# Somogy County

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{{Short description|County of Hungary}}
{{For|the historical county|Somogy County (former)}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                     = Somogy County
| native_name              = Somogy vármegye
| native_name_lang         = hu
| settlement_type          = [Counties of Hungary](/source/Counties_of_Hungary)
| image_skyline            = {{Photomontage
  | photo1a = Balatoni naplemente2.JPG{{!}}Sunset in Lake Balaton
  | photo2a = Somogyvar Szent Egyed apatsag.jpg{{!}}Somogyvár Abbey
  | photo2b = Kaposvár, Fő utca 002.jpg{{!}}Pedestrian Street, Kaposvár
  | spacing = 2
  | position = center
  | color_border = white
  | color = white
  | size = 255
  | foot_montage = Descending, from top: Sunset in [Lake Balaton](/source/Lake_Balaton), [Somogyvár Abbey](/source/Somogyv%C3%A1r_Abbey), and Downtown of [Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r)}}
| image_flag               = FLAG-Somogy-megye.svg
| image_shield             = HUN Somogy megye COA.svg
| image_map                = HU county Somogy.svg
| map_alt                  = 
| map_caption              = Somogy County within Hungary
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = Hungary
| subdivision_type1        = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Hungary)
| subdivision_name1        = [Southern Transdanubia](/source/Southern_Transdanubia)
| seat_type                = County seat
| seat                     = [Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r)
| parts_type               = [Districts](/source/Districts_of_Hungary)
| parts                    = 8 districts
| p1                       = [Barcs District](/source/Barcs_District)
| p2                       = [Csurgó District](/source/Csurg%C3%B3_District)
| p3                       = [Fonyód District](/source/Fony%C3%B3d_District)
| p4                       = [Kaposvár District](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r_District)
| p5                       = [Marcali District](/source/Marcali_District)
| p6                       = [Nagyatád District](/source/Nagyat%C3%A1d_District)
| p7                       = [Siófok District](/source/Si%C3%B3fok_District)
| p8                       = [Tab District](/source/Tab_District)
| government_footnotes     = 
| leader_title             = President of the General Assembly
| leader_name              = Norbert Bíró
| leader_party             = [Fidesz](/source/Fidesz)-[KDNP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_(Hungary))
| area_total_km2           = 6065.07
| area_rank                = [5th in Hungary](/source/Counties_of_Hungary)
| population_as_of         = 2018
| population_total         = 303802<ref>[http://nepesseg.com/somogy/ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements]</ref>
| population_rank          = [13th in Hungary](/source/Counties_of_Hungary)
| population_density_km2   = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = HUF 683 billion<br/>€2.195 billion (2016)
| postal_code_type         = [Postal code](/source/Postal_codes_in_Hungary)
| postal_code              = 7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x
| area_code_type           = [Area code(s)](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Hungary)
| area_code                = (+36) 82, 84, 85
| iso_code                 = {{mono|HU-SO}}
| website                  = {{URL|som-onkorm.hu}}
| coordinates              = {{Coord|46|25|N|17|35|E|display=inline,title|region:HU_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| governing_body           = [Somogy County Council](/source/Somogy_County_Council)
}}

'''Somogy''' ({{langx|hu|Somogy vármegye}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈʃomoɟ|pron}}; {{langx|hr|Šomođska županija}}; {{langx|sl|Šomodska županija}}, {{langx|de|Komitat Schomodei}}) is an administrative county ([comitatus](/source/Counties_of_Hungary) or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former [Kingdom of Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary).

Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with [Croatia](/source/Croatia)'s [Koprivnica-Križevci](/source/Koprivnica-Kri%C5%BEevci_County) and [Virovitica-Podravina](/source/Virovitica-Podravina_County) counties. It stretches between the river [Dráva](/source/Dr%C3%A1va) and the southern shore of [Lake Balaton](/source/Lake_Balaton). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of [Zala](/source/Zala_County), [Veszprém](/source/Veszpr%C3%A9m_(county)), [Fejér](/source/Fej%C3%A9r), [Tolna](/source/Tolna_(county)), and [Baranya](/source/Baranya_(county)). Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is [Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r). Its area is 6,036&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

== History ==
{{Main|Somogy County (former)}}
Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county ([comitatus](/source/Comitatus_(Kingdom_of_Hungary))) of the [Kingdom of Hungary](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary). Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also [Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r).
thumb|Aerial photograph of Kaposvár.

==Demographics==
{{Pie chart
|caption = Religion in Somogy County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (62.0%))
|label1 = Roman Catholic
|value1 = 63.5
|color1 = #8000FF
|label2 = Calvinistic
|value2 = 9.5
|color2 = #66B2FF
|label3 = Lutheran
|value3 = 2.6
|color3 = #0080FF
|label4 = Other Christian denomination
|value4 = 3.8
|color4 = #0000FF
|label5 = Other religion
|value5 = 0.5
|color5 = #FF0000
|label6 = Not religious
|value6 = 20.1
|color6 = #CCCCCC
}}
{{See also|Demographics of Hungary}}
In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the [population density](/source/population_density) was 52/km<sup>2</sup>.

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! County population<ref>népesség.com, ''[http://nepesseg.com/somogy/ "Somogy megye népessége 1870-2015"]''</ref>
! Change
|-
| 1949
| 361,213
|align="right"| n/a
|-
| 1960
|{{increase}} 368,183 (record)
|align="right"| 1.93%
|-
| 1970
|{{decrease}} 357,009
|align="right"| -3.03%
|-
| 1980
|{{increase}} 360,270
|align="right"| 0.91%
|-
| 1990
|{{decrease}} 344,708
|align="right"| -4.32%
|-
| 2001
|{{decrease}} 335,237
|align="right"| -2.75%
|-
| 2011
|{{decrease}} 316,137
|align="right"| -5.70%
|-
|2015
|{{decrease}} 312,084
|align="right"| -1.29%
|-
|2018
|{{decrease}} 303,802
|align="right"| -2.72%
|}

===Ethnicity===
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 16,000), Germans (3,000) and Croats (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 316,137<br />
Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>[http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_14 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office] {{in lang|hu}}</ref>
Identified themselves: 287,692 persons:
*[Hungarians](/source/Hungarians): 265,464 (92,27%)
*[Romani](/source/Romani_people_in_Hungary): 16,167 (5,62%)
*[Germans](/source/Germans_of_Hungary): 3,039 (1,06%)
*Others and indefinable: 3,022 (1,05%)
:Approx. 46,000 persons in Somogy County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

===Religion===
{{See also|Religion in Hungary}}
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:<ref>2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.15 Somogy megye, {{in lang|hu}} ''[http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_14.pdf]''</ref>

*Catholic – 168,307 ([Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholicism_in_Hungary) – 167,719; [Greek Catholic](/source/Hungarian_Greek_Catholic_Church) – 546);
*[Reformed](/source/Reformed_Church_in_Hungary) – 21,176; 
*[Evangelical](/source/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_in_Hungary) – 5,807;
*other religions – 3,829; 
*[Non-religious](/source/Irreligion) – 35,503; 
*[Atheism](/source/Atheism) – 3,056;
*''Undeclared'' – 78,459.

==Regional structure==
thumb|right|350px|Districts of '''Somogy County'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-bgcolor="D0D8DD"
| align="center"|No.
|style=width:175px; align="center"|'''English''' and<br />''Hungarian'' names
| align="center"|'''Area'''<br /> <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
| align="center"|'''Population'''<br /> <small>(2011)</small>
| align="center"|'''Density'''<br /> <small>(pop./km<sup>2</sup>)</small>
| align="center"|'''Seat'''
| align="center"|No. of<br />'''municipalities'''
|-
|align="center"|1
|[Barcs District](/source/Barcs_District)<br /> ''Barcsi járás''
| align="right"| 696.47
|align="right"| 23,793
| align="right"| 34
|[Barcs](/source/Barcs)
| align="center"|26
|-
|align="center"|2
|[Csurgó District](/source/Csurg%C3%B3_District)<br /> ''Csurgói járás''
| align="right"| 496.19
|align="right"| 16,862
| align="right"| 34
|[Csurgó](/source/Csurg%C3%B3)
| align="center"|18
|-
|align="center"|3
|[Fonyód District](/source/Fony%C3%B3d_District)<br /> ''Fonyódi járás''
| align="right"| 645.44
|align="right"| 33,785
| align="right"| 52
|[Fonyód](/source/Fony%C3%B3d)
| align="center"|21
|-
|align="center"|4
|[Kaposvár District](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r_District)<br /> ''Kaposvári járás''
| align="right"| 1,591.36
|align="right"| 118,496
| align="right"| 74
|[Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r)
| align="center"|78
|-
|align="center"|5
|[Marcali District](/source/Marcali_District)<br /> ''Marcali járás''
| align="right"| 904.24
|align="right"| 34,472
| align="right"| 38
|[Marcali](/source/Marcali)
| align="center"|37
|-
|align="center"|6
|[Nagyatád District](/source/Nagyat%C3%A1d_District)<br /> ''Nagyatádi járás''
| align="right"| 647.07
|align="right"| 26,003
| align="right"| 40
|[Nagyatád](/source/Nagyat%C3%A1d)
| align="center"|18
|-
|align="center"|7
|[Siófok District](/source/Si%C3%B3fok_District)<br /> ''Siófoki járás''
| align="right"| 657.05
|align="right"| 51,099
| align="right"| 78
|[Siófok](/source/Si%C3%B3fok)
| align="center"|24
|-
|align="center"|8
|[Tab District](/source/Tab_District)<br /> ''Tabi járás''
| align="right"| 427.24
|align="right"| 12,797
| align="right"| 30
|[Tab](/source/Tab%2C_Hungary)
| align="center"|24
|-
|-bgcolor="E5E4E2"
!colspan="2"| Somogy County
| align="right"| '''6,065.07'''
|align="right"| '''312,084'''
| align="right"| '''52'''
|'''[Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r)'''
| align="center"|'''245'''
|}

== Politics ==
thumb|275px|Somogy County Hall
The [Somogy County Council](/source/Somogy_County_Council), elected at the [2019 local government elections](/source/2019_Hungarian_local_elections), is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:<ref>Közgyűlés, {{in lang|hu}} ''[http://www.som-onkorm.hu/bizottsagok/kozgyules-1.html]''</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="9" | Current County Assembly
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
|[Fidesz](/source/Fidesz)-[KDNP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_(Hungary))
| style="text-align: right" | '''9'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}}  | &nbsp;
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}}  | &nbsp;
| [Movement for a Better Hungary](/source/Jobbik) (Jobbik)
| style="text-align: right" | '''3'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}}  | &nbsp;
| style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}}  | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| style="background-color: #ffdead  | &nbsp;
| [Association for Somogy](/source/Association_for_Somogy) (Somogyért)
| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
|style="background-color: #ffdead | &nbsp;
|style="background-color: #ffdead | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Momentum Movement}}  | &nbsp;
| [Momentum Movement](/source/Momentum_Movement) (MM)
| style="text-align: right" | '''1'''
|style="background-color:{{party color|Momentum Movement}}| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Hungary)}} | &nbsp;
| [Democratic Coalition](/source/Democratic_Coalition_(Hungary)) (DK)
| style="text-align: right" | '''1'''
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Hungary)}} | &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
| &nbsp;
|}

===Presidents of the General Assembly===
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:left; margin-left:1em;"
|- "
! colspan="2"|List of presidents since 1990<ref>[http://valtor.valasztas.hu/valtort/jsp/t0.jsp Önkormányzati választások eredményei] {{in lang|hu}}</ref>
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|[István Gyenesei](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Gyenesei) (''Independent'')||1990–1994
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|[István Kolber](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_Kolber) ([MSZP](/source/Hungarian_Socialist_Party))||1994–1998
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|István Gyenesei ([Somogyért](/source/Association_for_Somogy))||1998–2006
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|[Attila Gelencsér](/source/Attila_Gelencs%C3%A9r) ([Fidesz](/source/Fidesz)-[KDNP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_(Hungary)))||2006–2014
|---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
|[Norbert Bíró](/source/Norbert_B%C3%ADr%C3%B3) (Fidesz-KDNP)||2014–
|}
{{clear}}

== Municipalities ==
Somogy County has '''1''' [urban county](/source/Town_with_county_rights), '''15''' [towns](/source/List_of_cities_and_towns_of_Hungary), '''2''' large villages and '''227''' villages.

;City with county rights
(ordered by population, as of 2011 [census](/source/census))
* [Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r) (66,245) – county seat

;Towns
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
*[Siófok](/source/Si%C3%B3fok) (25,045)
*[Marcali](/source/Marcali) (11,736)
*[Barcs](/source/Barcs) (11,420)
*[Nagyatád](/source/Nagyat%C3%A1d) (11,032)
*[Balatonboglár](/source/Balatonbogl%C3%A1r) (5,736)
*[Balatonlelle](/source/Balatonlelle) (5,217)
*[Csurgó](/source/Csurg%C3%B3) (5,214)
*[Fonyód](/source/Fony%C3%B3d) (4,793)
*[Tab](/source/Tab%2C_Hungary) (4,533)
*[Nagybajom](/source/Nagybajom) (3,330)
*[Lengyeltóti](/source/Lengyelt%C3%B3ti) (3,050)
*[Kadarkút](/source/Kadark%C3%BAt) (2,653)
*[Zamárdi](/source/Zam%C3%A1rdi) (2,386)
*[Balatonföldvár](/source/Balatonf%C3%B6ldv%C3%A1r) (2,207)
*[Igal](/source/Igal%2C_Hungary) (1,270)
{{div col end}}

;Villages
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [Alsóbogát](/source/Als%C3%B3bog%C3%A1t)
* [Andocs](/source/Andocs)
* [Ádánd](/source/%C3%81d%C3%A1nd)
* [Babócsa](/source/Bab%C3%B3csa)
* [Bábonymegyer](/source/B%C3%A1bonymegyer)
* [Bakháza](/source/Bakh%C3%A1za)
* [Balatonberény](/source/Balatonber%C3%A9ny)
* [Balatonendréd](/source/Balatonendr%C3%A9d)
* [Balatonfenyves](/source/Balatonfenyves)
* [Balatonkeresztúr](/source/Balatonkereszt%C3%BAr)
* [Balatonmáriafürdő](/source/Balatonm%C3%A1riaf%C3%BCrd%C5%91)
* [Balatonőszöd](/source/Balaton%C5%91sz%C3%B6d)
* [Balatonszabadi](/source/Balatonszabadi)
* [Balatonszárszó](/source/Balatonsz%C3%A1rsz%C3%B3) 8px
* [Balatonszemes](/source/Balatonszemes)
* [Balatonszentgyörgy](/source/Balatonszentgy%C3%B6rgy)
* [Balatonújlak](/source/Balaton%C3%BAjlak)
* [Bárdudvarnok](/source/B%C3%A1rdudvarnok)
* [Baté](/source/Bat%C3%A9)
* [Bálványos](/source/B%C3%A1lv%C3%A1nyos)
* [Bedegkér](/source/Bedegk%C3%A9r)
* [Bélavár](/source/B%C3%A9lav%C3%A1r)
* [Beleg](/source/Beleg%2C_Hungary)
* [Berzence](/source/Berzence) 8px
* [Bodrog](/source/Bodrog_(village))
* [Bolhás](/source/Bolh%C3%A1s)
* [Bolhó](/source/Bolh%C3%B3)
* [Bonnya](/source/Bonnya)
* [Böhönye](/source/B%C3%B6h%C3%B6nye)
* [Bőszénfa](/source/B%C5%91sz%C3%A9nfa)
* [Buzsák](/source/Buzs%C3%A1k)
* [Büssü](/source/B%C3%BCss%C3%BC)
* [Csákány](/source/Cs%C3%A1k%C3%A1ny)
* [Cserénfa](/source/Cser%C3%A9nfa)
* [Csokonyavisonta](/source/Csokonyavisonta)
* [Csoma](/source/Csoma%2C_Hungary)
* [Csömend](/source/Cs%C3%B6mend)
* [Csököly](/source/Cs%C3%B6k%C3%B6ly)
* [Csombárd](/source/Csomb%C3%A1rd)
* [Csurgónagymarton](/source/Csurg%C3%B3nagymarton)
* [Darány](/source/Dar%C3%A1ny)
* [Drávagárdony](/source/Dr%C3%A1vag%C3%A1rdony)
* [Drávatamási](/source/Dr%C3%A1vatam%C3%A1si)
* [Ecseny](/source/Ecseny)
* [Edde](/source/Edde%2C_Hungary)
* [Felsőmocsolád](/source/Fels%C5%91mocsol%C3%A1d)
* [Fiad](/source/Fiad)
* [Fonó](/source/Fon%C3%B3)
* [Főnyed](/source/F%C5%91nyed)
* [Gadács](/source/Gad%C3%A1cs)
* [Gadány](/source/Gad%C3%A1ny)
* [Gamás](/source/Gam%C3%A1s)
* [Gálosfa](/source/G%C3%A1losfa)
* [Gige](/source/Gige)
* [Gölle](/source/G%C3%B6lle)
* [Gyékényes](/source/Gy%C3%A9k%C3%A9nyes)
* [Görgeteg](/source/G%C3%B6rgeteg)
* [Gyugy](/source/Gyugy)
* [Hajmás](/source/Hajm%C3%A1s)
* [Hács](/source/H%C3%A1cs)
* [Háromfa](/source/H%C3%A1romfa)
* [Hedrehely](/source/Hedrehely)
* [Hencse](/source/Hencse)
* [Heresznye](/source/Heresznye)
* [Hetes](/source/Hetes)
* [Hollád](/source/Holl%C3%A1d)
* [Homokszentgyörgy](/source/Homokszentgy%C3%B6rgy)
* [Hosszúvíz](/source/Hossz%C3%BAv%C3%ADz)
* [Iharos](/source/Iharos)
* [Iharosberény](/source/Iharosber%C3%A9ny)
* [Inke](/source/Inke%2C_Hungary)
* [Istvándi](/source/Istv%C3%A1ndi)
* [Jákó](/source/J%C3%A1k%C3%B3)
* [Juta](/source/Juta)
* [Kapoly](/source/Kapoly)
* [Kaposfő](/source/Kaposf%C5%91)
* [Kaposgyarmat](/source/Kaposgyarmat)
* [Kaposhomok](/source/Kaposhomok)
* [Kaposkeresztúr](/source/Kaposkereszt%C3%BAr)
* [Kaposmérő](/source/Kaposm%C3%A9r%C5%91)
* [Kaposszerdahely](/source/Kaposszerdahely)
* [Kaposújlak](/source/Kapos%C3%BAjlak)
* [Karád](/source/Kar%C3%A1d)
* [Kastélyosdombó](/source/Kast%C3%A9lyosdomb%C3%B3)
* [Kaszó](/source/Kasz%C3%B3)
* [Kazsok](/source/Kazsok)
* [Kálmáncsa](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1ncsa)
* [Kánya](/source/K%C3%A1nya)
* [Kára](/source/K%C3%A1ra%2C_Hungary)
* [Kelevíz](/source/Kelev%C3%ADz)
* [Kercseliget](/source/Kercseliget)
* [Kereki](/source/Kereki)
* [Kéthely](/source/K%C3%A9thely)
* [Kisasszond](/source/Kisasszond)
* [Kisbajom](/source/Kisbajom)
* [Kisberény](/source/Kisber%C3%A9ny)
* [Kisbárapáti](/source/Kisb%C3%A1rap%C3%A1ti)
* [Kisgyalán](/source/Kisgyal%C3%A1n)
* [Kiskorpád](/source/Kiskorp%C3%A1d)
* [Komlósd](/source/Koml%C3%B3sd)
* [Kötcse](/source/K%C3%B6tcse)
* [Kőröshegy](/source/K%C5%91r%C3%B6shegy)
* [Kőkút](/source/K%C5%91k%C3%BAt)
* [Kutas](/source/Kutas%2C_Hungary)
* [Lábod](/source/L%C3%A1bod)
* [Lad](/source/Lad%2C_Hungary)
* [Lakócsa](/source/Lak%C3%B3csa)
* [Látrány](/source/L%C3%A1tr%C3%A1ny)
* [Libickozma](/source/Libickozma)
* [Lulla](/source/Lulla%2C_Hungary)
* [Magyaratád](/source/Magyarat%C3%A1d)
* [Magyaregres](/source/Magyaregres)
* [Mernye](/source/Mernye)
* [Mesztegnyő](/source/Mesztegny%C5%91)
* [Mezőcsokonya](/source/Mez%C5%91csokonya)
* [Mike](/source/Mike%2C_Hungary)
* [Miklósi](/source/Mikl%C3%B3si)
* [Mosdós](/source/Mosd%C3%B3s)
* [Nagyberki](/source/Nagyberki)
* [Nagyberény](/source/Nagyber%C3%A9ny)
* [Nagycsepely](/source/Nagycsepely)
* [Nagykorpád](/source/Nagykorp%C3%A1d)
* [Nagyszakácsi](/source/Nagyszak%C3%A1csi)
* [Nágocs](/source/N%C3%A1gocs)
* [Nemesdéd](/source/Nemesd%C3%A9d)
* [Nemeskisfalud](/source/Nemeskisfalud)
* [Nemesvid](/source/Nemesvid)
* [Nikla](/source/Nikla)
* [Nyim](/source/Nyim)
* [Orci](/source/Orci)
* [Ordacsehi](/source/Ordacsehi)
* [Osztopán](/source/Osztop%C3%A1n)
* [Öreglak](/source/%C3%96reglak)
* [Ötvöskónyi](/source/%C3%96tv%C3%B6sk%C3%B3nyi)
* [Őrtilos](/source/%C5%90rtilos)
* [Pamuk](/source/Pamuk%2C_Hungary)
* [Patalom](/source/Patalom)
* [Patca](/source/Patca)
* [Patosfa](/source/Patosfa)
* [Pálmajor](/source/P%C3%A1lmajor)
* [Péterhida](/source/P%C3%A9terhida)
* [Pogányszentpéter](/source/Pog%C3%A1nyszentp%C3%A9ter)
* [Polány](/source/Pol%C3%A1ny)
* [Porrog](/source/Porrog)
* [Porrogszentkirály](/source/Porrogszentkir%C3%A1ly)
* [Porrogszentpál](/source/Porrogszentp%C3%A1l)
* [Potony](/source/Potony)
* [Pusztakovácsi](/source/Pusztakov%C3%A1csi)
* [Pusztaszemes](/source/Pusztaszemes)
* [Ráksi](/source/R%C3%A1ksi)
* [Rinyabesenyő](/source/Rinyabeseny%C5%91)
* [Rinyakovácsi](/source/Rinyakov%C3%A1csi)
* [Rinyaszentkirály](/source/Rinyaszentkir%C3%A1ly)
* [Rinyaújlak](/source/Rinya%C3%BAjlak)
* [Rinyaújnép](/source/Rinya%C3%BAjn%C3%A9p)
* [Ságvár](/source/S%C3%A1gv%C3%A1r)
* [Sántos](/source/S%C3%A1ntos)
* [Sávoly](/source/S%C3%A1voly)
* [Segesd](/source/Segesd)
* [Sérsekszőlős](/source/S%C3%A9rseksz%C5%91l%C5%91s)
* [Siójut](/source/Si%C3%B3jut)
* [Som](/source/Som%2C_Hungary)
* [Somodor](/source/Somodor)
* [Somogyacsa](/source/Somogyacsa)
* [Somogyaracs](/source/Somogyaracs)
* [Somogyaszaló](/source/Somogyaszal%C3%B3)
* [Somogybabod](/source/Somogybabod)
* [Somogybükkösd](/source/Somogyb%C3%BCkk%C3%B6sd)
* [Somogycsicsó](/source/Somogycsics%C3%B3)
* [Somogydöröcske](/source/Somogyd%C3%B6r%C3%B6cske)
* [Somogyegres](/source/Somogyegres)
* [Somogyfajsz](/source/Somogyfajsz)
* [Somogygeszti](/source/Somogygeszti)
* [Somogyjád](/source/Somogyj%C3%A1d)
* [Somogymeggyes](/source/Somogymeggyes)
* [Somogysimonyi](/source/Somogysimonyi)
* [Somogyszentpál](/source/Somogyszentp%C3%A1l)
* [Somogyszil](/source/Somogyszil)
* [Somogyszob](/source/Somogyszob)
* [Somogysámson](/source/Somogys%C3%A1mson)
* [Somogysárd](/source/Somogys%C3%A1rd)
* [Somogytúr](/source/Somogyt%C3%BAr)
* [Somogyudvarhely](/source/Somogyudvarhely)
* [Somogyvámos](/source/Somogyv%C3%A1mos)
* [Somogyvár](/source/Somogyv%C3%A1r)
* [Somogyzsitfa](/source/Somogyzsitfa)
* [Szabadi](/source/Szabadi)
* [Szabás](/source/Szab%C3%A1s)
* [Szántód](/source/Sz%C3%A1nt%C3%B3d)
* [Szegerdő](/source/Szegerd%C5%91)
* [Szenna](/source/Szenna)
* [Szenta](/source/Szenta)
* [Szentbalázs](/source/Szentbal%C3%A1zs)
* [Szentborbás](/source/Szentborb%C3%A1s)
* [Szentgáloskér](/source/Szentg%C3%A1losk%C3%A9r)
* [Szenyér](/source/Szeny%C3%A9r)
* [Szilvásszentmárton](/source/Szilv%C3%A1sszentm%C3%A1rton)
* [Szorosad](/source/Szorosad)
* [Szólád](/source/Sz%C3%B3l%C3%A1d)
* [Szőkedencs](/source/Sz%C5%91kedencs)
* [Szőlősgyörök](/source/Sz%C5%91l%C5%91sgy%C3%B6r%C3%B6k)
* [Szulok](/source/Szulok)
* [Tapsony](/source/Tapsony)
* [Tarany](/source/Tarany)
* [Taszár](/source/Tasz%C3%A1r)
* [Táska](/source/T%C3%A1ska)
* [Tengőd](/source/Teng%C5%91d)
* [Teleki](/source/Teleki_(village))
* [Tikos](/source/Tikos)
* [Torvaj](/source/Torvaj)
* [Tótújfalu](/source/T%C3%B3t%C3%BAjfalu)
* [Törökkoppány](/source/T%C3%B6r%C3%B6kkopp%C3%A1ny)
* [Újvárfalva](/source/%C3%9Ajv%C3%A1rfalva)
* [Várda](/source/V%C3%A1rda)
* [Varászló](/source/Var%C3%A1szl%C3%B3)
* [Vése](/source/V%C3%A9se)
* [Visnye](/source/Visnye)
* [Visz](/source/Visz)
* [Vízvár](/source/V%C3%ADzv%C3%A1r)
* [Vörs](/source/V%C3%B6rs)
* [Zala](/source/Zala_(village))
* [Zákány](/source/Z%C3%A1k%C3%A1ny)
* [Zics](/source/Zics)
* [Zimány](/source/Zim%C3%A1ny)
* [Zselickisfalud](/source/Zselickisfalud)
* [Zselickislak](/source/Zselickislak)
* [Zselicszentpál](/source/Zselicszentp%C3%A1l)
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8px municipalities are ''large'' villages.

==See also==
* [List of tourist attractions in Somogy County](/source/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Somogy_County)
* [Slovenes in Somogy](/source/Slovenes_in_Somogy)

== Gallery ==

<gallery class="center" widths="200" heights="200px" perrow="6" style="border: 5px solid #a86; box-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.5em rgba(0,0,0,0.75); border-radius: 0.5em;">
File:Kaposvár Nagyboldogasszony Székesegyház.jpg|[Kaposvár](/source/Kaposv%C3%A1r), the capital of the county
File:Siófok vasútállomás.jpg|[Siófok](/source/Si%C3%B3fok), the ''Capital of Balaton''
File:Siofok-passe du port.jpg|[Lake Balaton](/source/Lake_Balaton) near [Balatonföldvár](/source/Balatonf%C3%B6ldv%C3%A1r)
File:Koroshegy viaduct 03.jpg|''Kőröshegy Viaduct'' in [Kőröshegy](/source/K%C5%91r%C3%B6shegy)
File:Kaposvar House of Rippl-Ronai.jpg|House of [József Rippl-Rónai](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Rippl-R%C3%B3nai)
File:Lakóház-tájház, Istvándi.JPG|Traditional Hungarian house in [Istvándi](/source/Istv%C3%A1ndi)
File:Somogyvámos - The temple in the puszta.jpg|''Pusztatemplom'' of the [Árpád era](/source/Kingdom_of_Hungary_(1000-1301)) near [Somogyvámos](/source/Somogyv%C3%A1mos)
File:Balatonvilágosi kilátás.jpg|[Lake Balaton](/source/Lake_Balaton) at [Balatonvilágos](/source/Balatonvil%C3%A1gos)
</gallery>

== International relations ==
Somogy County has a [partnership](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) relationship with:

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*{{flagicon|CHN}} [Gansu Municipality](/source/Gansu), China<ref>[http://kaposvarmost.hu/hirek/kaposvari-hirek/2016/07/02/tovabbi-lehetosegeket-keres-somogy-es-gansu.html kaposvarmost.hu - TOVÁBBI LEHETŐSÉGEKET KERES SOMOGY ÉS GANSU - July 2, 2016]</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Wikivoyage|Somogy County}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Somogy County}}
* [http://www.som-onkorm.hu/ Official site] in Hungarian
* [http://www.sonline.hu Somogyi Hírlap (sonline.hu) - The county portal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035909/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/hungary.aspx Hungary at GeoHive]

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Category:Somogy County
Category:Counties of Hungary
Category:History of Somogy

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