The Battle of Mohács (pronounced [ˈmohaːtʃ]; Hungarian: Mohácsi Csata or Mohácsi Vész; Turkish: Mohaç Savaşı or Mohaç Meydan Savaşı; Polish: Bitwa pod Mohaczem; Croatian: Bitka na Mohačkom polju; Slovak: Bitka pri Moháči; German: Schlacht bei Mohatsch) was fought on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, Hungary and was a decisive event for the history of Europe, in particular Central Europe, for the following centuries.