Kaposvár (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒpoʃvaːr]; also known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in southwestern Hungary, south of Lake Balaton.

Variants of the city's name include Ruppertsburg / Ruppertsberg / Kopisch (German), Kapoşvar (Turkish), Rupertgrad (Slovene), and Kapošvar (Croatian).

[citation needed] The shield of Kaposvár features a castle with a rounded arch port surmounted by three battlements with loopholes on a hill of green grass.

[4] Kaposvár is surrounded by the hills of the outer Somogy area around the Kapos river and the forests of Zselic.

The name of the settlement was first recorded in 1009 as Kapos in Saint Stephen's memorandum of association, which established the borders of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pécs.

In the decades after the Battle of Mohács, Ottoman troops of Suleiman occupied the area, capturing the city's castle in September 1555 after a five-day siege.

The castle of Kapos was razed by the Habsburgs in 1702, and the remaining structures were destroyed in Rákóczi's War of Independence.

Also during the 19th century, new medical and cultural institutions were founded in the city such as a pharmacy, general hospital, and county library.

The sheriff of Kaposvár, Gáspár Noszlopy, led a territorial army and took control of Somogy County for three months.

By the turn of the 20th century, numerous industrial companies were based in the city, including a large sugar factory and grain processing plant.

During World War I, Kaposvár experienced hardship, and strikes and left wing ideas gained traction in the city.

Under Communist rule, socialist industrialization commenced, with a new textile factory, meat plant, and electrical site.

After the 1956 revolution, the city's administrative border grew, and it incorporated several neighboring municipalities including Kaposszentjakab in 1950, Kaposfüred and Toponár in 1970, and Töröcske in 1973.

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 18 members (1 Mayor, 12 Individual constituencies MEPs and 5 Compensation List MEPs) divided into these political parties and alliances:[12] Kaposvár is a "National City of Sport" in Hungary.