Patosfa

Patosfa
Village
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Somogy county in Hungary
Patosfa Location of Patosfa
Coordinates: 46°07′46″N17°39′49″E / 46.12933°N 17.66360°E / 46.12933; 17.66360
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Barcs
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	239 [1]
Demonym	patosfai
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7536
Area code	(+36) 82
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	László Szászfalvi (KDNP)
Website	Patosfa Online

Patosfa is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.

Etymology

According to the local legends the name was Padosfa (English: tree with a bank). The scientific explanation states that it derives from the person name Potus or Patus. The village was known as Patusfalva (English: village of Patus) in the Middle Ages. ^[2]

External links

• Street map (Hungarian) Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. Patosfa, KSH
2. "Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ..." Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.