Böhönye Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Böhönye
Mapsize:275px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Transdanubia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Somogy
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Marcali
Subdivision Type4:RC Diocese
Subdivision Name4:Kaposvár
Area Total Km2:64.17
Population Total:2230[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:böhönyei
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8719
Area Code:(+36) 85
Blank4 Name Sec1:NUTS 3 code
Blank4 Info Sec1:HU232
Blank5 Name Sec2:MP
Blank5 Info Sec2:József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Böhönye
Pushpin Mapsize:275px
Coordinates:46.4119°N 17.3929°W

Böhönye is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]

Etymology

Its name derives from the given name Buhun which got an suffix which meant, in the form Buhuné, that the village belonged to him.[3]

History

Böhönye is a settlement dating from at least 1536, when it was first seen in historical records http://bohonye.marcalikisterseg.hu:7778/portal/page?_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&_pageid=634%2C436278&kategoria=06&cikkid=3131&mode=reszletes.

During World War II, Böhönye was captured by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 30 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=26532 Böhönye, KSH
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410182214/http://www.delbalatonibor.hu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/HK-Tan%C3%A1cs-Alapszab%C3%A1ly.pdf A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
  3. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...