Somogyszob

Somogyszob is a village in Somogy county, Hungary. It is situated on the southwest side of Somogy county, approximately 8 km north from Nagyatád.
Geography.
The village located at near to Kaszó, and it is surrounded by forests with a really rich natural circumstances.
History.
Somogyszob originally in the 11th and 12th century belonged to Següsd county. In 1295 it was donated to László comes. In 1331 it was mentioned as "Zoob", later in 1366 named "Poss". In 1484 Son of "Szobi Péter" donated it to "Mihály Batthyány Boldizsár" and "Gerebeni László". In 1550 Várday Zsigmond was the landlord. At time of the Rákóczi's War for Independence the village was destroyed and the people fled to the woods and swamps. The name "Szob" appeared around 1901. The name of the current form was first mentioned in 1907.
Culture.
The Hungarian folk song was colledcted in 1898 in Somogyszob by "Béla Vikár".