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Somogygeszti is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It dates back to 1302 when the village was called Geszte. The name of the settlement was derived from the Hungarian word "Gesztenye" which means chestnut, due to the large number of chestnut trees in the area.

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Somogygeszti
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Jankovich-Bésán Mansion in Somogygeszti
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Location of Somogy county in Hungary
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Country
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Region
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Southern Transdanubia
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County
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Somogy
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Kaposvár
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RC Diocese

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Official website

Somogygeszti község honlapja

somogygeszti.hu

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Somogygeszti
Country
Hungary
Population
399
Area
2170
Shares border with
Somogyvámos
Official website
somogygeszti.hu
Image
Somogygeszti, Jankovich–Bésán-kastély 2023 01.jpg
Dialing code
82
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postal code
7455
Commons category
Somogygeszti
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Somogygeszti is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It dates back to 1302 when the village was called Geszte. The name of the settlement was derived from the Hungarian word "Gesztenye" which means chestnut, due to the large number of chestnut trees in the area.

The surrounding countryside of Somogygeszti is used predominantly for agriculture. A central landmark in the village is the former Jankovich-Bésan mansion built c. 1725. Following extensive restoration, the mansion was renamed Gesztenye Kastélyhotel (Chestnut Castle Hotel) and became a fully functioning hotel in May 2002. The garden and the building itself have been declared a nature conservation area and they are part of the National Heritage Trust.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Somogygeszti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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