Cserdi

Cserdi () is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. The town, with a population of around 350, is majority Roma. From 2006 to 2019 László Bogdán spearheaded a project that revitalized the town and its economy, becoming known as the "Cserdi miracle" and drawing international attention. The town is also the site of a geological formation.

== "Cserdi miracle" == In the early 21st century, the town was in general disorder and had a very high crime rate that was estimated among the highest in Hungaryestimated to be between 300 and 600 cases a year. László Bogdán was mayor of Cserdi from 2006 to his death in 2020. In its obituary of him, The Economist wrote that he led a transformation of the town to an "orderly" town that could produce more food than it needed. This change was known as the "Cserdi miracle". Bogdán also worked to keep girls in school and provide sexual education to avoid teen pregnancies. In 2013 he established a program known as köcsögmentesités ("asshole elimination") which allowed young people to tour prisons in an attempt to lower crime rates. Bogdán also oversaw the construction of a memorial to Roma murdered in the Holocaust in Hungary and constructed a bridge which connected two portions of the town, the Roma and the Hungarians.