The nameKaposvár is derived from theHungarian wordskapu (gate) andvár (castle). Variants of the city's name includeRuppertsburg /Ruppertsberg /Kopisch (German),Kapoşvar (Turkish),Rupertgrad (Slovene), andKapošvar (Croatian).[citation needed]
The shield of Kaposvár features a castle with a rounded arch port surmounted by threebattlements with loopholes on a hill of green grass. The flag of Kaposvár consists of the coat of arms placed over a yellow background.[4]
Historically, Kaposvár was a crossroads for trade which arrived by the Kapos river. The river also posed a hazard to the river valley region, and flood defense mechanisms were constructed to reduce the threat.[5] Today, the city is a growing junction for railways and other transportation, such as the European Railway line from Budapest towards theMediterranean Sea.[citation needed]
Kaposvár's climate is classified asoceanic climate (KöppenCfb) closely bordering on ahumid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa). Among them, the annual average temperature is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F), the hottest month in July is 21.8 °C (71.2 °F), and the coldest month is 0.6 °C (33.1 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 664.7 millimetres (26.17 in), of which June is the wettest with 76.5 millimetres (3.01 in), while January is the driest with only 31.4 millimetres (1.24 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F) on February 8, 2012 to 39.9 °C (103.8 °F) on July 20, 2007.
According to legend, the area of Kaposvár has been inhabited since around 5,000 BCE and the city itself was founded on seven hills. By around 400 BCE,Celtic tribes populated most of the area. From around 9 AD to 433 AD, it was a part of theRoman province ofPannonia. After the Roman withdrawal, tribes ofGermans,Illyrians, and other groups inhabited the area. By 900 AD, there wereSlavic and German villages in the area.
In the decades after theBattle of Mohács,Ottoman troops ofSuleiman occupied the area, capturing the city's castle in September 1555 after a five-day siege. The Ottomans occupied the city for 131 years, using it as a military camp and small administrative center. In 1686,Habsburg troops reconquered the castle, city, and its surrounding area from the Ottomans.
At the beginning of the 18th century, the city entered into a period of decline. The castle of Kapos was razed by the Habsburgs in 1702, and the remaining structures were destroyed inRákóczi's War of Independence.
TheEsterházy family was responsible in part for the reconstruction and resettlement of the city. Kaposvár gained the right to hold markets in 1703, the first school was built in 1715, and a new church was built in 1748. In 1749, it was designated as the county seat and since then it has been the chief town of its county. Between 1710 and 1780, the population of the city doubled.
In the 1800s, Kaposvár developed into an industrial hub, in part because of its location on the railway line betweenBuda andZagreb. Also during the 19th century, new medical and cultural institutions were founded in the city such as a pharmacy, general hospital, and county library. Thecity center also developed during this period, with the construction of the county hall and town hall.
The citizens of Kaposvár supported theHungarian Revolution of 1848, and the city rose up against the Habsburgs. The city was initially occupied by the Habsburgs, but the insurrectionists eventually took control. The sheriff of Kaposvár,Gáspár Noszlopy, led a territorial army and took control of Somogy County for three months. However, the independence movement failed and the city again fell under foreign rule.
Under Austro-Hungarian rule, Kaposvár continued to grow and develop. The Donner district was established on the south side of the Kapos river, and a newspaper and casino were established in 1866. In 1872, a rail line was finished which ran through the city, as opposed to previous lines which only reached its outskirts.
By the turn of the 20th century, numerous industrial companies were based in the city, including a large sugar factory and grain processing plant. The city shifted from agricultural production, and its urban area grew. The first planned city development was constructed while István Németh was mayor of the city from 1895 to 1911.
The ConventThe Dorottya House (Csokonai Hotel)TheCathedral of KaposvárThe Dorottya Hotel
The cultural portfolio of the city grew at this time as well. TheSomogyi Hírlap, its first daily newspaper, was first issued in April 1904. In September 1911, a new theater opened, which was the largest and most modern theater in Hungary at the time. Additionally, film prospered in the city, and threecinemas were opened in the first decade of the 1900s.
During World War I, Kaposvár experienced hardship, and strikes and left wing ideas gained traction in the city. During the period ofRevolutions and interventions from 1918 to 1920, agricultural associations were formed and industrial plants were socialized. However, the revolution ultimately failed and the city again fell into recession.
In the 1930s, Kaposvár transitioned from an industrial city to a commercial and administrative center. WhenWorld War II reached the city, almost one thousand inhabitants were killed or disappeared. In March 1944, German soldiers entered the city anddeported its Jewish population. In December 1944, Soviet troops captured the city.
After World War II, Kaposvár was able to recover quickly because the war did not cause much infrastructural destruction. New political parties formed, such as theCommunist Party and Country Party. Under Communist rule, socialist industrialization commenced, with a new textile factory, meat plant, and electrical site. However, much of the small industry in the city disappeared. In 1956, Kaposvár joined theHungarian revolution against the Soviets, but on November 4 Soviet tanks put down the insurrection in the city.
After the 1956 revolution, the city's administrative border grew, and it incorporated several neighboring municipalities includingKaposszentjakab in 1950,Kaposfüred and Toponár in 1970, and Töröcske in 1973.[7]
The majority of its population isHungarian (85.6%), according to the 2011 census. The largest minority ethnic group is theRoma (2.2%), the second largest are theGermans (1.1%) and third are theCroats (0.2%).[3]
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Kaposvár is still an industrial city and is home to companies such as the Austrian house construction company Wolf System,[8] the Hungarian agricultural company KITE,[9] Turkish textile producer Metyx.[10] and the only sugar factory in the country Magyar Cukor Zrt.[11]
The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into these political parties and alliances:[12]
Kaposvár is a "National City of Sport" in Hungary. The most popular sports in the city are football, volleyball, and basketball. The most popular sports team in the city isKaposvári Rákóczi FC who play in theStadion Kaposvár Rákóczi.[citation needed]
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