Somogy County
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Somogy (Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Template:Langx) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina counties. 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. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2.
HistoryEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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 that county was also Kaposvár.
DemographicsEdit
Template:Pie chart Template:See also In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the population density was 52/km2.
Year | County population<ref>népesség.com, "Somogy megye népessége 1870-2015"</ref> | Change |
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1949 | 361,213 | n/a |
1960 | Template:Increase 368,183 (record) | 1.93% |
1970 | Template:Decrease 357,009 | -3.03% |
1980 | Template:Increase 360,270 | 0.91% |
1990 | Template:Decrease 344,708 | -4.32% |
2001 | Template:Decrease 335,237 | -2.75% |
2011 | Template:Decrease 316,137 | -5.70% |
2015 | Template:Decrease 312,084 | -1.29% |
2018 | Template:Decrease 303,802 | -2.72% |
EthnicityEdit
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):<ref>1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang</ref>
Identified themselves: 287,692 persons:
- Hungarians: 265,464 (92,27%)
- Romani: 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.
ReligionEdit
Template:See also Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:<ref>2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.15 Somogy megye, Template:In lang [1]</ref>
- 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 structureEdit
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 |
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PoliticsEdit
The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:<ref>Közgyűlés, Template:In lang [2]</ref>
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||
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style="background-color:Template:Party color | | Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | |
style="background-color:Template:Party color | | Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | 3 | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | style="background-color:Template:Party color | | |||||||
Association for Somogy (Somogyért) | 2 | ||||||||||
style="background-color:Template:Party color | | Momentum Movement (MM) | 1 | style="background-color:Template:Party color| | ||||||||
style="background-color:Template:Party color | | Democratic Coalition (DK) | 1 | style="background-color:Template:Party color | |
Presidents of the General AssemblyEdit
List of presidents since 1990<ref>Önkormányzati választások eredményei Template:In lang</ref> | |
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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– |
MunicipalitiesEdit
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
- Siófok (25,045)
- Marcali (11,736)
- Barcs (11,420)
- Nagyatád (11,032)
- Balatonboglár (5,736)
- Balatonlelle (5,217)
- Csurgó (5,214)
- Fonyód (4,793)
- Tab (4,533)
- Nagybajom (3,330)
- Lengyeltóti (3,050)
- Kadarkút (2,653)
- Zamárdi (2,386)
- Balatonföldvár (2,207)
- Igal (1,270)
- Villages
- Alsóbogát
- Andocs
- Ádánd
- Babócsa
- Bábonymegyer
- Bakháza
- Balatonberény
- Balatonendréd
- Balatonfenyves
- Balatonkeresztúr
- Balatonmáriafürdő
- Balatonőszöd
- Balatonszabadi
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- Balatonszemes
- Balatonszentgyörgy
- Balatonújlak
- Bárdudvarnok
- Baté
- Bálványos
- Bedegkér
- Bélavár
- Beleg
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- Bodrog
- Bolhás
- Bolhó
- Bonnya
- Böhönye
- Bőszénfa
- Buzsák
- Büssü
- Csákány
- Cserénfa
- Csokonyavisonta
- Csoma
- Csömend
- Csököly
- Csombárd
- Csurgónagymarton
- Darány
- Drávagárdony
- Drávatamási
- Ecseny
- Edde
- Felsőmocsolád
- Fiad
- Fonó
- Főnyed
- Gadács
- Gadány
- Gamás
- Gálosfa
- Gige
- Gölle
- Gyékényes
- Görgeteg
- Gyugy
- Hajmás
- Hács
- Háromfa
- Hedrehely
- Hencse
- Heresznye
- Hetes
- Hollád
- Homokszentgyörgy
- Hosszúvíz
- Iharos
- Iharosberény
- Inke
- Istvándi
- Jákó
- Juta
- Kapoly
- Kaposfő
- Kaposgyarmat
- Kaposhomok
- Kaposkeresztúr
- Kaposmérő
- Kaposszerdahely
- Kaposújlak
- Karád
- Kastélyosdombó
- Kaszó
- Kazsok
- Kálmáncsa
- Kánya
- Kára
- Kelevíz
- Kercseliget
- Kereki
- Kéthely
- Kisasszond
- Kisbajom
- Kisberény
- Kisbárapáti
- Kisgyalán
- Kiskorpád
- Komlósd
- Kötcse
- Kőröshegy
- Kőkút
- Kutas
- Lábod
- Lad
- Lakócsa
- Látrány
- Libickozma
- Lulla
- Magyaratád
- Magyaregres
- Mernye
- Mesztegnyő
- Mezőcsokonya
- Mike
- Miklósi
- Mosdós
- Nagyberki
- Nagyberény
- Nagycsepely
- Nagykorpád
- Nagyszakácsi
- Nágocs
- Nemesdéd
- Nemeskisfalud
- Nemesvid
- Nikla
- Nyim
- Orci
- Ordacsehi
- Osztopán
- Öreglak
- Ötvöskónyi
- Őrtilos
- Pamuk
- Patalom
- Patca
- Patosfa
- Pálmajor
- Péterhida
- Pogányszentpéter
- Polány
- Porrog
- Porrogszentkirály
- Porrogszentpál
- Potony
- Pusztakovácsi
- Pusztaszemes
- Ráksi
- Rinyabesenyő
- Rinyakovácsi
- Rinyaszentkirály
- Rinyaújlak
- Rinyaújnép
- Ságvár
- Sántos
- Sávoly
- Segesd
- Sérsekszőlős
- Siójut
- Som
- Somodor
- Somogyacsa
- Somogyaracs
- Somogyaszaló
- Somogybabod
- Somogybükkösd
- Somogycsicsó
- Somogydöröcske
- Somogyegres
- Somogyfajsz
- Somogygeszti
- Somogyjád
- Somogymeggyes
- Somogysimonyi
- Somogyszentpál
- Somogyszil
- Somogyszob
- Somogysámson
- Somogysárd
- Somogytúr
- Somogyudvarhely
- Somogyvámos
- Somogyvár
- Somogyzsitfa
- Szabadi
- Szabás
- Szántód
- Szegerdő
- Szenna
- Szenta
- Szentbalázs
- Szentborbás
- Szentgáloskér
- Szenyér
- Szilvásszentmárton
- Szorosad
- Szólád
- Szőkedencs
- Szőlősgyörök
- Szulok
- Tapsony
- Tarany
- Taszár
- Táska
- Tengőd
- Teleki
- Tikos
- Torvaj
- Tótújfalu
- Törökkoppány
- Újvárfalva
- Várda
- Varászló
- Vése
- Visnye
- Visz
- Vízvár
- Vörs
- Zala
- Zákány
- Zics
- Zimány
- Zselickisfalud
- Zselickislak
- Zselicszentpál
Template:Div col end File:Red pog.svg municipalities are large villages.
See alsoEdit
GalleryEdit
- Kaposvár Nagyboldogasszony Székesegyház.jpg
Kaposvár, the capital of the county
- Siófok vasútállomás.jpg
Siófok, the Capital of Balaton
- Siofok-passe du port.jpg
- Koroshegy viaduct 03.jpg
Kőröshegy Viaduct in Kőröshegy
- Kaposvar House of Rippl-Ronai.jpg
House of József Rippl-Rónai
- Lakóház-tájház, Istvándi.JPG
Traditional Hungarian house in Istvándi
- Somogyvámos - The temple in the puszta.jpg
Pusztatemplom of the Árpád era near Somogyvámos
- Balatonvilágosi kilátás.jpg
International relationsEdit
Somogy County has a partnership relationship with:
ReferencesEdit
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External linksEdit
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