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) | |
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Village | |
 Chapel of Szőcsénypuszta | |
  Somogyzsitfa Location of Somogyzsitfa | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′54″N 17°18′02″E / 46.5483°N 17.30046°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Marcali |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 583[1] |
| Demonym(s) | zsitfai, somogyzsitfai |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8734 |
| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Somogyzsitva Online |
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
Etymology edit
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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