Somogyvár

Somogyvár Šemudvar(in Croatian)
Village
Calvary in Somogyvár
Coat of arms
Somogyvár Location in Hungary
Coordinates:46.581°N 17.648°E/46.581; 17.648
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Fonyód
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	52.99 km2(20.46 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	1,684
Demonym	somogyvári
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	8698
Area code	(+36) 85
Patron Saint	Ladislaus I
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	József Attila Móring(KDNP)
Website	Somogyvár Online

Somogyvár(Croatian:Šemudvar) is a village inSomogy County,Hungary.

Geography

It is situated south fromLengyeltóti,between Lengyeltóti,ÖreglakandSomogyvámos.

History

It is a historical tradition that, after the death ofGéza of Hungary,PrinceKoppányheld this central fortress in the region of Somogyvár.

Koppány launched the attack on theVeszprémfortress in 997 from here. Archaeological excavations revealed that in 1091 KingLadislaus I of Hungarysupported the building of aBenedictinemonastery here. Excavations also revealed layers that date from before the 11th century in the Bronze Age.

TheSomogyvár Abbeywas built between 1091 and 1095 and the first Benedictine monks were invited from theAbbey of Saint-Gilles.Later monks were also invited both fromFranceand other abbeys from Hungary. As so often happened to Benedictine abbeys that were located at important locations, the local kings and princes eventually managed to gain control and convert them from monasteries into military fortresses.

The royal fortress of Somogyvár was frequently mentioned in charters from 1163.Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperorgave the fortress in 1410 to Marczali Miklós. Later, in 1474 the Báthori family received Somogyvár town. Then the Enyingi Török family owned it.

The monastery was used till the Ottoman wars in the 16th century. After thebattle of Mohács,it was transformed and rebuilt as a fortress. In 1543 the Ottoman army destroyed the monastery fortress.

After the end of the Turkish wars and occupation, in 1677 Széchenyi György archbishop ofKalocsarebuilt the village and it became the possession of the Archbishop of Kalocsa until the 20th century.

Economy

The HungarianFonte Vivacompany (owned byMol Group) bottles the local mineral water in the village.

Main sights

• Ruins ofSomogyvár Abbey- consecrated in 1091
• Széchenyi Palace
• Szentesica fountain

Gallery

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  Main entrance of theSzéchenyi Palace
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  Aerial view of theSzéchenyi Palace
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  The park of theSzéchenyi Palace
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  The ruins ofSomogyvár Abbey
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  The ruins ofSomogyvár Abbey
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  Cross in the park ofSomogyvár Abbey
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  Belvedere of theSomogyvár Abbey
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  The well in theSomogyvár Abbey
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  Szentesica founitain
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  Roman Catholic church of Somogyvár
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  Roman Catholic church with the war memorial
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  Statue ofSaint Ladislaus

External links

• Somogyvár homepage
• About Somogyvár on the Várak homepage
• Somogyvár on the homepage Vendégváró
• Aerial photographs of the ruins of Somogyvár Abbey and the castle