Sávoly
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Sávoly (Hungarian: [ˈʃaːvoj]) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
About Sávoly
Population: 576
Area: 1.19 km2
Fields: 25.65 km2
The road running across the bridge of the Marótvölgyi Channel goes to Sávoly. Water flows very slowly in the channel, since it has a new task recently: it cannot reach the
The nearby Lake Balaton attracts many tourists. Foreigners even tend to buy property here: at least 40 houses have passed into the proprietorship of Germans and Austrians. With an investment of several hundred million forints, a share company is building a restaurant, a pension, a lorry station and a gas station by the main road, and it would like to build up the sewage system together with the local government. The great project has one more pillar: about 1 km from the Hulapagos there is hot water hidden underground. According to analysis, the water temperature is 90 °C, its salt content is 11 kg/m3, and the maximal water output is 5000 m3/day.
The expression "Hupolagos" is still in use today: according to the popular tradition there was a domed castle here, hence the name. Archaeological findings of vessels and coins have also been discovered in the territory.
Here, next to road 7, plans crucial for the future of the village may come true. A local enterprise is planning to buy 0.1 km2 to add to the 1.2 km2 it already possesses in order to build a spa and a hotel. Nevertheless, more resources and the effectuation of the government program aimed at building up the road-network are needed for the execution of the plans. Nature lovers can cycle around Small Balaton passing through Sávoly on the bicycle road.
The neighborhood is interested in pursuing tourism. The northern part of the territories of the
The first documentation of the history of Sávoly dates back to 1397. Its name appears as Sauol. In 1405 Mistress Katics, daughter of György Fejéregyházi, gave her mortgageable estates to John son of Anthimus, former Alban of
It remained in the hands of the family until the 1930s, but part of the lands had passed into the proprietorship of the Hungarian Land Institute by then. It was the most populous village of that time. In 1932, 1,005 inhabitants lived in the 196 houses. The co-operative credit association was already in operation; in 1947, it was united with the Transdanubian Savings Bank Inc. There was also a co-operative dairy and a smallholders' association. The
The people of Sávoly have had gas heating since 1996, and 80% of the houses are on the gas distributing system. Every second house has a telephone. The six self-contained council flats are in good condition, and so are the primary and the nursery school buildings. The Roman Catholic Church of the village was consecrated in 1875. In front of it stands the memorial to the fallen of the two world wars. Medical service is available locally, and the doctor and the nurse have consulting hours daily. The closest vet is in Somogysámson or
Balatonring
The motor racing circuit Balatonring will be constructed near Sávoly. The first Hungarian GP was scheduled to be held in 2010.