Böhönye

46°24′43″N 17°23′34″E / 46.41186°N 17.39291°E / 46.41186; 17.39291Country HungaryRegionSouthern TransdanubiaCountySomogyDistrictMarcaliRC DioceseKaposvárArea • Total64.17 km² (24.78 sq mi)Population • Total2,230^[1]DemonymböhönyeiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 85NUTS 3 codeHU232MPJózsef Attila Móring (KDNP)WebsiteBöhönye Online

Böhönye is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

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

Etymology

Its name derives from the given name Buhun which got an -é suffix which meant, in the form Buhuné, that the village belonged to him.^[3]

History

Böhönye is a settlement dating from at least 1536, when it was first seen in historical records [1]^{[permanent dead link]}.

During World War II, Böhönye was captured by Soviet troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on 30 March 1945 in the course of the Vienna Offensive.

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)

References