Somogyaracs Orač / Arača(in Croatian) | |
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Village | |
 Aerial view of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Somogyaracs Location of Somogyaracs | |
| Coordinates:46°03′24″N17°23′27″E / 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[1] |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| 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 inSomogy county,Hungary.
It lies 15 km northwest ofBarcs, betweenCsokonyavisonta andBabócsa. The village is famous for its forests and wildlife.
Somogyaracs was first mentioned in 1269 asArach, later in 1397 asAracha. It was owned by theTörök family ofEnying in 1467, then in 1512 it came into the hands of the three sons ofImre Perneszi,Miklós,Pál andIstván. Its last landlord was theSomssich 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 338Hungarians, 83Croats and 7Germans. By religion there were 425Roman Catholics and 3Calvinists.
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