Kiskorpád is a village in Somogy county,

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Geography

It lies 14 km west of

Kaposvár Kaposvár (; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton. It is one of the leading cities of Transdanubia, the capital of Somogy County, and the seat of the Kaposvár District and th ...

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Gyékényes Gyékényes () is a village in Somogy county, Hungary next to the Croatian border. Its train station serves as an important crossing point into Croatia. History Gyékényes and its surroundings were already inhabited in the time of the Roman E ...

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History

It was first mentioned as ''Villa Curpad'' in 1324 in an official document. The papal

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registration refers to the village as a settlement with a parish. During the Turkish occupation it appears in the tax registration of the

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. In the beginning of 18th century its name was ''Pusztakorbád'' and its landowners were the ''Sárközy'', ''Visy'' and ''Tallián'' families. According to ''László Szita'' the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century. In 1798–1799

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was the guest of the ''Sárközy'' family who wrote several of his well known poems there. In the 20th century there was a steam mill, a cement and a tile factory.Ede Reiszig, Aladár Vende : Somogy vármegye községei
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Main sights

* Reformed Church (built in late

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in 1789 * ''Kapotsfy Chapel'' * ''River Kapos'' has its source in the village * ''Lake Szigetes'' (fish pond)

Notable residents

* (1884–1948), Hungarian architect, industrial designer, graphic artist, and critic *

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Gallery

File:Kiskorpád, Kapotsfy-kápolna 02.jpg, Kapotsfy Chapel in Kiskorpád File:Ref. templom (7964. számú műemlék).jpg, Reformed Church in Kiskorpád

Literature

* László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században – Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)

External links

Street map (Hungarian)

References

Populated places in Somogy County {{Somogy-geo-stub