Somogysimonyi
village in Hungary
Somogysimonyi is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. It incorporates the earlier separated villages of Gardos-puszta, Irma-puszta and Angyalvár-telep.
Geography
It lies southwest of Marcali at the border between Somogy and Zala County. It is separated from Nemesvid by the Forest of Gödörberk which consists mostly of oak trees. There are fields of May bells and cyclamen in the forest. Fallow deer, deer, roe deer and wild boars as well as foxes, polecats and weasels live there.
History
Somogysimonyi was earlier known as Simonyi and is since the 14th century inhabited. The village was first mentioned in the papal tithe register between 1332 and 1337. The Chernel family of Szentjakab owned the settlement in 1481. It perished during the Turkish occupation.
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