Karád
Karád
Karadin (in Croatian) | |
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 View of the village from the vineyard hill | |
| Website | Karád Online |
Karád (Croatian: Karadin) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
The settlement is part of the Balatonboglár wine region.[2]
Etymology
Its name derives from the Turkish person name, Kara (Hungarian: fekete, English: black). He could be the first owner of the settlement. The same applies to Kára.[3]
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.
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