Somogyaracs ( hr, Orač / Arača) is a village in
Somogy county,
Hungary.
Geography
It lies 15 km northwest of
Barcs, between
Csokonyavisonta
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and
Babócsa. The village is famous for its forests and wildlife.
History
Somogyaracs was first mentioned in 1269 as ''Arach'', later in 1397 as ''Aracha''. It was owned by the ''Török'' family of
Enying in 1467, then in 1512 it came into the hands of the three sons of ''Imre Perneszi'', ''Miklós'', ''Pál'' and ''István''. Its last landlord was the ''Somssich'' family. Its first school opened in 1839. According to the 1870 census the village had 424 residents. There was a huge conflagration in 1877 when the half of the houses burnt down. According to the 1910 census out of its 428 inhabitants there were 338
Hungarians, 83
Croats and 7
Germans. By religion there were 425
Roman Catholics
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and 3
Calvinists
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.
External links
Street map (Hungarian)
References
Populated places in Somogy County
Hungarian Croatian communities in Somogy County
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