Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 40.08 km² Population 1,640 (2009) | Postal code 7563 Local time Sunday 7:17 PM Area code 82 | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Somogyszob is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is situated on the southwest side of Somogy county, approximately 8 km north from Nagyatád.
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Map of Somogyszob, Hungary
History
Somogyszob originally in the 11th and 12th century belonged to Següsd county. In 1295 it was donated to László comes. In 1331 it was mentioned as Zoob, later in 1366 named Poss. In 1484 Son of Szobi Péter donated it to Mihály Batthyány Boldizsár and Gerebeni László. In 1550 Várday Zsigmond was the landlord. At time of the Rákóczi's War for Independence the village was destroyed and the people fled to the woods and swamps. The name Szob appeared around 1901. The name of the current form was first mentioned in 1907.
Geography
The village located at near to Kaszó, and it is surrounded by forests with a really rich natural circumstances.