MAGYARORSZÁG	HUNGARY
megye: Somogyi

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Kaposvár is situated at an elevation of 135 m in the centre of the Somogy county of southwestern Hungary. The founding document, issued by King Saint István (Stephen) I in 1009 AD, mentions the place as Copus. The Benedictine abbey of Kaposszentjakab was founded in 1061. The castle, named 'new castle' (újvár, Neuburg), was built in the mid-14th century. The fortress and the monastery were conquered by the Turks in 1555. Until 1686 Kaposvár remained part of the Osman Empire. In 1690 it came into possession of the Princes Esterházy. Kaposvár obtained the status of a market town in 1703 and that of a town in 1873. The first official assembly of the Somogy county took place in Kaposvár in 1715. Since 1749 Kaposvár is the official county seat. From 1939 until 1942, and again since 1990, Kaposvár has county rank. Between 1950 and 1975 Kaposszentjakab and other villages were incorporated into Kaposvár. Since 1993 Kaposvár is the seat of a bishop. The university of Kaposvár was founded in 2000.

The National theatre (nemzeti színház) was built in 1911 in Art Nouveau style. Today it bears the name Csíky Gergely Theatre, named for Gregory (Gergely) Csíky (1842–1891), a well-known Hungarian dramatist.

Glass no. 3758 [near left] shows a view of Korona utca (Crown Street'). Most houses were built in the 19th century in late Romantic and Eclectic styles. In 1900, Korona street received a cobbletone pavement. Today the street is named Ady Endre utca commemorating Endre Ady de Diósad (1877–1919), a Hungarian poet and journalist, regarded by many as the greatest Hungarian poet of the 20th century. House No. 10 [left] is a blend of Art Nouveau and romance. It is the birthplace of János (Juan) Gyenes (19912–1995), photographer to the Spanish Royal Court and honoary citizen of Kaposvár.
[http://www.mvkkvar.hu/kiallitas/szecesszio/05lakohazak/05adyendreutca.php; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endre_Ady]

The spire, barely visible in the background belongs to the Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, one of the largest Christian churches in Hungary. The first churh in this place was built in 1737–1744 in Baroque style, The present, new church was built in 1885–1886 in Romanesque revival style. In 1993 it became the cathedral of the newly founded diocese of Kaposvár when this diocese was carved out of the archdiocese of Veszprém.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Assumption_Cathedral,_Kaposvár]