{{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 | 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, Somogyvár Abbey, and Downtown of Kaposvár}} | 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 | subdivision_name1 = Southern Transdanubia | seat_type = County seat | seat = Kaposvár | parts_type = Districts | parts = 8 districts | p1 = Barcs District | p2 = Csurgó District | p3 = Fonyód District | p4 = Kaposvár District | p5 = Marcali District | p6 = Nagyatád District | p7 = Siófok District | p8 = Tab District | government_footnotes = | leader_title = President of the General Assembly | leader_name = Norbert Bíró | leader_party = Fidesz-KDNP | area_total_km2 = 6065.07 | area_rank = 5th in 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 | 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 | postal_code = 7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x | area_code_type = Area code(s) | 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 }}
'''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 or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km<sup>2</sup>.
== History == {{Main|Somogy County (former)}} Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the 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. 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 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: 265,464 (92,27%) *Romani: 16,167 (5,62%) *Germans: 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 – 167,719; Greek Catholic – 546); *Reformed – 21,176; *Evangelical – 5,807; *other religions – 3,829; *Non-religious – 35,503; *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<br /> ''Barcsi járás'' | align="right"| 696.47 |align="right"| 23,793 | align="right"| 34 |Barcs | align="center"|26 |- |align="center"|2 |Csurgó District<br /> ''Csurgói járás'' | align="right"| 496.19 |align="right"| 16,862 | align="right"| 34 |Csurgó | align="center"|18 |- |align="center"|3 |Fonyód District<br /> ''Fonyódi járás'' | align="right"| 645.44 |align="right"| 33,785 | align="right"| 52 |Fonyód | align="center"|21 |- |align="center"|4 |Kaposvár District<br /> ''Kaposvári járás'' | align="right"| 1,591.36 |align="right"| 118,496 | align="right"| 74 |Kaposvár | align="center"|78 |- |align="center"|5 |Marcali District<br /> ''Marcali járás'' | align="right"| 904.24 |align="right"| 34,472 | align="right"| 38 |Marcali | align="center"|37 |- |align="center"|6 |Nagyatád District<br /> ''Nagyatádi járás'' | align="right"| 647.07 |align="right"| 26,003 | align="right"| 40 |Nagyatád | align="center"|18 |- |align="center"|7 |Siófok District<br /> ''Siófoki járás'' | align="right"| 657.05 |align="right"| 51,099 | align="right"| 78 |Siófok | align="center"|24 |- |align="center"|8 |Tab District<br /> ''Tabi járás'' | align="right"| 427.24 |align="right"| 12,797 | align="right"| 30 |Tab | align="center"|24 |- |-bgcolor="E5E4E2" !colspan="2"| Somogy County | align="right"| '''6,065.07''' |align="right"| '''312,084''' | align="right"| '''52''' |'''Kaposvár''' | align="center"|'''245''' |}
== Politics == thumb|275px|Somogy County Hall The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2019 local government 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" | ! style="background:#ccc" | Party ! style="background:#ccc" | Seats ! style="background:#ccc" colspan="9" | Current County Assembly |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | |Fidesz-KDNP | style="text-align: right" | '''9''' | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Fidesz-KDNP}} | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}} | | Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | style="text-align: right" | '''3''' | style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}} | | style="background-color:{{party color|Jobbik}} | | | | | | | | |- | style="background-color: #ffdead | | Association for Somogy (Somogyért) | style="text-align: right" | '''2''' |style="background-color: #ffdead | |style="background-color: #ffdead | | | | | | | | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Momentum Movement}} | | Momentum Movement (MM) | style="text-align: right" | '''1''' |style="background-color:{{party color|Momentum Movement}}| | | | | | | | | |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Hungary)}} | | Democratic Coalition (DK) | style="text-align: right" | '''1''' | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Coalition (Hungary)}} | | | | | | | | | |}
===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 (''Independent'')||1990–1994 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |István Kolber (MSZP)||1994–1998 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |István Gyenesei (Somogyért)||1998–2006 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Attila Gelencsér (Fidesz-KDNP)||2006–2014 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" |Norbert Bíró (Fidesz-KDNP)||2014– |} {{clear}}
== Municipalities == Somogy County has '''1''' urban county, '''15''' towns, '''2''' large villages and '''227''' villages.
;City with county rights (ordered by population, as of 2011 census) * Kaposvár (66,245) – county seat
;Towns {{div col|colwidth=25em}} *Siófok (25,045) *Marcali (11,736) *Barcs (11,420) *Nagyatád (11,032) *Balatonboglár (5,736) *Balatonlelle (5,217) *Csurgó (5,214) *Fonyód (4,793) *Tab (4,533) *Nagybajom (3,330) *Lengyeltóti (3,050) *Kadarkút (2,653) *Zamárdi (2,386) *Balatonföldvár (2,207) *Igal (1,270) {{div col end}}
;Villages {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Alsóbogát * Andocs * Ádánd * Babócsa * Bábonymegyer * Bakháza * Balatonberény * Balatonendréd * Balatonfenyves * Balatonkeresztúr * Balatonmáriafürdő * Balatonőszöd * Balatonszabadi * Balatonszárszó 8px * Balatonszemes * Balatonszentgyörgy * Balatonújlak * Bárdudvarnok * Baté * Bálványos * Bedegkér * Bélavár * Beleg * Berzence 8px * Bodrog * Bolhás * Bolhó * Bonnya * Böhönye * Bőszénfa * Buzsák * Büssü * Csákány * Cserénfa * Csokonyavisonta * Csoma * Csömend * Csököly * Csombárd * Csurgónagymarton * Darány * Drávagárdony * Drávatamási * Ecseny * Edde * Felsőmocsolád * Fiad * Fonó * Főnyed * Gadács * Gadány * Gamás * Gálosfa * Gige * Gölle * Gyékényes * Görgeteg * Gyugy * Hajmás * Hács * Háromfa * Hedrehely * Hencse * Heresznye * Hetes * Hollád * Homokszentgyörgy * Hosszúvíz * Iharos * Iharosberény * Inke * Istvándi * Jákó * Juta * Kapoly * Kaposfő * Kaposgyarmat * Kaposhomok * Kaposkeresztúr * Kaposmérő * Kaposszerdahely * Kaposújlak * Karád * Kastélyosdombó * Kaszó * Kazsok * Kálmáncsa * Kánya * Kára * Kelevíz * Kercseliget * Kereki * Kéthely * Kisasszond * Kisbajom * Kisberény * Kisbárapáti * Kisgyalán * Kiskorpád * Komlósd * Kötcse * Kőröshegy * Kőkút * Kutas * Lábod * Lad * Lakócsa * Látrány * Libickozma * Lulla * Magyaratád * Magyaregres * Mernye * Mesztegnyő * Mezőcsokonya * Mike * Miklósi * Mosdós * Nagyberki * Nagyberény * Nagycsepely * Nagykorpád * Nagyszakácsi * Nágocs * Nemesdéd * Nemeskisfalud * Nemesvid * Nikla * Nyim * Orci * Ordacsehi * Osztopán * Öreglak * Ötvöskónyi * Őrtilos * Pamuk * Patalom * Patca * Patosfa * Pálmajor * Péterhida * Pogányszentpéter * Polány * Porrog * Porrogszentkirály * Porrogszentpál * Potony * Pusztakovácsi * Pusztaszemes * Ráksi * Rinyabesenyő * Rinyakovácsi * Rinyaszentkirály * Rinyaújlak * Rinyaújnép * Ságvár * Sántos * Sávoly * Segesd * Sérsekszőlős * Siójut * Som * Somodor * Somogyacsa * Somogyaracs * Somogyaszaló * Somogybabod * Somogybükkösd * Somogycsicsó * Somogydöröcske * Somogyegres * Somogyfajsz * Somogygeszti * Somogyjád * Somogymeggyes * Somogysimonyi * Somogyszentpál * Somogyszil * Somogyszob * Somogysámson * Somogysárd * Somogytúr * Somogyudvarhely * Somogyvámos * Somogyvár * Somogyzsitfa * Szabadi * Szabás * Szántód * Szegerdő * Szenna * Szenta * Szentbalázs * Szentborbás * Szentgáloskér * Szenyér * Szilvásszentmárton * Szorosad * Szólád * Szőkedencs * Szőlősgyörök * Szulok * Tapsony * Tarany * Taszár * Táska * Tengőd * Teleki * Tikos * Torvaj * Tótújfalu * Törökkoppány * Újvárfalva * Várda * Varászló * Vése * Visnye * Visz * Vízvár * Vörs * Zala * Zákány * Zics * Zimány * Zselickisfalud * Zselickislak * Zselicszentpál {{div col end}} 8px municipalities are ''large'' villages.
==See also== * List of tourist attractions in Somogy County * 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, the capital of the county File:Siófok vasútállomás.jpg|Siófok, the ''Capital of Balaton'' File:Siofok-passe du port.jpg|Lake Balaton near Balatonföldvár File:Koroshegy viaduct 03.jpg|''Kőröshegy Viaduct'' in Kőröshegy File:Kaposvar House of Rippl-Ronai.jpg|House of József Rippl-Rónai File:Lakóház-tájház, Istvándi.JPG|Traditional Hungarian house in Istvándi File:Somogyvámos - The temple in the puszta.jpg|''Pusztatemplom'' of the Árpád era near Somogyvámos File:Balatonvilágosi kilátás.jpg|Lake Balaton at Balatonvilágos </gallery>
== International relations == Somogy County has a partnership relationship with:
{|class="wikitable" |- valign="top" | *{{flagicon|CHN}} Gansu Municipality, 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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