Somogyvámos Explained

Official Name:Somogyvámos
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:Fonyód
Subdivision Type4:RC Diocese
Subdivision Name4:Kaposvár
Area Total Km2:25.02
Population Total:744[1]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:vámosi, somogyvámosi
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8699
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 Somogyvámos
Coordinates:46.5704°N 17.6804°W
Blank Name:Patron Saint
Blank Info:Prince Emeric

Somogyvámos is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is about 25 km north of Kaposvár, and about 25 km south of Fonyód.

History

The surrounding lands were inhabited since the Avaric rule (6th/7th century). Its first written mention is from 1237, as "Csopak", which is now a name of a different town about 80–100 km away. The village was destroyed during the Ottoman rule and was inherited by the neighbouring village "Vámos", hence the current name, with the "Somogy" prefix, to distinguish it from the other "-vámos" named places. Vámos had slowly "moved" to the current place it lies and sometime in history changed its name to Somogyvámos.

The ruins of a 12th-century church located near the village (pictured inset) also indicate that the area was settled in during the early Middle Ages.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=21856 Somogyvámos, KSH
  2. Web site: 2020-03-13 . Somogyvámosi Pusztatorony: a 800 éves középkori templomrom . 2023-11-26 . CsodalatosMagyarorszag.hu . hu.