Somogyzsitfa

Somogyzsitfa (until 1950 as Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It consists of the two former villages of Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva.

Somogyzsitfa Somogyfehéregyháza and Felsőzsitva (until 1950)
Village
Chapel of Szőcsénypuszta
Location of Somogy county in Hungary
Somogyzsitfa Location of Somogyzsitfa
Coordinates: 46.5483°N 17.30046°E / 46.5483; 17.30046
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Marcali
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	583[1]
• Density	21.4/km2 (55.5/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	zsitfai, somogyzsitfai
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8734
Area code	(+36) 85
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Website	Somogyzsitva Online

The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.^[2]

Etymology

Somogyfehéregyháza (English: Somogy white house) got its name after its whitewashed buildings or church during the Middle Ages. The name of Felsőzsitva consists of the Hungarian felső (English: upper) and the South Slavic zsitva (Hungarian: gabona, English: grain).^[3]

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)