Bolhás Explained

Official Name:Bolhás
Settlement Type:Village
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Mapsize:275px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Transdanubia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Somogy
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nagyatád
Subdivision Type4:RC Diocese
Subdivision Name4:Kaposvár
Area Total Km2:31.43
Population Total:418[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:bolhási
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7517
Area Code:(+36) 82
Blank4 Name Sec1:NUTS 3 code
Blank4 Info Sec1:HU232
Blank5 Name Sec2:MP
Blank5 Info Sec2:László Szászfalvi (KDNP)
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bolhás
Pushpin Mapsize:275px
Coordinates:46.2697°N 17.2701°W

Bolhás is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Etymology

Its name derives from the Hungarian word bolha (English: flea). According to the legends the village belonged to a knight who was called Bolha.[2]

Culture

The Hungarian folk songs Megismerni a kanászt and Volt nekem egy kecském were collected in 1922 in Bolhás by Zoltán Kodály.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=13994 Bolhás, KSH
  2. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...