Böhönye

Böhönye
Village
Bell tower with stone cross in Böhönye

Coat of arms

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Böhönye
Location of Böhönye
Coordinates: 46°24′43″N 17°23′34″E / 46.41186°N 17.39291°E / 46.41186; 17.39291Coordinates: 46°24′43″N 17°23′34″E / 46.41186°N 17.39291°E / 46.41186; 17.39291
Country  Hungary
Region Southern Transdanubia
County Somogy
District Marcali
RC Diocese Kaposvár
Area
  Total 64.17 km2 (24.78 sq mi)
Population (2017)
  Total 2,230[1]
Demonym(s) böhönyei
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8719
Area code(s) (+36) 85
NUTS 3 code HU232
MP József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Website Böhönye Online

Böhönye is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Etymology

Its name derives from the given name Buhun which got an suffix which meant, in the form Buhuné, that the village belonged to him.[2]

History

Böhönye is a settlement dating from at least 1536, when it was first seen in historical records .

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.

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