Perkupa
Appearance
Perkupa | |
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![]() Municipal office | |
![]() Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary | |
Coordinates: 48°28′16″N 20°41′08″E / 48.47125°N 20.68542°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Area | |
• Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 925 |
• Density | 47.68/km2 (123.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3756 |
Area code | 48 |
Website | http://www.perkupa.hu/ |
Perkupa is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.
Names and etymology
The name is of Slavic origin: prěkopa or priekopa 'ditch'. There are several villages in Slovakia with similar names (e.g. Priekopa, Sobrance District).[1][2][3] 1332—1335 de Precupa. The name of the part Dobódél comes from the name of Dubodiel (Trenčín District).[3]
References
- ^ Kiss, Lajos (1988). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (fourth, expanded and revised edition) (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 337.
- ^ The first edition of Kiss' monograph (1978) pronouncedly states the name of the village derives from Slovak.
- ^ a b Varsik, Branislav (1973). Osídlenie košickej kotliny (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 346–347.
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)