Ságvár () is a village in Somogy county,

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Etymology

According to the local legends the settlement was named after a

pasha Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of ...

called ''Ság'' who had a castle there. Researchers agree that ''Ság'' was a

Kabar The Kabars (), also known as Qavars (Qabars) or Khavars, were Khazar rebels who joined Magyar tribes and the Rus' Khaganate confederations in the 9th century CE. Sources The Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII is the principal source of the Kaba ...

or Hungarian person name which could be the name of its first owner. The word ''ság'' meant in old Hungarian ''domb'' () or ''erdős magaslat'' (). ''Vár'' () refers to the traces of a Roman castle in Ságvár.

History

According to ''László Szita'' the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)
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External links

Street map (Hungarian)

References

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