Hassagy: A Valley Village, Chapels, and Viticulture History

Hásságy is a two-street village in a valley in the hilly landscape of Baranya. The village combines a rural character with striking traces of its history: chapels tell of different periods, and former viticulture is as much a part of its local character as its location by two waterways. If you are looking for a village rather than an urban setting for your trip, you will find a concrete starting point here for exploring Hásságy and its surroundings.

Stream Landscape and Vineyard Hills

Hásságy lies at the confluence of the Ellendi Stream and the Vasas-Belvárdi-vízfolyás watercourse. Right beside the village, the artificial Hásságyi-tó was created on the Vasas-Belvárdi-vízfolyás in the 1960s. The Hásságyi-szőlőhegy rises to 206 metres south of Hásságy and west of Olasz. The hill is home to arable fields and vineyards, as well as several crosses and statues. These landscape features offer travellers different points of interest: views of the waterways, the lake beside the village, and the hill’s surroundings shaped by viticulture.

The history of viticulture is also closely linked to the village. In the first third of the 19th century, Hásságy depended in part on viticulture and had extensive vineyard acreage. The Szentháromság Chapel stands in the Hásságy wine-growing area. It was built in 1890 as a place of prayer against the spread of phylloxera. It thus points to a time when the vineyards shaped not only the landscape but also life in the village.

Chapels and Village History

The Szent-Rókus Chapel stands on the north-western edge of Hásságy, at the edge of the plateau. Built in 1769 in the Baroque style, it is locally protected. From Petőfi Sándor Street, follow the route to the chapel: on the hill, the road continues as Ady Endre Street in a semicircle; a 60-metre-long dirt track then leads to the chapel. This specific route description is helpful for planning your trip if you would like to include a visit to the chapel in your stay.

Another important local landmark is the Roman Catholic Church of Páduai Szent Antal. It was built in 1753; renovation work began in June 2023 and ended in September 2023. Around 1740, German settlers arrived in Hásságy and established the “Schwabendorf” district above the church. Later, “Raizedorf” Street was built to the west, on the other side of the stream valley. This history of the village is reflected in specific names and geographic references that remain part of how Hásságy is described today.

Planning Your Stay

You can reach Hásságy via Main Road 57, which runs from Pécs to Mohács, turning off at Olasz, or via Road 5611 from Ellend. When choosing a holiday rental, you can first consider whether you would like to make Hásságy itself your destination, and which of the features described here you would like to shape your stay most: village history and religious buildings, the stream landscape, or the history of viticulture.

There is no marked hiking trail through Hásságy. A hike on the Mária Way was announced for 2017, running from Magyarsarlós via Hásságyi-halastó and Hásságy to Máriakéménd. A 10-kilometre hike was also announced for 4 November: it ran from the turn-off at Lothárd via the Szentháromság Chapel, Szentága Valley, the site of the former Pauline monastery, Lake Olaszi, and Hidor Hill to the Szent-Rókus Chapel, and continued to Hásságy. These different routes show which chapels and landscape features were included in hiking announcements.

Occasional events are held in the cultural centre, including weddings, balls, and programmes celebrating German national traditions. The Hásságy library and free internet access are also located in the building complex shared by the cultural centre, local council office, and medical practice. Thus, the village’s facilities are part of the picture of a stay, alongside its historical and scenic attractions.

More village pages to explore: Majs, Mohács, Szajk, Erdősmárok, Bár, Belvárdgyula, Somberek and Palotabozsok.

For the broader travel overview: Mohács.