typically multiethnic region, which gave us the idea to study this multiethnic feature and the different minorities living here.

WHY ARE THERE DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY?

In 17-18. century, after the Turkish Rule this area became uninhabited, so Southern Slave people escaping here.

In the 18. century the Austro-Hungarian Queen, Maria Theresa wanted these regions to develop, so she encouraged Southern German people to come and settle down in this part of Hungary.

WHY HAS THE PROPORTION OF NATIONALITIES CHANGED SINCE THEN SO MUCH?

After the II. World War many German people had to leave their homelands and they were forced to go back to Germany.

At the same time a lot of Hungarians had to leave their homes in Transylvania, Moldova, Bukovina and in the North of Hungary. They moved to Northen Bácska.

WHY DO WE LIVE IN PEACE?

Since then they have been living here together and we cannot state that they always did it in peace and quiet, but after a while they realised that their only chance to survive was to live together in peace.

So now we are friends, we get married together and we respect each other.

WE SHOWED HUNGARY In October of 2012 the participants of

Comenius Project spent a week in our country.

THE ARRIVAL

PROJECT DAY

KALOCSA

SIGHTSEEING IN BAJA

AT THE TÜRR-OBSERVATION IN BAJA

IN THE MUSEUM OF BAJA

IN THE LIBRARY OF BAJA

HAJÓS

IN THE MUSEUM OF HAJÓS

CASTLE OF HAJÓS

„FOLK DANCING-HOUSE” IN BAJA

DRESSED UP IN HUNGARIAN CLOTHES

MOHÁCS

BY THE RIVER - MOHÁCS

THE LAST EVENING IN BAJA TOGETHER

BUDAPEST-KING’ S PALACE

THE LAST PICTURE TOGETHER- NEAR THE PARLAMENT

SAYING GOODBYE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

DANKE FÜR DIE AUFMERKSAMKEIT!

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