Dédestapolcsány

Dédestapolcsány
Dédestapolcsány
Location of Dédestapolcsány
Coordinates: 48°10′49″N 20°29′01″E / 48.18026°N 20.48348°E / 48.18026; 20.48348Coordinates: 48°10′49″N 20°29′01″E / 48.18026°N 20.48348°E / 48.18026; 20.48348
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Area
 • Total 29.45 km2 (11.37 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,603
 • Density 54.43/km2 (141.0/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 3643
Area code(s) 48
Website www.dedestapolcsany.hu

Dédestapolcsány is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.

Dédestapolcsány, aerialphotography

Etymology

Dédes comes from a Slavic personal name Deduš derived from dědъ. Dedus (1240).[1]

Tapolcsány comes from Slovak/Slavic Topoľčany (Slovak: topoľ - poplar tree, see also Topoľčany) or Tepličany (hot spring or stream, see also Tepličany, now a part of Družstevná pri Hornáde). Tapolchan (1438). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Varsik, Branislav (1977). Osídlenie košickej kotliny III (in Slovak). Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied. pp. 420–423.
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