Somogyhatvan

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Somogyhatvan
Somogyhatvan coat of arms
Somogyhatvan (Hungary)
Somogyhatvan
Somogyhatvan
Basic data
State : Hungary
Region : Southern Transdanubia
County : Baranya
Small area until December 31, 2012 : Szigetvár
District since 1.1.2013 : Szigetvár
Coordinates : 46 ° 6 '  N , 17 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 6 '27 "  N , 17 ° 42' 43"  E
Area : 13.52  km²
Residents : 353 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density : 26 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code : (+36) 73
Postal code : 7921
KSH kódja: 25070
Structure and administration (status: 2018)
Community type : local community
Mayoress : Gabriella Ildikó Nagy (independent)
Postal address : Kossuth Lajos u. 60
7921 Somogyhatvan
(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Somogyhatvan is a Hungarian community in the county Szigetvár in Baranya .

Geographical location

Somogyhatvan is located ten kilometers northwest of the city of Szigetvár . Neighboring communities are Somogyapáti and Patosfa .

history

Somogyhatvan was mentioned in writing in 1421 under the name Hatwan . In the Middle Ages the settlement probably belonged to the former monastery of Szentmiklós to the south. During the county reform in 1950, the place belonging to the former Somogy county was assigned to the Baranya county as part of the Szigetvár district.

Infrastructure

Somogyhatvan has a library, a mayor's office, a reformed church , a small Roman Catholic prayer house and the Somogyhatvan Sport Egyesület football club .

Attractions

  • Fishing lake ( horgásztó ), east of the municipality
  • Granary ( magtár ), built around 1800 (baroque)
  • Reformed Church, built in 1737 (Baroque)
  • Traditional residential houses
  • World War II Memorial ( I. és II. Világháborús emlékmű ), next to the Reformed Church

traffic

Road 6607 runs through Somogyhatvan. The nearest train station is in Szigetvár.

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