Karád Karadin(in Croatian) | |
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Village | |
 View of the village from the vineyard hill | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Karád Location of Karád | |
| Coordinates:46°41′31″N17°50′36″E / 46.69194°N 17.84329°E /46.69194; 17.84329 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Fonyód |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.38 km2 (20.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,489[1] |
| • Density | 28.43/km2 (73.63/sq mi) |
| Demonym | karádi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8676 |
| Area code | (+36) 84 |
| Patron Saint | Ladislaus I |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Website | Karád Online |
Karád (Croatian:Karadin) is a village inSomogy county,Hungary.
The settlement is part of theBalatonboglár wine region.[2]
Its name derives from theTurkish person name,Kara (Hungarian:fekete, English:black). He could be the first owner of the settlement. The same applies toKára.[3]
According toLászló Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]
The Hungarian folk songsFót hátán fót, egy üngöm vót (in 1938) andA karádi faluvégen (in 1933) were collected in Karád byGyula Dávid as well asRén a bárány (in 1953) byLászló Vikár.
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| Villages (17) | ||
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