Somogyzsitfa (until 1950 as ''Somogyfehéregyháza'' and ''Felsőzsitva'') 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 the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. It consists of the two former villages of ''Somogyfehéregyháza'' and ''Felsőzsitva''.
The settlement is part of the
Balatonboglár wine region
The Balatonboglár wine region, also known as the South Balaton wine region, is the only one wine region in Somogy County, Hungary. The area consists of 37 settlements, mainly located on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, but also some near Kapo ...
.
Etymology
''Somogyfehéregyháza'' ( en, Somogy white house) got its name after its whitewashed buildings or church during the Middle Ages. The name of ''Felsőzsitva'' consists of the
Hungarian ''felső'' ( en, upper) and the
South Slavic ''zsitva'' ( hu, gabona, en, grain).
Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
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External links
Street map (Hungarian)
References
Populated places in Somogy County
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