Kéthely

Kéthely (Croatian: Kitlja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary.

Kéthely Kitlja (in Croatian)
Village
Hunyady mansion aerial photography
Coat of arms
Kéthely Location of Kéthely
Coordinates: 46.64605°N 17.39402°E
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Marcali
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	49.06 km^2 (18.94 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,303[1]
Demonym(s)	kéthelyi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8713
Area code(s)	(+36) 85
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Website	Kéthely Online

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

Etymology

According to local legends the settlement got its name when the two villages Magyari and Sári united. But it is absolutely false because it was first mentioned between 1332 and 1337 as Kedhely (English: Tuesday place). It could be one of those settlements which got their name after their weekly markets (e.g. Szombathely, Szerdahely).[3]

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]

Gallery

• 
  Stonecross from 1813 on the vineyard
• 
  The vineyard of Kéthely
• 
  Panorama from the vinehill
• 
  Chapel on the vinehill
• 
  Old press-house on the vinehill
• 
  Cellar of Hunyady

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)

References

1. Kéthely, KSH
2. A Balatonboglári borvidék hegyközségi tanácsának alapszabálya (PDF)
3. Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ...
4. László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)