Ibafa

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Ibafa (Croatian: Ibaba) is a small village with a population of 250 in Baranya county, Hungary. The village is in the valleys of Zselic. The mayor is László Benes.

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Ibafa
Ibafa Location of Ibafa
Coordinates: 46°09′18″N 17°54′59″E / 46.15489°N 17.91649°E / 46.15489; 17.91649
Country	Hungary
County	Baranya
Area
• Total	29.30 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	250
• Density	8.53/km2 (22.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7935
Area code	73
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Ibafa became known in the 20th century, because the local priest liked pipes. He was a strange ecclesiastical person, always seen with a pipe in his mouth, playing cards with pals in the pub. A journalist stumbled on him, and wrote a tongue-twister verse beginning with the line:

"Az ibafai papnak fapipája van, ezért az ibafai papi pipa papi fapipa"

meaning

"The priest of Ibafa has a wooden pipe, so the priestly pipe of Ibafa is a priestly wooden pipe".^[1]