Somogy County (former)

Somogy County
Comitatus Simigiensis (Latin)
Somogy vármegye (Hungarian)
Komitat Schomodei (German)
County of the Kingdom of Hungary
(11th century-1596, 1715-1946)
Coat of arms

CapitalSomogyvár; Kaposvár (1749-1946)
Area 
• 1910
6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi)
Population 
• 1910
365,961
History 
• Established
11th century
• Merged to Zala-Somogy County
1596
• County recreated
1715
• Monarchy abolished
1 February 1946
Today part ofHungary

Somogy was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy county, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was Kaposvár.

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