Sárköz: a low-lying, marshy flood-plain of the lower Danube located in the Dunántúl, south of Szekszárd. Along the old river trade route between Buda and Belgrade, it has always been a highly developed region. After the swamps were drained, the fishing and pákász villages (pákászkodás: making a living off the fens by fishing, trapping amphibious rodents and waterfowl, and gathering (medicinal) plants, eggs and feathers) switched to wheat farming and viticulture. The grapes grown in the region are among the country's best. The peasantry of the Sárköz prospered and kept pace with the middle class, cultivating, at the same time, its celebrated folk art and peasant wear.