Karád
Village in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary
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Karád (Croatian: Karadin) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Karád
Karadin (in Croatian) | |
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Village | |
View of the village from the vineyard hill | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Karád Location of Karád | |
| Coordinates: 46.69194°N 17.84329°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Fonyód |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.38 km2 (20.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,489[1] |
| • Density | 28.43/km2 (73.63/sq mi) |
| Demonym | karádi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8676 |
| Area code | (+36) 84 |
| Patron Saint | Ladislaus I |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | Mihály Witzmann (Fidesz) |
| Website | Karád Online |
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
Etymology
History
According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.[4]
Culture
The Hungarian folk songs "Fót hátán fót, egy üngöm vót" (in 1938) and "A karádi faluvégen" (in 1933) were collected in Karád by Gyula Dávid as well as "Rén a bárány" (in 1953) by László Vikár.
