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″N 17°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 | 3741 |
| • Density | 28.4/km2 (73.4/sq mi) |
| 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
References
- Gige, KSH
- "Lajos Király : Somogyi helységnevek népi és ..." Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- László Szita : Somogy megyei nemzetiségek településtörténete a XVIII-XIX. században - Somogyi Almanach 52. (Kaposvár, 1993)