Mohacs Attractions 
Situated 40km (25mi.) southeast of Pécs on the right bank of the Danube, Mohács became famous in sad circumstances as a result of the battle of 1526 in which the Hungarian troops suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the superior Turkish army. For Hungary that meant the beginning of some 150 years of Turkish occupation and the end of the independent Magyar kingdom; for many years Mohács symbolized the threat which the Ottoman empire posed to western Europe.
History
In Roman times there was a camp on the banks of the Danube near Mohács; later the invading Magyars also settled here. After the Turkish wars the region went into decay until in the 18th C. the Habsburgs offered protection to Catholic immigrants from Germany who became known as the "Danubian Swabians"; Greek Orthodox Serbs also settled here in considerable numbers. From 1840 the border town had a harbor on the Danube. Traditional trades include fishing and silk-spinning.
The annual Busójárás carnival is held every Spring in Mohács.
History
In Roman times there was a camp on the banks of the Danube near Mohács; later the invading Magyars also settled here. After the Turkish wars the region went into decay until in the 18th C. the Habsburgs offered protection to Catholic immigrants from Germany who became known as the "Danubian Swabians"; Greek Orthodox Serbs also settled here in considerable numbers. From 1840 the border town had a harbor on the Danube. Traditional trades include fishing and silk-spinning.
The annual Busójárás carnival is held every Spring in Mohács.
Dorottya Kanizsai Museum
The Dorottya Kanizsai Museum in Szerb utca contains documents relating to the battle of Mohács. At the point where the little Csele rivulet enters the Danube there is a memorial to King Louis II (1506-26) who drowned there when fleeing from the Turks.
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Mohács Island
Before corrective measures were taken to prevent flooding the 380sq.km (150sq.mi.) area between the Danube and its branch near Baracska was the river's flood basin; today a number of villages stand on Mohács Island (Mohácsi sziget). In spite of the measures taken floods do still occur from time to time, the last occasion being in 1956 when almost all the houses were destroyed. A ferry connects the island with the town.
Shrovetide Carnival
An old tradition of the southern Slavs living in Mohács is the Shrovetide carnival, the Busójárás, which is held in February every year, starting from the Busó Column in Koló tér. Disguised figures wearing morbid masks and bells parade through the streets in an attempt to drive winter away. Folk-tradition has it that not only did the "Busó runners" drive winter away but they also forced the Turks to leave the country.
