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Walking in
the historic
city centre
The most beautiful
main square and
main street of
Hungary
Kaposvár, the seat of Somogy County, lies in the diverse in several stages, and only its ruins can be visited today.
hilly region of South Transdanubia. The history of the After the fortress lost its pivotal role, the focus shift ed to
town, built along the hills of the Zselic and the Kapos the vicinity of today’s main square. The town centre we
River, goes back many centuries. The Benedictine Abbey see today was largely built in the second half of the 19th
of Szentjakab, founded in 1061, is our oldest monument. century and the first two decades of the 20th century. Th e
The fortress played an important role in the life of Kapos- mainly Eclectic and Art Nouveau style buildings along the
vár, which was occupied by the Turkish armies in 1555 and streets with rows of different types of trees and vegetation
held under their control until 1686. Following the fortress present an attractive and friendly image.
demolition decree of 1702, the fortress was demolished
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