Somogyaracs

Somogyaracs Orač / Arača (in Croatian)
Village
Aerial view of the village
Coat of arms
Location of Somogy county in Hungary
Somogyaracs Location of Somogyaracs
Coordinates: 46.05673°N 17.39071°E / 46.05673; 17.39071
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
Demonym(s)	aracsi, somogyaracsi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7584
Area code	(+36) 82
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	László Szászfalvi (KDNP)

Somogyaracs (Croatian: Orač / Arača) 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 hands 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 Hungarians, 83 Croats and 7 Germans. By religion there were 425 Roman Catholics and 3 Calvinists.

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)