Tótújfalu Explained

Official Name:Tótújfalu
Other Name:Croatian: Novo Selo
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:Barcs
Subdivision Type4:RC Diocese
Subdivision Name4:Pécs[1]
Area Total Km2:13.27
Population Total:199[2]
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:tótújfalui, tótújfalusi
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7918
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 Tótújfalu
Coordinates:45.9021°N 17.6451°W

Tótújfalu (Croatian: Novo Selo) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Geography

It lies in the southern part of Somogy County, southeast of Barcs, next to the Drava River and the Croatian border. Neighboring settlements are Lakócsa, Szentborbás and Potony.

The EuroVelo International Bicycle Route 13, "Iron Curtain" passes through Tótújfalu.

History

In the Middle Ages the village was part of Barcs and its residents paid the tithe to the Pannonhalma Abbey. It was first mentioned in 1660 as the possession of the Istvánffy family and the Custodiatus of the Diocese of Székesfehérvár. Its church was built in the 15th century in Gothic style and was later rebuilt in 1750 in Baroque style.

It perished once before 1715. In 1715 there were only five households. Then Slovaks settled there. However because of the migratory movements in the region in 1725 Tótújfalu is already Croatian and Šokci dominant. They elected their own judge, Thomo Vrovicz in the same year.[3] In 1726 it came under the ownership of the Zselicszentjakab Abbey. According to the 1772 county census its population spoke already Croatian. The culture of the local Croatian people can be viewed in the country house of the neighboring village, Lakócsa.

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. https://pecsiegyhazmegye.hu/egyhazmegye/plebaniak/szervezet/84 Pécs Diocese Official Website
  2. http://www.ksh.hu/apps/hntr.telepules?p_lang=EN&p_id=16407 Tótújfalu, KSH
  3. https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/SOMM_SomAlm_052/?pg=60&layout=s&query=tótújfalu László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)