Somogyaszaló
Village in Southern Transdanubia, Hungary
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Somogyaszaló is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Somogyaszaló | |
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Village | |
Reformed Church of Somogyaszaló | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Somogy county in Hungary | |
  Somogyaszaló Location of Somogyaszaló | |
| Coordinates: 46.45728°N 17.80431°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County | Somogy |
| District | Kaposvár |
| RC Diocese | Kaposvár |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 742[1] |
| • Density | 33.5/km2 (86.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | aszalói, somogyaszalói |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7452 |
| Area code | (+36) 82 |
| NUTS 3 code | HU232 |
| MP | József Attila Móring (KDNP) |
| Website | Somogyaszaló Online |
Etymology
According to the local legends the name derives from the activity of the former residents of the village: food drying (Hungarian: aszalás). The archive records state that the local people dried woods at that time when the village was established.[2]
