Buzsák Explained

Official Name:Buzsák
Other Name:Croatian: Budžak
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:Fonyód
Subdivision Type4:RC Diocese
Subdivision Name4:Kaposvár
Area Total Km2:59.68
Population Total:1318[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:buzsáki
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8695
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 Buzsák
Pushpin Mapsize:275px
Coordinates:46.6431°N 17.5851°W

Buzsák (Croatian: Budžak) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Etymology

A local legend says that Jesus Christ met a man from this village during his life on Earth. He asked him for bread, but the man did not give him any. So a curse fell on the village which meant that sorrow (Hungarian: ) grew in every resident's sack (Hungarian: zsák).[2]

According to the scientific explanation its name derives from the South Slavic world budžak (Hungarian: sarok, szeglet, English: corner).[3]

History

The village is more than 500 years old, with flourishing heritage of folklore, architectural traditions. After the Turkish Wars in Hungary (bw. 1526–1686) over Hungarians several Dalmatian, Illyrian, Croatian families settled in the village and the traditions were synthesised.

Needleworks

Three types of traditional needleworks with blue, black, and red threads are popular. They can be seen in the Volklore Museum of the village.

Romanesque church

The oldest building of the village is the romanesque church, the so-called White Chapel standing about 3 kilometers from the village. It was the village church of Akts village, destroyed during the Turkish wars. It was renewed in 1704. It has a carved wood renaissance altar which was later moved to the Catholic Church of the village, erected in 1791.

Cellars

In the Saint John Hill there are old cellars, where the masters offer their fine vines for the visitors.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=17358 Buzsák, KSH
  2. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  3. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...