Somogyvámos | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 46°34′13″N 17°40′49″E / 46.57040°N 17.68041°E | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Southern Transdanubia |
County | Somogy |
District | Fonyód |
RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
Area | |
• Total | 25.02 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 744 [1] |
Demonym(s) | vámosi, somogyvámosi |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 8699 |
Area code | (+36) 85 |
Patron Saint | Prince Emeric |
NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
MP | József Attila Móring ( KDNP) |
Website | Somogyvámos Online |
Somogyvámos is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is about 25 km north of Kaposvár, and about 25 km south of Fonyód.
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]