Official Name: | Kéthely |
Other Name: | Croatian: Kitlja |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Transdanubia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Somogy |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Marcali |
Subdivision Type4: | RC Diocese |
Subdivision Name4: | Kaposvár |
Area Total Km2: | 49.06 |
Population Total: | 2303[1] |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | kéthelyi |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8713 |
Area Code: | (+36) 85 |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | NUTS 3 code |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | HU232 |
Blank5 Name Sec2: | MP |
Blank5 Info Sec2: | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kéthely |
Coordinates: | 46.6461°N 17.394°W |
Kéthely (hr|Kitlja) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
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 (en|Tuesday place). It could be one of those settlements which got their name after their weekly markets (e.g. Szombathely, Szerdahely).[3]
According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]