Ecseny Etsching | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Ecseny Location of Ecseny | |
| Coordinates:46°46′33″N18°01′37″E / 46.77596°N 18.02684°E /46.77596; 18.02684 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Kaposvár |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 198[1] |
| • Density | 15.3/km2 (39.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | ecsenyi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7457 |
| Area code | (+36) 82 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Website | Ecseny Online |
Ecseny (German:Etsching) is a village inSomogy county,Hungary.
The settlement is located in the northeastern part ofSomogy County, 8 km fromR67, 31 km north of Kaposvár, 39 kilometers south of Balatonlelle. By public transport on theR67 it can be approached from the direction ofFelsőmocsolád. Ecseny is embraced in a strongly divided north–south valley. Despite the small number of people, it has a large 13 km road network, 50% of that is dirt road.[2]
The name of the village was first mentioned in 1193 in a document ofBéla III. DuringOttoman occupation Ecseny got depopulated. Under the reign ofMaria Theresa LuthernSwabians settled there. Around 1780 Lutheran Swabian settlers fromTolna County andBaranya County arrived. Until the middle of the 18th century the village belonged to thePerneszy family. In 1848 there were 109 households. In 1930 it had 1022 German and 38 Hungarian residents. After theSecond World War about 30% of Germans were deported during theExpulsion. In their houses Hungarians fromUpper Hungary moved in within theCzechoslovak–Hungarian population exchange. In 1950 the village had 1150 residents.[2]
In the last census of 2011 88.1% of the 214 residents wereHungarian and 14.9%German. There were also 1Croat and 1Slovak. The religious affiliation of the citizens show a 46.0%Lutheran majority with a significant 25.2%Roman Catholic and 5.9%Calvinist minority. 3.5% did not belong to any churches.[1]
According to the latest data of the municipality, there were 198 permanent residents in the village.[1]
However, in the last years several German, Dutch and Austrian bought houses there which they use as summer residence.[3]
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