Rinyaszentkirály Explained

Official Name:Rinyaszentkirály
Other Name:Croatian: Krâjevo
Settlement Type:Village
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
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 Km2:30.56
Population Total:391[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:szentkirályi, rinyaszentkirályi
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7513
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 Rinyaszentkirály
Coordinates:46.1507°N 17.3921°W
Blank Name:Patron Saint
Blank Info:Stephen I

Rinyaszentkirály (Croatian: Krâjevo) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary

Etymology

According to the local legends Béla IV of Hungary flew there during the Mongol invasion and later he founded the village. The scientific explanation states that it was named after the patron of its church, Saint Stephen of Hungary like Porrogszentkirály.[2]

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=26754 Rinyaszentkirály, KSH
  2. http://somogy.hu/publikaciok/kiraly-lajos-somogyi-helysegnevek-nepi-es.html Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  3. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/SOMM_SomAlm_052/?pg=10&layout=s&query=korpád László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)