Somogyszil Sil(in German) | |
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Village | |
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 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Somogyszil Location of Somogyszil | |
| Coordinates:46°30′55″N18°00′00″E / 46.51538°N 17.99988°E /46.51538; 17.99988 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Kaposvár |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ferenc Sámoly |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.46 km2 (14.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 728[1] |
| • Density | 18.9/km2 (49.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | szili, somogyszili |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7276 |
| Area code | (+36) 82 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Website | Somogyszil Online |
Somogyszil (German:Sil) is a village inSomogy county, Hungary.
It was first mentioned in 1138 asScilu inDömös Chapter's land donation letter. Its meaning iscovered withelm. In 1864 its name got conjunct withSomogy to distinguish it from other settlements.[2]
It lies south of theRiver Koppány, near toIgal, 22 km fromKaposvár.
Its name appeared in 1329 in an official decree, then between 1332 and 1337 in thepapal registration of tithe. In the 15th century it became amarket town. From 1551 for 150 years Szil was a part of theSanjak ofTörökkoppány. During the war of Christian reoccupation its citizens becameHajdús which meant a certain freedom.
In the Habsburg administration Somogyszil came fromTolna County under the control ofSomogy County in 1696, after theTurkish occupation thanks to a decree ofPál Esterházy.
German settlers arrived in the at that time - due to the Ottoman rule - deserted settlement in the beginning of the 18th century. Somogyszil experienced a strong economic development and regained its sealing right. In 1891 it had 2672 mostly German and Hungarian residents.[3]
Standing truncated shield. In its blue field armored arm to the right holding a silver saber. Above his elbow stands three gold wheatear on the shield line, the two on the edge are decorated with one gold leaf. The armored arm is framed by a triangular gold crown decorated with red jewels on the top and by a silver ploughshare turning to the right on the bottom. The crown refers to the formermarket town right of the settlement, the armored arm refers to the formerHajdú settlement.[4]
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