Somogy
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| Somogy County | |
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| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County seat | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| - Total | 6,036 km2 (2,330.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 325,024 |
| - Density | 53.8/km2 (139.5/sq mi) |
Somogy (Slovene: Šomodska Županija )is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.
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Somogy county
Somogy county lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia. It stretches between the river Drave and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna and Baranya. It is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The capital of Somogy county is Kaposvár. Its area is 6036 km².
History
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 presently in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was Kaposvár.
Regional structure
City with county rights
- Kaposvár (county seat)
Towns
(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)
- Siófok (23,460)
- Marcali (12,575)
- Barcs (12,343)
- Nagyatád (12,065)
- Balatonboglár (6,076)
- Csurgó (5,788)
- Fonyód (5,296)
- Balatonlelle (5,002)
- Tab (4,914)
- Nagybajom (3,598)
- Lengyeltóti (3,443)
- Kadarkút (2,791)
- Zamárdi (2,298)
- Balatonföldvár (2,108)
- Igal (1,336)
Villages
See also
 Kereki - Castle from above |
 Aerial Photo: Nagyberki - Palace |
 Aerial Photo: Iharosberény - Palace |
 Aerial Photo: Babócsa - Palace |
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Coordinates: 46°25′N 17°35′E / 46.417°N 17.583°E
