Kára is a village in Somogy county,

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Etymology

Its name derives from the

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person name, ''Kara'' (, ). He could be the first owner of the settlement. The same applies to

Karád Karád () is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region. Etymology Its name derives from the Turkish person name, ''Kara'' (, ). He could be the first owner of the settlement. The same applies ...

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Geography

It lies south of Tab, between Miklósi and

Szorosad Szorosad is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. Geography It lies between Siófok and Dombóvár, in the ''Somogy-Tolna Hill Range'', on the northern side of the valley of the ''River Koppány''. The nearest towns are Tamási and Tab. History ...

History

It was first mentioned in 1138 in the documents of

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as ''Villa Kara''. From 1229 it was a possession of the Chapter of Székesfehérvár, but in 1294

Somogyvár Somogyvár () 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, Grand Prince of the H ...

still had lands there. Its name appears in the papal tithe registration between 1332 and 1337.

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had peasants there in 1336 and it was its own possession in 1466. In 1489 it was listed as the land of ''István Szerdahelyi''. In 1485 it was a royal estate under the name ''Kiskara''. It was also mentioned in 1536 in the tax register of

as the possession of ''Pál Dereskei'' and ''András Ispán''. During the Turkish occupation the village lost its population. Kára was still uninhabited in 1757. It came in the hands of the

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who settled Roman Catholic Germans there who gained tax benefits. In 1848 the settlement had 245 residents, half of them were German-speaking. In 1858 at the time of

serfdom Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery. It developed du ...

abolishing there were more than 50 lands. In 1910 out of its 292 residents 139 were Hungarian and 153

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. According to their religious affiliation there were 271

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, 12

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and 5

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. In 1950 Kára formed with

a common council. Later it became part of

Törökkoppány Törökkoppány () is a village in Somogy County, Somogy county, Hungary. Culture The Hungarian folk song :hu:Kinyílt a rózsa, hajlik az ága, Kinyílt a rózsa, hajlik az ága was collected in 1923 in Törökkoppány by László Lajtha. Exte ...

. In 1989 it regained its independence.

Notable residents

* László Karai (15th century – 1485? , 1488? ), Hungarian provost

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

References

Populated places in Somogy County Hungarian German communities in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub