Holiday apartment in Szulimán: Discover history and landscapes

Szulimán combines local history with a landscape where hills, a stream and a former railway line come together. The village therefore offers concrete points of reference for historical name forms, successive settlement phases, hills with their own names and traces of the former railway. The present-day villagescape also reflects part of this history.

Local history and former name forms

Szulimán was first mentioned in 1403 under the spelling Zelewmal. This early form belongs to a different period from the present-day name Szulimán. Several centuries lie between this first mention and the later settlement phases.

In the 16th century, Szulimán was owned by Török Bálint. After the expulsion of the Ottomans, Szulimán was resettled by Croats and Hungarians. German families began settling in Szulimán in 1800. The village therefore has several successive historical phases documented.

According to a traditional interpretation, Szőlőmál was an earlier name for Szulimán. The name means “slope planted with grapevines.” The two name forms, Zelewmal and Szőlőmál, thus belong to different historical contexts: Zelewmal to the first mention in 1403, and Szőlőmál to an interpretation of the former name. Linguistically, the expression connects the village name with the image of a slope where grapevines grow.

Hills and water in the surrounding area

The hills of Csertő, Kis Hársagy and Szent Gáli Hegy lie in the vicinity of Szulimán. Öröm-hegy is also located near the village. The hilly landscape is therefore not an anonymous space, but one defined by four distinct names that help with spatial orientation.

The Almás-patak flows near Szulimán, west of the former railway line. The stream and the railway line belong to different parts of the landscape: the watercourse represents the natural course, while the line represents the former railway. Their position west of one another connects the two features spatially without making them part of a shared route.

Access and railway history

Szulimán can be reached by car via a connecting road branching off Route 67. For today's journey, the road junction is therefore the specific point of reference. It belongs to the current road connection, not to the former railway line.

The Kaposvár–Szigetvár railway line was closed on 31 December 1976. It belongs to the history of transportation and not to a current train connection. The former Szulimán stop was located almost opposite the junction with the connecting road.

The railway's watchman's house No. 4 stood at the former stop. The stop's position opposite the road junction establishes a direct spatial connection between today's access route and the former railway. The railway line remains a historical trace.

Village scenery and paths

No marked hiking trail runs through Szulimán. This information belongs to the village's trail history and distinguishes it from the surrounding hills and the Almás-patak.

The monument “I. és II. világháborús emlékmű” stands on Zrínyi tér in front of the church. The square and the precise Hungarian name are concrete points of reference in the village scenery. Together with the historical name forms and the former railway line, they create a multifaceted picture of Szulimán.

More places for your travel planning

Other places you can include in your travel plans: Nagydobsza, Magyarlukafa, Somogyhárságy, Almamellék, Somogyapáti, Groß-Sigeth, Merenye, Ibafa

For the broader travel overview: Szigetvári.