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'''Somogyaracs''' is a village in [[Somogy County|Somogy]] county, [[Hungary]]. |
'''Somogyaracs''' is a village in [[Somogy County|Somogy]] county, [[Hungary]]. |
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It lies 15 km northwest of [[Barcs]], between [[Csokonyavisonta]] and [[Babócsa]]. The village is famous for its forests and wildlife. |
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==History== |
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Somogyaracs was first mentioned in 1269 as ''Arach'', later in 1397 as ''Aracha''. It was owned by the ''Török'' family of [[Enying]] in 1467, then in 1512 it came into the hand of the three sons of ''Imre Perneszi'', ''Miklós'', ''Pál'' and ''István''. Its last landlord was the ''Somssich'' family. Its first school opened in 1839. According to the 1870 census the village had 424 residents. There was a huge conflagration in 1877 when the half of the houses burnt down. According to the 1910 census out of its 428 inhabitants there were 338 Hungarian, 83 [[Hungarian Croats|Croats]] and 7 [[Hungarian Germans|Germans]]. By religion there were 425 [[Hungarian Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and 3 [[Hungarian Reformed Church|Calvinist]]. |
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Somogyaracs
Orač / Arača Template:Hr icon | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms  | |
  Somogyaracs Location of Somogyaracs | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′24″N 17°23′27″E / 46.05673°N 17.39071°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Barcs |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 190[1] |
| Demonym(s) | aracsi, somogyaracsi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7584 |
| Area code | 82 |
Somogyaracs is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Geography
It lies 15 km northwest of Barcs, between Csokonyavisonta and Babócsa. The village is famous for its forests and wildlife.
History
Somogyaracs was first mentioned in 1269 as Arach, later in 1397 as Aracha. It was owned by the Török family of Enying in 1467, then in 1512 it came into the hand of the three sons of Imre Perneszi, Miklós, Pál and István. Its last landlord was the Somssich family. Its first school opened in 1839. According to the 1870 census the village had 424 residents. There was a huge conflagration in 1877 when the half of the houses burnt down. According to the 1910 census out of its 428 inhabitants there were 338 Hungarian, 83 Croats and 7 Germans. By religion there were 425 Roman Catholic and 3 Calvinist.
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