Bohönye
| Bohönye | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Southern Transdanubia | ||||
| County : | Somogy | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Marcali | ||||
| District since 1.1.2013 : | Marcali | ||||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 24 ' N , 17 ° 23' E | ||||
| Area : | 64.17 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,350 (Jan. 1, 2011) | ||||
| Population density : | 37 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 85 | ||||
| Postal code : | 8719 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 26532 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | |||||
| Community type : | local community | ||||
| Mayoress : | Mária Piroska Zsoldos (independent) | ||||
| Postal address : | Fő utca 26 8719 Böhönye |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Böhönye is a Hungarian community in the county Marcali in Somogy county .
Geographical location
Böhönye is located 20 kilometers south of the town of Marcali , on the Rinya River . Neighboring communities are Nemeskisfalud, Segesd, Vése and Nagybajom .
Community partnerships
Sons and daughters of the church
- Zsigmond Pete (1825-1883), physician and surgeon
Attractions
- Monument to the Martyrs of Arad ( 1849-es Aradi vértanúk emlékére )
- Bell tower ( Harangtorony ), built around 1700
- Reformed Church, built in 1787, renovated and expanded in 1840; the tower was added in the 1880s
- Roman Catholic Church Magyarok Nagyasszonya , built 1943–1945
- Roman Catholic chapel Szent Illés próféta , built 1760–1765
- Festetics Castle ( Festetics-kastély )
- Statue of St. John Nepomuk ( Nepomuki Szent János-szobor )
- Szent Flórián Monument
- Trianon monument, created by Norbert Kücsön
- World War Memorial ( I. világháborús emlékmű )
- Zsigmond Pete memorial plaque ( Dr. Pete Zsigmond-emléktábla )
traffic
In Böhönye the main roads No. 61 and No. 68 intersect (the latter also European route 661 ). The nearest train stations are in Ötvöskónyi to the south and Jákó-Nagybajom to the south-east.
photos
Bell tower
War cemetery
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Web links
- Official website ( Hungarian )
- Böhönye tourinform (Hungarian)
- Böhönye in A Pallas nagy lexikona (Hungarian)