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Somogyszil
Somogyszil (german: Sil) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Etymology It was first mentioned in 1138 as ''Scilu'' in Dömös Chapter's land donation letter. Its meaning is ''covered with elm''. In 1864 its name got conjunct with ''Somogy'' to distinguish it from other settlements. Geography It lies south of the ''River Koppány'', near to Igal, 22 km from Kaposvár. History Its name appeared in 1329 in an official decree, then between 1332 and 1337 in the papal registration of tithe. In the 15th century it became a market town. From 1551 for 150 years Szil was a part of the ''Sanjak of Törökkoppány''. During the war of Christian reoccupation its citizens became '' Hajdús'' which meant a certain freedom. In the Habsburg administration Somogyszil came from Tolna County under the control of Somogy County in 1696, after the Turkish occupation thanks to a decree of Pál Esterházy. German settlers arrived in the at that time - due to the Ottoman rule - deserted set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County
Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia (Koprivnica-Križevci County and Virovitica-Podravina County). It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and Baranya. It is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The capital of Somogy County is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2. History Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was and still is Kaposvár. Demographics In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaposvár District
Kaposvár ( hu, Kaposvári járás) is a district in the central-eastern part of Somogy County. ''Kaposvár'' is also the name of the town where the district and county seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. Geography Kaposvár District borders with Fonyód District and Tab District to the north, Dombóvár District ''(Tolna County)'' and Hegyhát District ''(Baranya County)'' to the east, Szigetvár District ''(Baranya County)'' and Barcs District to the south, Nagyatád District and Marcali District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kaposvár District is 78. Municipalities The district has 1 urban county, 3 towns and 74 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipalities are cities. See also *List of cities and towns in Hungary Hungary has 3,152 municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as ''Central European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dömös Chapter
The Dömös Chapter was a collegiate chapter, established around 1107, in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch. Establishment Duke Álmosthe younger brother of Coloman the Learned, King of Hungaryestablished the collegiate chapter at Dömös around 1107. According to historian György Györffy György Györffy (26 September 1917 – 19 December 2000) was a Hungarian historian, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, MTA). Biography Györffy was born in Szucság (Suceagu, today part of Baciu, Romania), Hungary the son o ..., the duke set up the chapter after he returned from his pilgrimage in the Holy Land, taking a relic of Saint Margaret of Antioch with him. Scholar László Koszta writes that Duke Álmos had established the chapter, dedicated to Saint Margaret, before he departed for the pilgrimage. References Sources * * * * Collegiate Chapters in Hungary Dömös {{Hungary-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Style
Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken by the Crimean Goths, also extinct ** Gothic alphabet, one of the alphabets used to write the Gothic language **Gothic (Unicode block), a collection of Unicode characters of the Gothic alphabet Art and architecture *Gothic art, a Medieval art movement *Gothic architecture *Gothic Revival architecture (Neo-Gothic) **Carpenter Gothic ** Collegiate Gothic **High Victorian Gothic Romanticism *Gothic fiction or Gothic Romanticism, a literary genre Entertainment * ''Gothic'' (film), a 1986 film by Ken Russell * ''Gothic'' (series), a video game series originally developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios ** ''Gothic'' (video game), a 2001 video game developed by Piranha Bytes Game Studios Modern culture and lifestyle * Goth subculture, a music-cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajduk (Hungary)
A hajduk ( hu, hajdúk, plural of ) is a type of irregular infantry found in Central, Eastern, and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries. They have reputations ranging from bandits to freedom fighters depending on time, place, and their enemies. In the European lands of the Ottoman Empire, the term ''hajduk'' was used to describe bandits and brigands of the Balkans, while in Central Europe for the West Slavs, Hungarians, and Germans, and Eastern Europe for the Ukrainians, it was used to refer to outlaws who protected Christians against provocative actions by the Ottomans. By the 17th century they were firmly established in the Ottoman Balkans, owing to increased taxes, Christian victories against the Ottomans, and a general decline in security. Hajduk bands predominantly numbered one hundred men each, with a firm hierarchy under one leader. They targeted Ottoman representatives and rich people, mainly rich Turks, for plunder or punishment to oppr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul I, Prince Esterházy
Paul I, Prince Esterházy of Galántha (full German language, German name: ''Paul Fürst Esterházy von Galantha''; full Hungarian language, Hungarian name: ''galánthai herceg Esterházy Pál'') (8 September 1635 – 26 March 1713) was the first House of Esterházy, Prince Esterházy of Galántha from 1687 to 1713, Palatine (Kingdom of Hungary), Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1681 to 1713, and an Holy Roman Empire, Imperial Field Marshal. Paul was also an accomplished poet, harpsichordist, and composer. He actively participated in various battles against the Ottoman Turks during the Austro-Turkish War (1663-1664), Fourth Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) and the Great Turkish War (1683–1699). Paul is credited with establishing the wealth, power, and influence of the House of Esterházy, Princely House of Esterházy. Family and early life Born in Eisenstadt, Kismarton (Eisenstadt), Kingdom of Hungary, Paul was the third son of Nicholas, Count Esterházy of Galántha and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottoman Hungary
Ottoman Hungary ( hu, Török hódoltság) was the southern and central parts of what had been the Kingdom of Hungary in the late medieval period, which were conquered and ruled by the Ottoman Empire from 1541 to 1699. The Ottoman rule covered almost the entire region of the Great Hungarian Plain (except the northeastern parts) and Southern Transdanubia. The territory was invaded and annexed to the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent between 1521 and 1541. The north-western rim of the Hungarian kingdom remained unconquered and recognised members of the House of Habsburg as Kings of Hungary, giving it the name " Royal Hungary". The boundary between the two thereupon became the frontline in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars over the next 150 years. Following the defeat of the Ottomans in the Great Turkish War, most of Ottoman Hungary was ceded to the Habsburgs under the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. During the period of Ottoman rule, Hungary was divided for administrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County (former)
Somogy was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy county, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was Kaposvár. Geography Somogy County shared borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Tolna, Baranya, Verőce and Belovár-Körös (the latter two part of Croatia-Slavonia). It extended along the southern shore of Lake Balaton and encompassed the region south of the lake. The river Drava (Hungarian: Dráva) formed most of its southern border. Its area was 6530 km2 around 1910. History In the 10th century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton, mainly the areas which are known today as Zala and Somogy counties. Somogy County arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Demographics 1900 In 1900, the county had a population of 345,586 people and was composed of the following lingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolna County (former)
Tolna ( la, Comitatus Tolnensis) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Tolnavár and later Szekszárd. Geography Tolna county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Veszprém, Fejér, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Baranya. The river Danube formed most of its eastern border. Its area was 3537 km² around 1910. History Tolna county arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Part of Hungary was in the 1500s taken and controlled by the Ottoman Empire during the ruling of Suleiman the Magnificent. Demographics 1900 In 1900, the county had a population of 253,182 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 172,967 (68.3%) * German: 77,293 (30.5%) * Serbian: 1,011 (0.4%) * Slovak: 735 (0.3%) * Croatian: 369 (0.2%) * Romanian: 1 (0.0%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajduk (Kingdom Of Hungary)
The ''hajdúk'' (singular ''hajdú'') were irregular or mercenary soldiers of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 16th and 17th centuries. Etymology The Hungarian term ''hajdú'' (''hajdúk'' is the plural) may derive from ''hajtó'' which meant (cattle) drover. In 16th century Hungary, cattle driving was an important and dangerous occupation and drovers traveled armed. Some of them ended up as bandits or retainers in the service of local landowners and many may have become soldiers. In any case, the term hajduk came to be used in the 16th century to describe irregular soldiers. There is probably an etymological link between ''hajdú'' and the Turkish word ''hajdud'' which was used by the Ottomans to describe Hungarian infantry soldiers, though it is not clear whether the word traveled from Hungarian to Turkish or vice versa. History In 1604-1606, István Bocskay, Lord of Bihar, led an insurrection against the Habsburg Emperor, whose army had recently occupied Transylvania and beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Törökkoppány
Törökkoppány ( hr, Kopan) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Culture The Hungarian folk song Kinyílt a rózsa, hajlik az ága was collected in 1923 in Törökkoppány by László Lajtha László Lajtha (; 30 June 1892 – 16 February 1963) was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor. Career Born to Ida Wiesel, a Transsylvanian-Hungarian and Pál Lajtha, an owner of a leather factory. The father Pál had ambit .... External links Street map (Hungarian) References Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
