| Perkupa | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county in Hungary | |
  PerkupaLocation of Perkupa | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′16″N 20°41′08″E / 48.47125°N 20.68542°E / 48.47125; 20.68542 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.4 km (7.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 925 |
| • Density | 47.68/km (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). 1332—1335 de Precupa. The name of the part Dobódél comes from the name of Dubodiel (Trenčín District).
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.
- ^ Varsik, Branislav (1973). Osídlenie košickej kotliny (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 346–347.
External links
- Street map (in Hungarian)
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