Nagyharsány

Nagyharsány
Nagyharsány Location of Nagyharsány
Coordinates: 45°50′49″N 18°23′52″E / 45.84689°N 18.39770°E / 45.84689; 18.39770Coordinates: 45°50′49″N 18°23′52″E / 45.84689°N 18.39770°E / 45.84689; 18.39770
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
Area
– Total	26.01 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population (2004)
– Total	1,663
– Density	63.93/km2 (165.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	7822
Area code(s)	72

Nagyharsány (Croatian: Aršanj) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary, near to the Croatian border.

The dispute of Nagyharsány

In 1574 there was a religious dispute in Nagyharsány between the Unitarian preacher, György Alvinczi, and the followers of Calvinism. Alvinczi was condemned to death and killed by his opponents, a flagrant example of the religious intolerance in the 16th century.

The Ottoman authorities wanted to punish the Calvinist community for this deed, and sentenced those guilty to death. In a gesture of compassion, György Válaszuti, the Unitarian preacher of Pécs begged for their pardon - and the Beylerbey of Buda agreed to have them set free.

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