 The village is famous for its forests and wildlife.Somogyaracs was first mentioned in 1269 as "Arach", later in 1397 as "Aracha".It was owned by the "Török" family of Enying in 1467, then in 1512 it came into the hands of the three sons of "Imre Perneszi", "Miklós", "Pál" and "István".