Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (

comitatus ''Comitatus'' was in ancient times the Latin term for an armed escort or retinue. The term is used especially in the context of Germanic warrior culture for a warband tied to a leader by an oath of fealty and describes the relations between a lo ...

or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with

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(

Koprivnica-Križevci County Koprivnica-Križevci County ( hr, Koprivničko-križevačka županija ; hu, Kapronca-Kőrös megye) is a county in Northern Croatia. Its hyphenated name comes from two entities: the two of its largest cities, Koprivnica and Križevci; Koprivn ...

and

Virovitica-Podravina County Virovitica-Podravina County (; hr, Virovitičko-podravska županija ; hu, Verőce-Drávamente megye) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, hence the name ' ...

). It stretches between the river

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and the southern shore of

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...

. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala,

Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...

, Fejér, Tolna, and

Baranya Baranya or Baranja may refer to: * Baranya (region) or Baranja, a region in Hungary and Croatia * Baranya County, a county in modern Hungary * Baranya County (former), a county in the historic Kingdom of Hungary * Baranya, Hungarian name of villag ...

. It is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The capital of Somogy County is

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in the southwestern part of Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvá ...

. Its area is 6,036 km².

History

Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (

) of the

. 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

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the

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was 52/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 16,000), Germans (3,000) and Croats (1,500). Total population (2011 census): 316,137
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 287,692 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

: 265,464 (92,27%) *

Gypsies The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

: 16,167 (5,62%) *

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: 3,039 (1,06%) *Others and indefinable: 3,022 (1,05%) :Approx. 46,000 persons in Somogy County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: *Catholic – 168,307 (

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

– 167,719;

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– 546); * Reformed – 21,176; *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

– 5,807; *other religions – 3,829; *

Non-religious Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ant ...

– 35,503; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...

– 3,056; *''Undeclared'' – 78,459.

Regional structure

Politics

The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:Közgyűlés,

'

Presidents of the General Assembly

Municipalities

Somogy County has 1 Town with county rights, urban county, 15

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, 2 large villages and 227 villages. ;City with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011

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) *

(66,245) – county seat ;Towns *

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

(25,045) *

Marcali Marcali (german: Martzal) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Marcali District. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Geography It lies 14 km south of Lake Balaton, next to the main road 68 and the '' S ...

(11,736) *

Barcs Barcs ( hr, Barč; german: Bartsch or ) is a border town in Somogy County, Hungary, and the seat of Barcs District. The Drava River marks the southern boundary of the settlement. Geography Located at the Croatian border and the River Drava, the ...

(11,420) *

Nagyatád Nagyatád is a town in Somogy County, Hungary and the seat of Nagyatád District. ''Bodvica'', ''Henész'' and ''Kivadár'' are parts of Nagyatád. Etymology Its name derives from the Turkish word ''ata'' ( hu, atya, apa, en, father). Geogra ...

(11,032) *

Balatonboglár Balatonboglár is a resort town situated on the south shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy County, Hungary. It is the official centre of the Balatonboglár wine region, and is often called the "town of grapes and wine." Between 1979 and 1991 Balatonbo ...

(5,736) * Balatonlelle (5,217) *

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(5,214) *

Fonyód Fonyód (german: Fonjod) is a town and holiday resort on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, in north-west Somogy, western Hungary, with over 4,700 residents. It is the seat of Fonyód District. History The first mention of Fonyód was in a lett ...

(4,793) * Tab (4,533) *

Nagybajom Nagybajom is a town in Somogy County, Hungary. History According to ''László Szita'' the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century. Notable residents * ''Benedek Virág'' (1752 or 1754 – 1830), Hungarian teacher, poet, transla ...

(3,330) * Lengyeltóti (3,050) * Kadarkút (2,653) *

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(2,386) *

Balatonföldvár Balatonföldvár (german: Földwahr) is a popular resort town in Somogy County, Hungary, on the southern side of Lake Balaton, approximately 120 km southwest from Budapest and about 23 km southwest from Siófok, the "capital of Balaton ...

(2,207) * Igal (1,270) ;Villages * Alsóbogát * Andocs *

Ádánd Ádánd is a Hungarian village of 2,416 inhabitants (data from 2001) located in Somogy County, Somogy, Hungary, in the south side of lake Balaton. Etymology The name of the village derived from the person name Ádám with the diminutive suffix ' ...

Babócsa Babócsa (german: Babotsch / Babotscha, hr, Bobovec) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Etymology Its name derives from the Hungarian or South Slavic world ''bab'' ( en, bean) which is a typical plant in the region. Geography It is on th ...

Bábonymegyer Bábonymegyer is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Until 1927 it was two separate villages, ''Nagybábony'' and ''Koppánymegyer''. History ''Megyer'' was first mentioned in 1193, ''Bábon'' in 1259 in official documents. Its evangelical churc ...

* Bakháza * Balatonberény *

Balatonendréd Balatonendréd is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is a holiday resort near to Lake Balaton known for its wine and for its bobbin lace. The most famous sight is the ''Kájel Lace Museum''. The settlement is part of the Balaton ...

Balatonfenyves Balatonfenyves is a village at Lake Balaton in Somogy county, Hungary. The name comes from the lake and the Hungarian word for pine tree: ''fenyves''. Formerly part of Fonyód, the village was granted independence as a result of a referendum held ...

* Balatonkeresztúr * Balatonmáriafürdő *

Balatonőszöd Balatonőszöd is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is notable primarily for the speech that Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány delivered to members of the Hungarian Socialist Party The Hungarian Socialist Party ( hu, Magyar Sz ...

Balatonszabadi Balatonszabadi is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. East of Balatonszabadi, there is a mediumwave broadcasting facility with a 145 metres tall guyed mast radiator used for Magyar Katolikus Rádió on 1341 kHz with 150 kW. The mast c ...

Balatonszárszó Balatonszárszó is a village along the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Gallery File:Memorial to Attila József in Balatonszemes.jpg, Memorial to Attila Jó ...

Balatonszemes Balatonszemes is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It lies on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, on the northern slopes of the Outer Somogy hills overlooking the lake and on the half-kilometre wide coastal plain. It has a train station on the ...

* Balatonszentgyörgy *

Balatonújlak Balatonújlak is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the nor ...

* Bárdudvarnok *

Baté Baté is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

* Bálványos *

Bedegkér Bedegkér is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...

* Bélavár *

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* Berzence Red pog

Bodrog The Bodrog is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. It is a tributary to the river Tisza. The Bodrog is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica near Zemplín in eastern Slovakia. It crosses the Slovak–H ...

* Bolhás * Bolhó *

Bonnya Bonnya (german: Bonna / Punnia) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Geography It lies on the eastern side of ''Outer Somogy'' along the ''Brook Koppány''. History Bonnya was first mentioned as ''Villa Budana'' as the land of the Diocese o ...

* Böhönye * Bőszénfa * Buzsák * Büssü * Csákány * Cserénfa * Csokonyavisonta * Csoma * Csömend * Csököly * Csombárd * Csurgónagymarton * Darány *

Drávagárdony Drávagárdony ( hr, Gardonja) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, U ...

* Drávatamási * Ecseny * Edde * Felsőmocsolád * Fiad * Fonó * Főnyed * Gadács * Gadány * Gamás * Gálosfa *

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* Gölle * Gyékényes * Görgeteg * Gyugy * Hajmás * Hács * Háromfa * Hedrehely * Hencse *

Heresznye Heresznye ( hr, Rasinja) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Etymology The name comes from Slavic ''*ChrasňaChra ...

Hetes Hetes is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

* Hollád * Homokszentgyörgy * Hosszúvíz * Iharos * Iharosberény *

Inke Inke is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary. References External links Street map (Hungarian)
Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ...

* Istvándi *

Jákó Jákó is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

Juta Juta is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to th ...

* Kapoly * Kaposfő * Kaposgyarmat * Kaposhomok * Kaposkeresztúr *

Kaposmérő Kaposmérő is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...

Kaposszerdahely Kaposszerdahely is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the n ...

Kaposújlak Kaposújlak is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary. External links Street map (Hungarian) References

Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ...

* Karád *

Kastélyosdombó Kastélyosdombó ( hr, Dombol / Dombov) is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary. External links Street map (Hungarian) References

Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub ...

Kaszó Kaszó is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

* Kazsok * Kálmáncsa * Kánya *

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* Kelevíz * Kercseliget *

Kereki Kereki is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

Kéthely Kéthely ( hr, Kitlja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Etymology According to local legends the settlement got its name when the two villages ''Magyari'' and ''Sári'' united. But ...

* Kisasszond * Kisbajom * Kisberény *

Kisbárapáti Kisbárapáti is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Roma ...

* Kisgyalán * Kiskorpád * Komlósd *

Kötcse Kötcse (german: Kötsching) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. The village is known for being a summer resort because of its proximity to Lake Balaton and its good weather conditions. Several houses are weekend houses and have no permanent ...

Kőröshegy Kőröshegy is a village directly south of Balatonföldvár in Siófok District, Somogy County, Hungary. The settlement is known in Hungary for being a holiday destination near to Lake Balaton attracting thousands of visitors yearly. Kőröshegy ...

* Kőkút * Kutas * Lábod * Lad *

Lakócsa Lakócsa ( hr, Lukovišće / Lukovišče) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Geography It is located near the River Drava, southeast of Barcs, south of Szigetvár and west of Sellye, in approximately the same distance from all the three tow ...

* Látrány * Libickozma *

Lulla Lulla is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to t ...

* Magyaratád *

Magyaregres Magyaregres is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...

* Mernye * Mesztegnyő * Mezőcsokonya *

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Miklósi Miklósi (german: Niklasing) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the ...

* Mosdós * Nagyberki * Nagyberény *

Nagycsepely Nagycsepely is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...

* Nagykorpád * Nagyszakácsi *

Nágocs Nágocs (german: Nagotsch) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. ''Jutom-puszta'', ''Csillag-puszta'', ''Tomé-puszta'' and ''Kovászna'' are all parts of Nágocs. Geography It lies in the middle of the ''Outer Somogy Hill Range'', 25 km f ...

Nemesdéd Nemesdéd is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northea ...

* Nemeskisfalud * Nemesvid *

Nikla Nikla is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

Nyim Nyim is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to th ...

Orci Orci (old spelling: Orczi) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Uk ...

* Ordacsehi * Osztopán *

Öreglak Öreglak is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeas ...

* Ötvöskónyi * Őrtilos * Pamuk * Patalom * Patca * Patosfa * Pálmajor * Péterhida * Pogányszentpéter * Polány * Porrog * Porrogszentkirály * Porrogszentpál *

Potony Potony ( hr, Potonja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Geography It lies east of Barcs, from the River Drava, on the border of Somogy and Baranya County. Neighboring villages are Kastélyosdombó, Lakócsa, Tótújfalu and Drávagár ...

* Pusztakovácsi * Pusztaszemes * Ráksi * Rinyabesenyő * Rinyakovácsi * Rinyaszentkirály * Rinyaújlak * Rinyaújnép *

Ságvár Ságvár ( la, Tricciana) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Etymology According to the local legends the settlement was named after a pasha called ''Ság'' who had a castle there. Researchers agree that ''Ság'' was a Kabar The Kabars ...

* Sántos *

Sávoly Sávoly () is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. About Sávoly Population: 576 Area: 1.19 km2 Fields: 25.65 km2 The road running across the bridge of the Marótvölgyi Channel goes to Sávoly. Water flows very slowly in the chann ...

Segesd Segesd ( hr, Šegeš) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine t ...

Sérsekszőlős Sérsekszőlős is a village in Tab District of Somogy County in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to ...

* Siójut * Som * Somodor * Somogyacsa * Somogyaracs * Somogyaszaló * Somogybabod * Somogybükkösd * Somogycsicsó *

Somogydöröcske Somogydöröcske is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Geography It lies southwest of Tamási, along the ''Brook Koppány''. It is south of the main road running between Somogyacsa and Törökkoppány. History Somogydöröcske or Döröcsk ...

* Somogyegres *

Somogyfajsz Somogyfajsz (german: Füssen) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Uk ...

* Somogygeszti * Somogyjád *

Somogymeggyes Somogymeggyes is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Roma ...

Somogysimonyi Somogysimonyi is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. It incorporates the earlier separated villages of ''Gardos-puszta'', ''Irma-puszta'' and ''Angyalvár-telep''. Geography It lies southwest of Marcali at the border between Somogy and Zala Cou ...

Somogyszentpál Somogyszentpál (until 1929 as ''Tótszentpál'', hr, Sempal) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Geography It lies southeast of Balatonkeresztúr and south of Balatonfenyves between Kéthely and Csömend. The village can be reached by c ...

* Somogyszil *

Somogyszob Somogyszob is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is situated on the southwest side of Somogy county, approximately 8 km north from Nagyatád. Geography The village located at near to Kaszó, and it is surrounded by forests with a re ...

* Somogysámson * Somogysárd * Somogytúr * Somogyudvarhely * Somogyvámos *

Somogyvár Somogyvár ( hr, Šemudvar) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Geography It is situated south from Lengyeltóti, between Lengyeltóti, Öreglak and Somogyvámos. History It is a historical tradition that, after the death of Géza of Hun ...

* Somogyzsitfa * Szabadi * Szabás * Szántód * Szegerdő * Szenna * Szenta * Szentbalázs * Szentborbás * Szentgáloskér * Szenyér * Szilvásszentmárton * Szorosad * Szólád *

Szőkedencs Szőkedencs is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the north ...

* Szőlősgyörök * Szulok * Tapsony *

Tarany Tarany ( sl, Taran) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast ...

* Taszár * Táska * Tengőd *

Teleki Teleki is the name of an old Hungarian noble family whose members, for centuries, occupied many important positions in the Principality of Transylvania, in the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. History The family was o ...

* Tikos *

Torvaj Torvaj is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

Tótújfalu Tótújfalu ( hr, Novo Selo) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Geography It lies in the southern part of Somogy County, southeast of Barcs, next to the Drava River and the Croatian border. Neighboring settlements are Lakócsa, Szentborbá ...

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 Februar ...

Újvárfalva Újvárfalva is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Roman ...

Várda Várda is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, ...

Varászló Varászló is a village in Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...

* Vése * Visnye * Visz *

Vízvár Vízvár ( hr, Izvar) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. ''Zsitvapuszta'' and ''Csütörtökhely'' are parts of the settlement. Geography It lies northwest of Barcs, along the '' Gyékényes-Pécs Railway Line''. Its surroundings are part of ...

* Vörs * Zala *

Zákány Zákány ( hr, Zakon / Žakanj) is a village in Hungary which is located in Somogy County next to the Croatian border. Location of Zákány Located in Southern Transdanubia, next to the Croatian border and river Dráva. Nearest Cities: Csurg ...

* Zics * Zimány * Zselickisfalud * Zselickislak * Zselicszentpál Red pog

municipalities are ''large'' villages.

Gallery

File:Kaposvár Nagyboldogasszony Székesegyház.jpg,

, the capital of the county File:Siófok vasútállomás.jpg,

, the ''Capital of Balaton'' File:Siofok-passe du port.jpg,

near

File:Koroshegy viaduct 03.jpg, ''Kőröshegy Viaduct'' in

File:Kaposvar House of Rippl-Ronai.jpg, House of

József Rippl-Rónai József Rippl-Rónai (23 May 1861 – 25 November 1927) was a Hungarian painter. He first introduced modern artistic movements in the Hungarian art. Biography He was born in Kaposvár. After his studies at the High School there, he went to ...

File:Lakóház-tájház, Istvándi.JPG, Traditional Hungarian house in Istvándi File:Somogyvámos - The temple in the puszta.jpg, ''Pusztatemplom'' of the Árpád era near Somogyvámos File:Balatonvilágosi kilátás.jpg,

Balatonvilágos Balatonvilágos is the northernmost as well as the easternmost village of Somogy county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to ...

International relations

Somogy County has a

partnership A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as business partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments o ...

relationship with:

References

External links

Official site
in Hungarian
Somogyi Hírlap (sonline.hu) - The county portalHungary at GeoHive
{{Authority control Counties of Hungary History of Somogy