Kéthely

Kéthely

Kéthely

Village in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary

Kéthely (Croatian: Kitlja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary.

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The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]

Etymology

According to local legends the settlement got its name when the two villages Magyari and Sári united. But it is absolutely false because it was first mentioned between 1332 and 1337 as Kedhely (English: Tuesday place). It could be one of those settlements which got their name after their weekly markets (e.g. Szombathely, Szerdahely).[3]

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]

  • Stonecross from 1813 on the vineyard
  • The vineyard of Kéthely
  • Panorama from the vinehill
  • Chapel on the vinehill
  • Old press-house on the vinehill
  • Cellar of Hunyady

References

  1. [1]
    Kéthely, KSH
  2. [2]
    A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
  3. [3]
    Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
  4. [4]
    László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)


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