Somogyvámos is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is about 25 km north of Kaposvár, and about 25 km south of Fonyód.
Somogyvámos | |
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Village | |
 The Pusztatemplom | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Somogyvámos Location of Somogyvámos | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′13″N 17°40′49″E / 46.57040°N 17.68041°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Fonyód |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.02 km2 (9.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 744[1] |
| Demonym(s) | vámosi, somogyvámosi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8699 |
| Area code | (+36) 85 |
| Patron Saint | Prince Emeric |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Somogyvámos Online |
History edit
The surrounding lands were inhabited since the Avaric rule (6th/7th century). Its first written mention is from 1237, as "Csopak", which is now a name of a different town about 80–100 km away. The village was destroyed during the Ottoman rule and was inherited by the neighbouring village "Vámos", hence the current name, with the "Somogy" prefix, to distinguish it from the other "-vámos" named places. Vámos had slowly "moved" to the current place it lies and sometime in history changed its name to Somogyvámos.
The ruins of a 12th century church located near the village (pictured inset) also indicate that the area was settled in during the early middle ages.[2]
The beauty of the local environment attracted the Hungarian "Hare Krishnas", the local branch of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and bought lands in the neighbouring valley in the 1990s, where they built up the "Krishna Valley Indian Cultural Centre and Biofarm" (Hungarian: Krisna-völgy Indiai Kulturális Központ és Biofarm).[3] It attracts 30,000 visitors each year.[4]
See also edit
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References edit
- ^ Somogyvámos, KSH
- ^ "Somogyvámosi Pusztatorony: a 800 éves középkori templomrom". CsodalatosMagyarorszag.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Krishna Valley – Krisna-völgy". krisnavolgy.hu. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Krishna Valley: Why Do We Need Spiritual Farm Communities? – Eco Valley". 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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