Somogyzsitfa

Somogyzsitfa (until 1950 as Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It consists of the two former villages of Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva.

Somogyzsitfa
Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva (until 1950)
Village
Chapel of Szőcsénypuszta
Chapel of Szőcsénypuszta
Somogyzsitfa is located in Hungary
Somogyzsitfa
Somogyzsitfa
Location of Somogyzsitfa
Coordinates: 46.5483°N 17.30046°E / 46.5483; 17.30046
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
CountySomogy
DistrictMarcali
RC DioceseKaposvár
Area
  Total27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total583[1]
Demonym(s)zsitfai, somogyzsitfai
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8734
Area code(+36) 85
NUTS 3 codeHU232
MPJózsef Attila Móring (KDNP)
WebsiteSomogyzsitva Online

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]

Etymology

Somogyfehéregyháza (English: Somogy white house) got its name after its whitewashed buildings or church during the Middle Ages. The name of Felsőzsitva consists of the Hungarian felső (English: upper) and the South Slavic zsitva (Hungarian: gabona, English: grain).[3]

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