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Kárász: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Accommodation in Kárász

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The Kelet-Mecsek Landscape Protection Area encompasses Kárász and is a landscape protection area of national importance. The 801-hectare municipal area of Kárász (1,392 yokes) consists predominantly of forest. The south-facing slopes above the village were formerly covered with vineyards and orchards, but today are once again mostly forested. Kárász lies at an altitude of 220 metres at the confluence of the Völgységi stream and the small Mecsek stream Sörösi-csörge, also known as Csörge.

Kis híd, Kárász 2021 Kis híd, Kárász 2021 Photo: Györkő Zsombor via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Culture and History

The Első Magyar Fészekodúgyár in Kárász was awarded a gold medal at the 1929 World's Fair in Barcelona.

In 1845, the Kárász pastor Jankó János founded a fruit-growing association to promote fruit cultivation, which is considered Baranya's first economic association of its kind.

The Pajtaszínház in Kárász offers summer programmes. It uses the upper barn area of a former farm building as a theatre; the lower stable area houses a gallery for exhibitions and events with smaller audiences.

Mezei Ottó's Hungarian ethnographic collection, featuring ceramics, clothing and various objects, welcomes visitors in Kárász. It comprises a permanently accessible exhibition and a changing temporary exhibition.

The Kárászi Mesekert is a sculpture park and also a playground where regional legends and stories are brought to life.

Museums and Collections

The Istálló Museum in Kárász is housed in an unrendered brick stable wing of an old residential building. It displays furnishings from the past century as well as equipment used in stables.

The Borbély Museum in Kárász displays hairdressing equipment and furnishings from the early 20th century. Particularly fine and special varieties of honey can be tasted and purchased at the museum.

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The Péterfay-József Forest Memorial Site in Kárász is a forestry exhibition housed in a barn building in the courtyard of the Rónai-István Community Centre.

Visits and Walking Tour

The Vízimalom in Kárász can be visited by prior registration. Its building contains wooden mechanical equipment and conveyor belts that can be viewed; the waterwheel is no longer operational.

The Kárászi Körséta is a designated local walking tour in Kárász that can be completed in its entirety even in bad weather.

The Tourinform office of the Keleti-Mecsek Association in the Faluház of Kárász provides visitors with information about the region's sights, attractions and programmes.

Local Traditions

Kárász was particularly known for growing plums, pears and apples, as well as for the dried fruit and pálinka made from them.

To the higher-level travel overview: Komló.

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