Gige

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Gige Gigovec(in Croatian)
Village
Reformed Church of Gige
Coat of arms
Location of Somogy county in Hungary
Gige Location of Gige
Coordinates: 46°18′08″N17°36′42″E / 46.30223°N 17.61172°E / 46.30223; 17.61172
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Kaposvár
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	374 [1]
Demonym	gigei
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7527
Area code	(+36) 82
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	László Szászfalvi (KDNP)
Website	Gige Online

Gige (Croatian : Gigovec) is a village in Somogy County, Hungary.

Etymology

The older name of the village was Gége (Hungarian : larynx ). But according to the scientific explanation its first owner was called Gége. That could be a shorter form of Gergely or a nickname referring to his larynx. ^[2]

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century. ^[3]

References

1. Gige, KSH
2. "Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ..." Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
3. László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)

External links

• Street map (Hungarian)