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Somogyszentpál
Somogyszentpál (until 1929 as ''Tótszentpál'', ) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary. Geography It lies southeast of Balatonkeresztúr and south of Balatonfenyves between Kéthely and Csömend. The village can be reached by car from Kéthely/Csömend, or by train from Balatonfenyves on the Balatonfenyves narrow-gauge railway. History Somogyszentpál was formed by the unification of the two villages of ''Varjaskér'' and ''Tótszentpál'' in 1929. At that time it had 1,750 residents. There were also other villages during the Middle Ages on the territory of today's ''Somogyszentpál'', but most of them disappeared during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars like ''Thekeskér'', ''Nyír-falu'', ''Németi'', ''Zobafalva'', ''Gyulvez'', ''Szent-György falu'' and ''Muszt''. Varjaskér Varjaskér was first mentioned in 1226 as ''Ker'' and later as ''Keér'' between 1292 and 1321 in official documents. In the papal tithe register it was also mentioned between 1332 and 1337. The village had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balatonfenyves Narrow-gauge Railway
The Balatonfenyves narrow-gauge railway runs from Balatonfenyves on the South shore of Lake Balaton to Somogyszentpál over a distance of 13 km. It is the last remaining MÁV-operated narrow-gauge railroad of Hungary as of 2017. History The surroundings of the railroad were originally part of the Lake Balaton, but later it became an isolated moorland that was drained in the 1860s. After that, local landowners tried to connect their lands with the outside world, but they had difficulties with the muddy terrain. The first local line was a 4 km long, Track gauge, 600 mm gauge railroad that connected Balatonfenyves' normal gauge rail station with Imremajor. It used horses instead of locomotives, and there was no passenger traffic. During World War II, it was destroyed. The need for the railroad was still very strong (with no paved road in the area), therefore the construction of a new, Bosnian gauge, 760 mm gauge railway was started in 1950. It was one of the latest railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |