Sávoly
| Sávoly | |
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 Sávoly
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| Coordinates: 46°35′36″N 17°15′52″E / 46.59335°N 17.26453°ECoordinates: 46°35′36″N 17°15′52″E / 46.59335°N 17.26453°E | |
| Country |
 Hungary
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| County | Somogy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.84 km2 (10.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 533 |
| • Density | 19.85/km2 (51.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 8732 |
| Area code(s) | 85 |
Sávoly (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃaːvoʎ] or /ˈʃaːvoj/) is a village in Somogy county, Hungary.
Population: 576
Area: 1.19 km²
Fields: 25.65 km²
The road running across the bridge of the Marótvölgyi Channel goes to Sávoly. Water flows very slowly in the channel, since it has a new task recently: it cannot reach the River Zala but serves as the cradle of reservoir II of Small Balaton, a lake. The low-lying, marshy, boggy land, which is now the lowest point of the Somogy county lying west of the Marcali ridge, was once the home of Lake Jankó. Today, however, it is covered in sedge, with clusters of trees here and there. One can take the busy main road 7, running parallel to the village, at two places. The village has its own railway station on the Budapest-Nagykanizsa line, although a short walk is needed to get to the residential area after getting off the train.
The nearby Lake Balaton attracts many tourists. Foreigners even tend to buy property here: at least 40 houses have passed into the proprietorship of Germans and Austrians. With an investment of several hundred million forints, a share company is building a restaurant, a pension, a lorry station and a gas station by the main road, and it would like to build up the sewage system together with the local government. The great project has one more pillar: about 1 km from the Hulapagos there is hot water hidden underground. According to analysis, the water temperature is 90 °C, its salt content is 11 kg/m³, and the maximal water output is 5000 m³/day.
The expression "Hupolagos" is still in use today: according to the popular tradition there was a domed castle here, hence the name. Archaeological findings of vessels and coins have also been discovered in the territory.
Here, next to road 7, plans crucial for the future of the village may come true. A local enterprise is planning to buy 0.1 km² to add to the 1.2 km² it already possesses in order to build a spa and a hotel. Nevertheless, more resources and the effectuation of the government program aimed at building up the road-network are needed for the execution of the plans. Nature lovers can cycle around Small Balaton passing through Sávoly on the bicycle road.
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