Bolhás

Bolhás
Village
Chapel of Bolhás

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Bolhás
Location of Bolhás
Coordinates: 46°16′11″N 17°16′12″E / 46.26974°N 17.27011°E / 46.26974; 17.27011Coordinates: 46°16′11″N 17°16′12″E / 46.26974°N 17.27011°E / 46.26974; 17.27011
Country  Hungary
Region Southern Transdanubia
County Somogy
District Nagyatád
RC Diocese Kaposvár
Area
  Total 31.43 km2 (12.14 sq mi)
Population (2017)
  Total 418[1]
Demonym(s) bolhási
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 7517
Area code(s) (+36) 82
NUTS 3 code HU232
MP László Szászfalvi (KDNP)

Bolhás is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Etymology

Its name derives from the Hungarian word bolha (English: flea). According to the legends the village belonged to a knight who was called Bolha.[2]

Culture

The Hungarian folk songs Megismerni a kanászt and Volt nekem egy kecském were collected in 1922 in Bolhás by Zoltán Kodály.

References

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