| Official Name: | Taszár |
| 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: | Kaposvár |
| Subdivision Type4: | RC Diocese |
| Subdivision Name4: | Kaposvár |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.29 |
| Population Total: | 1903[1] |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | taszári |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7261 |
| Area Code: | (+36) 82 |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | NUTS 3 code |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | HU232 |
| Blank5 Name Sec2: | MP |
| Blank5 Info Sec2: | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Taszár |
| Coordinates: | 46.3762°N 17.9058°W |
Taszár is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. The Taszár Air Base is located here.
The name comes from Slavic tesar (a carpenter), see e.g. Tesáre or Tesáre nad Žitavou. Tazar (1358).[2]
The village structure of the traditional Hungarian village was radically changed in the 1950s when they built the military air base. The military objects occupy a significant part of the town. This is particularly the inclusion of the airport and the barracks. The houses in the village were built at the airport and the barracks of soldiers were 2-3 storey, mostly flat-roofed buildings.
In 1995 the village were target of international and domestic interest. The Taszár Air Base became the logistical base of IFOR and later SFOR troops. In 2003 the Taszár Air Base took part in the training of the Iraqi volunteers.
Taszár has sealed roads and pavements. 300 children are studying in the primary school which has a modern language laboratory and a computer room to help students and the work of the teachers. The village's medical center has modern medical and dental equipment.
There's a closed-loop 18-channel cable TV system in the village. 98% of the village's houses is able to watch the local information broadcast. Since 2002 the village has information office, whose services cover the field of the village's agricultural and industrial entrepreneurs. There are ability for both the youth and the older people to gain access to the Internet in purpose of getting information online.