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Somogy (Hungarian: Somogy megye, pronounced [ˈʃomoɟ]; Croatian: Šomođska županija; Slovene: Šomodska županija, German: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.

Somogy County Somogy megye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: Sunset in Lake Balaton, Somogyvár Abbey, and Downtown of Kaposvár
Flag Coat of arms
Somogy County within Hungary
Coordinates: 46°25′N 17°35′E
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County seat	Kaposvár
Districts	8 districts Barcs District Csurgó District Fonyód District Kaposvár District Marcali District Nagyatád District Siófok District Tab District
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Norbert Bíró (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	6,065.07 km2 (2,341.74 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in Hungary
Population  (2015)
• Total	312,084[1]
• Rank	13th in Hungary
Postal code	7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x
Area code(s)	(+36) 82, 84, 85
ISO 3166 code	HU-SO
Website	www.som-onkorm.hu

Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia (Koprivnica-Križevci County and Virovitica-Podravina County). It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and Baranya. It is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The capital of Somogy County is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km².

History

Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. 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 Kaposvár.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the population density was 52/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
1949	361,213	n/a
1960	368,183 (record)	1.93%
1970	357,009	-3.03%
1980	360,270	0.91%
1990	344,708	-4.32%
2001	335,237	-2.75%
2011	316,137	-5.70%

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):[3] Identified themselves: 287,692 persons:

• Hungarians: 265,464 (92,27%)
• Gypsies: 16,167 (5,62%)
• Germans: 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:[4]

• Catholic – 168,307 (Roman Catholic – 167,719; Greek Catholic – 546);
• Reformed – 21,176;
• Evangelical – 5,807;
• other religions – 3,829;
• Non-religious – 35,503;
• Atheism – 3,056;
• Undeclared – 78,459.

Regional structure

No.	English and Hungarian names	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Density (pop./km2)	Seat	No. of municipalities
1	Barcs District Barcsi járás	696.47	23,793	34	Barcs	26
2	Csurgó District Csurgói járás	496.19	16,862	34	Csurgó	18
3	Fonyód District Fonyódi járás	645.44	33,785	52	Fonyód	21
4	Kaposvár District Kaposvári járás	1,591.36	118,496	74	Kaposvár	78
5	Marcali District Marcali járás	904.24	34,472	38	Marcali	37
6	Nagyatád District Nagyatádi járás	647.07	26,003	40	Nagyatád	18
7	Siófok District Siófoki járás	657.05	51,099	78	Siófok	24
8	Tab District Tabi járás	427.24	12,797	30	Tab	24
Somogy County		6,065.07	312,084	52	Kaposvár	245

Politics

The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 16 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]

	Party	Seats	Current County Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	9
	Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)	3
	Association for Somogy (Somogyért)	2
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	1
	Democratic Coalition (DK)	1

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of Presidents, from 1990[6]
István Gyenesei (Independent)	1990–1994
István Kolber (MSZP)	1994–1998
István Gyenesei (Somogyért)	1998–2006
Attila Gelencsér (Fidesz-KDNP)	2006–2014
Norbert Bíró (Fidesz-KDNP)	2014–

Municipalities

Somogy County has 1 urban county, 15 towns, 2 large villages and 227 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

• Kaposvár (66,245) – county seat

Towns

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Somogy County
• Slovenes in Somogy

Gallery

• 
  Kaposvár, the capital of the county
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  Siófok, the Capital of Balaton
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  Lake Balaton near Balatonföldvár
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  Kőröshegy Viaduct in Kőröshegy
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  House of József Rippl-Rónai
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  Traditional Hungarian house in Istvándi
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  Pusztatemplom of the Árpád era near Somogyvámos
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  Lake Balaton at Balatonvilágos

International relations

Somogy County has a partnership relationship with:

Gansu Municipality, China[7]

References

External links

• Official site in Hungarian
• Somogyi Hírlap (sonline.hu) - The county portal
• Hungary at GeoHive

На других языках

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[de] Komitat Somogy

Somogy [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈʃomoɟ] (deutsch Schomodei) ist ein Komitat (Verwaltungsbezirk) in Südwestungarn. Es grenzt an Kroatien sowie an die Komitate Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna und Baranya. Es hat eine Fläche von 6065,06 km² und (Anfang 2016) 309.115 Einwohner. Der Komitatssitz ist Kaposvár.

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- [en] Somogy County

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[ru] Шомодь (медье)

Шо́модь (венг. Somogy) — медье на юго-западе Венгрии. На юге медье протекает река Драва, на севере находится озеро Балатон. Административный центр — Капошвар.

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